Hard docks.......what was the worst docks you had to back into??

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  1. Hurst

    Hurst Registered Member

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    This is probably one of the most difficult I've had to do. This was in Bronx Ny. I dont remember the name of the place. Its been a while.

    You had to blind side it in, I had parked vehicles as well as traffic out in the street to contend with. Pole and dumpster on opposite side to worry about as well. I got her in with 1 pull up, but I GOAL'd 3 times just to be safe as it was tight.

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    In the second pic you can see the damage from previous drivers, and yes there were pieces of bumpers and plastics on the ground.
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    You ordered it, it's here, I have too much truck. It just won't fit. Pallets of candle wax. I am so sorry girl, you don't even have an alley. I can leave it at a pick up point. Somebody say Ahhh. 9 pallets on big wood.
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    Some of the older Walmart stores have pretty bad docks, one I delivered to in the stlouis are had a wall about 80 feet in front of the dock, and was clearly built for a pup trailer, and it was a blind side, took me 45 minutes to get in, and the kid unloading the trailer said he could back better then me, I remember throwing him the keys to the truck and saying if you can get the #### thing started, pull out and try it, he threw the keys back at me
     
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    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    well ill b dipped somebody FINALLY WOKE UP kudos
     
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    Independence, MO in a cave where they make paper products.. Idk how I made it out of the with no dings.. It's so tight that you have to wait outside the cave until they call you to come in and where to go. After I was loaded the next driver pulled in and waited for me to pull out. He asked me how I backed in and explained what I did, he replied simply by saying " there ain't no f***in way!"
     
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    Loading door 1 at domino sugar in Baltimore & door 6 at shoprite in north bergan New Jersey. & getting into LPG loading rack 2 when 1 & 2 are occupied at Sunoco point breeze.