Parking at the truck stop head first

My company has sternly advised against nosing in to parking spots, because of the amount of fender benders they have created... And I drive for a small family owned and operated carrier, not a mega.

Now to the point, a good driver can park how ever he wants. A poor driver better stick to the easier, safer, traditional method of backing into a spot or pulling clear through to the opposite side.

I really dont care how you park... Dont hit my truck, and dont come bang on my door expecting me to move when I'm centered and straight in a legal spot because you parked in such a way you cant get out.

 

Don't most trucks that nose in do it to protect their Hood from inexperienced drivers?

 

I'd rather you hit the trailer than take my hood off .... If I'm forced to park in a truck stop with today's class of "professional driver"

 

I’ve nosed in twice. One was me trying to park late at night and it would have been far more dangerous for me to attempt backing, I was exhausted.
The second time was I had a respiratory infection and the old smokers next to me were making it rough to breath. (The lot was really a big co2 risk) so I nosed in to get a little more uphill and in the wind to cut down on exhaust

 

I rarely nose in, but when I do it’s because there is plenty of space to back out and the drivers next to me can back in a straight line because, again, there is plenty of space. The other reason I nose in is because the parking space I’m seeing is likely the last one left. Hahaha.

As others have mentioned, nosing in is not necessarily more dangerous considering that backing into a parking space also carries a risk of an accident, especially at night.

 

What ever happened to" I'll drive my truck and you drive yours."

 

You beat me to it! That was precisely what I was thinking .

 

As long as they're centered between the lines (if there are lines) and the tractor is straight with the trailer it don't bother me.

 

This ain't specifically at you, the OP said the same. Just grabbed your post cause I was too lazy too go back.. Double entendre..?

My rig is 68' long weather I nose in or back in. I pull a lo-pro spread step & I ain't tearing off my trailers mudflaps to push it over the curb like some spread skates do to get shorter. Rather get my trailer bumped than my hood..

+ I'm too lazy to pull my curtains quite often, so this way you ain't got to see my junk when put my britches on the morning..

Yep, reefers totally suck to be parked next to, especially when you don't idle your truck & the vent are open. I have & will move if there's a open spot left &1 of them slips in beside me.. Some people are light sleepers homie..