Getting Good at Backing

Its a bit like riding a bike you never ever forget once you learn put me in any truck and i'll back it in first time it may "feel " different being in another truck however the principle for backing/reversing is still the same, practice in the long run will improve your reversing skills.

 

Same here, but I'm old...LoL~!!! Putting it in gets to be repetitive. And YES, I refer to trucking, y'all's. Not REEFER, but 'refer' ~!!

 

Practice practice practice and don't ever be ashamed to get out and look... I do it all the time and could care less if someone thinks I am a rookie or whatever... If I think I am within 4ft of anything on my blindside's I will GOAL and make sure I will clear it 99% of the time I had it but for that 1% it can save your hide

 

Ya know, pulling tanks, I don't often need to back... BUT....FOR....the idiots in the fuel islands, or taking their 10's beside the CAT scales, yeah, I need fuel also. I've often GOAL'd to see how many Cascadias and Volvos that were in my way to circle around, and did a calculated back, looked again, and waited 17 minutes for the guy at the pumps. Never too proud, never too loud.

Great post, man.

 

Pilot should build a truck stop with 800 fuel pumps & 2 back-in parking spots so the lazy sh*ts and the professionals each have a place to park.

 

His hook was anemic and he he did not get under it fast in order to "Pivot" push the trailer rotating on it's tandem to unwind into the spot. That stop is pretty tight. But he's not aggressive enough in the initial set up.

I have a feeling those tandems are actually too far forward making for a risky overhang. I prefer the old 48 foot spot leaving about 3 or 4 feet overhang to work with.

That far right corner of the trailer will cost you money hitting stuff because you did not get out and examine the situation.

Tight truckstops are a problem. Not for kids or weak minded drivers.

 

I didn't back into a truck stop once during my training with Werner. And maybe a time or three at dollar general stores. My trainer waited till I was about to test out before showing me how to setup for a 45.

And some how I made it thru my test out without having to show my backing. The guy said I must be a backing guru if I was on the dollar g account and let me skip that test since the terminal was a bit crowded.

But I didn't give up. When I dropped a trailer at the yard I used it to practice every time unless I had 2 minutes left on my clock or something. If I saw someone give up on a particular spot I'd give it a shot . I avoided stopping in truck stops unless it was wide open for like a month.

To this day I still work on my backing. It sucks when they don't teach us a vital thing,but you can practice on your own and get to a point where you are confident.


Just keep in mind setup is 99% of backing. And get out and look . Look at videos on 45. And pay attention to the area that you are going for. Get out and survey the area. It will give you a better picture instead of truck pov.

 

!! yeppers ~~!!! You, man!

 

Just did this one today.

 

Ill be backing up in 1 week starting training great advise great question Truck ON