Another on bites the dust..

Yes, you can do that, but in a decent yard, you can flag down a yard jockey and ask them to back under and lift the trailer long enough for you to turn the crank a few times.

They don't have to even hook up the air lines, just lift the weight a bit.

That said, I have cranked 40k loads higher manually by turning the crank in low gear. If the trailer only has to move an inch or so, that's normally faster than flagging down a yard dog.

Unless the trailers are so close that you can't turn the crank.

To the OP's point though, finish your contract and try at least one other company before you bail. I have only encountered one yard jockey that did more than grumble at me when I asked politely for help, and I've been in the business more than 2 years.

 

You gotta have thick skin man..i have had a few yard dogs act like weenies but it usually just minor and no problem. If you need to snap back at someone who is bring an ### out here do it quick and shrug that #### off and move on. Doesn't matter what job you do or where you go there are pricks everywhere..dont let them mess you up especially if you like this job..thats allowing them to control you.

 

low trailer pff lock the axles and give it hell. not really or...?

 

Not necessarily the situation all the time, the driver who drop the trailer might be running 22.5 low pro, crank the dolly two inches off the ground but the op picking it up with 24's or the driver might have a lower 5th wheel. I drop trailers before where I dolly it all the way down and the other driver couldn't get under it without have to crank it up. Could be lots of reason, the OP making a big deal out if nothing. Seems like if he don't change his attitude he won't be in this industry for long

 

Come drive tanker hauling milk.

I have not never met such a bunch of nice people.

I am new at it and end up going to dairies I have never been too with no clue what the procedure is.

The other drivers can spot the newbie a mile away at the dairies.

They are all very helpful showing you where the samples and paperwork goes and what the procedure is for pumping and washouts.

 

There has been several times that I have had to crank a trailer up to get under it and that just goes along with the job.

As far as the yard dog, every once in a while you do come across an ahole and sometimes you just have to deal with it.

When I come across an ahole, I will try to be nice and polite but there is a limit to how long that will last. You get what you give.

 

This book might be a worthwhile read for many in this industry. Available now in truck stops ..,

 

Never a dull moment.

 

The thing about this though is you are going to cross paths with these people each and every day. If fact early this morning I was looking at this thread and thought about one of my last fuel stops before I retired. I'm generally a peaceful person. That day I left West Memphis I so angry I could have bit into metal. The key is NOT that you will or not run into a bozo in life. The key is how you handle it. You let that Bozo control you to the point of coming to physical blows over something stupid it makes you the same. The best piece of advice I ever received in regard to Bozo the clown is to not let them control me, walk away as soon as you can, just smile at them when they start the stupid. Case in point for me. No I'm not going to write 10,000 words. However I was trying to back under a trailer at Hershey's in Palmyra Pa. Way too low. I ran into a yard driver that either hated the whole of humanity or was having a bad day. I could not get that landing gear to go into low. (I later had this fixed) the yard driver came by and I flagged him down and asked him if he could help me. I got a gruff reply about all the work he had to do. I told him I was sorry briefly told him my problem and then went on to let him know the sooner I could get under that trailer the faster I would get lost. He had to go drop the trailer he had but several minutes later he came, picked the load up and I was able to lower the gear. I even got a wave from him as he came by that last time. If you encounter Bozo the clown and you return Bozo the clown back, guess what? We got two Bozo's barking at each other and nothing is getting done. I'm telling everybody reading this. It has been my experience EVERY TIME I have ran into Bozo the clown and I kept to the high ground then calmly explained my problem those Bozo routines stopped. Some people really need to go get a dictionary and read what the word tactful means!!