Blind side backing solutions

You obviously are not a OO , doing what you said is going to put flat spots on trailer tires and really upset your boss. At no time is this a good idea, you do damage to side walls and go cooking down the interstate and it goes boom now you really have problems. And as far as how you back in your 660 , wow, I hope you never back in next to me cause with your advice, if that is truly how you drive, your a wreck just waiting to happen. Where did you get your cdl, Illinois?

 

Moving your tires all the way back is good advice and I'm going to remember that sleeper window trick. Hope it works on my truck.

 

I don't see how it is going to hurt the tires any more than a sight side back? I setup at the same angle blind side as sight side just things are mirrored the other way.

I got mad respect for the drivers who stand on the drivers step and steer while backing, them guys got skills yeah buddy.

 

one of the terminals I deliver to, they have docks front and back. Nobody likes going around back because as your circle the building clockwise there is no place to turn around to set up for a sight side back, you must blind side it in. The dock doors are very close together, in fact when you have two vans side by side in the docks you can barely fit inthere to crank the landing gear.

So I set up for the blind side, slide the tandems all the way back and look out my passenger window like I described as I ease on back. Been in my same truck for 4 and a half years straight so I've gotten pretty good at this.

 

You don't see how it hurts them more then a sight side back up? Really? I'm not going to resort to name calling or jr high stuff , but obviously you haven't thought much about what your saying. Take the trolley brake and put it all the way down so that none of the trailer tires are moving, they are all sliding? I beg to differ with you that that isn't doing more damage then sight side backing. You are entitled to your opinion just like i'm entitled to say that your wrong. You do that in front of the owner of the company and I assure you you won't be typing stuff on anymore threads like this one, you'll be in the job opportunity thread instead looking for another job and piece of equipment to tear up.

 

increase in speed backing comes with experience, there are no tricks of the trade to do it quicker. You can back into the same hole 1000 times and you'll do it 1000 times differently. As far as a company requiring you to do it in under 5 minutes, that is a joke. Either this entire thread is the result of an expert troll or the company that you work for has serious issues. You take as long as it takes and with as many pullups as it takes to get it in the dock safely with no damage to equipment or persons, period, and if your company has a problem with that , i'd find a different company. What you said their requirements are shows a totally lack of safety and added stress and pressure on you as a driver.

 

Oh I see what you are saying now. No I don't put pressure on the trolley brake while backing. I just use it in case I need to stop while my right foot is in between the seats and my head is out the passenger window since i cannot reach the service brakes with my foot between the seats.