Exact reason I avoid night drops to new places.

Why don't you install some nice bright led lights out on edge of cab somewhere?

 

When i did pull a van type trailer and had dark holes to back in at night, i would attch a bright wide beam flashlight to the icc with a bungie. It wasnt perfect, but better than nothing.

 

Yep. Even a couple cheap flashlights work great.

 

i know the feeling. i have 5 stops each night. it is rare, but it happens when everyplace i go to, there is a black out. trying to back into the dock area in dark at my 2 downtown Boston stops, is an adventure. then all my other stops as well. of course too, Boston no matter what, seems to have a lot of people walking on by, with street lights on or off.

then comes the buildings themselves...all dark inside, my flashlight is totally useless, as i have to maneuver a powered pallet jack. and if the said power is off, i cannot use the power loading dock plate, i have to search, for a portable one...

 

Same dock during daylight with the sun in your mirrors may be harder believe it or not

 

makes it worse too, if they are not clean.

 

Btw if you lightly ride the brakes they light up the area enough to help