Advice needed.... Effed up right at the end of training...

It took me about a month of driving before i could successfully do an alley dock 99% of the time. It takes time and practice like stated above. Youll get it bro

 

It really could be just a matter of your learning style being incompatible with that dudes teaching style.

You don't want to let something as minor as a style difference derail you. Like you said maybe a little time with another trainer is just what you need.

 

I think I know what your saying? You are having problems getting back under it (lined up straight). If it makes any sense it takes about half the trailer angle to get back under.

Lets say you are pushing the trailer nose over 50 degrees. At 25 degrees (half) you better be turning your wheels all the way to the left. Then while your truck is working to get back under, your trailer is finishing it's swing at the same time.

Most new drivers over correct. Try to imagine how it would be pulling out and to be smooth, you would back in about the same way. There is no swing way this way and then swing way the other way. Do it gradually like you are pushing a wheel barrow.

Look for old tracks to follow in or an expansion crack in the concrete to give you a sense of where you are going.

Don't quit. Most go through what you are feeling. It eventially gets easier to the point it's second nature. It's gonna be rough for a couple more months, then a light bulb will come on.

 

Don't give up. Stay at it and your skills and confidence will build. Like someone posted earlier, at some point a light bulb is going to come on and it will all come together.

 

How well you learn is only half important. How well you adjust and adapt is the key. You never have to get backing 100% right but you do need to learn how to adjust and adapt while you improve.

You actually show concern for your results- some trainees and drivers (including well seasoned drivers) couldn't care any less how they back. Those drivers will never have the skills you want to develop.

When something's hard to master, the effort you put into your new skills makes the thrill more intense when you finally achieve your goals. In a school you only have to pass tests and show proficiency. When you start driving you can practice all you want in your spare time.

So stick with it, the future's still bright.

 

you might try a toy truck and trailer. its been said on here before, but it lets you see what happens when the truck moves backwards. its cheap and easy give it a try and you may be surprised by what you see

 

2 things. It doesn't take much turning to get it where you want to go. Small, gentle turns... If you have giant and aggressive moves you will need the same to correct yourself. And the second is this: Remember your steering the front of the trailer not the tractor. Forget the truck, steer the front of the trailer (if that makes any sense).

 

They're telling the truth. They are encouraging you to stay, so take their advice.

Get another trainer!!! My first trainer was a horror story. I got another trainer, and he taught me how to log, how to back up, and how to conduct myself at the weigh station and at the dock.

11 years later, I still love driving. You'll get there, too. Have faith in yourself. The first step is to ask the Safety Dept. for another trainer.

 

Deviltalk stop talkin crazy that u wanna quit bro I got laughed at n my first days of drivin and one day it just clicked bam! backin into holes I never thought I would (like the post office in Pasadena Ca at 2am) dang! I got confidence level UP UP next Next bam! If u give up u will never know what u missed out on keep pushing and use a cool head when making decisions that will affect ur future.