I almost didn’t see this

You'll see plenty of these, they get destroyed all the time by drivers. Practice getting out before you get all the way in docks and checking that nothing is out of place inside the curtain. Saved me from damaging a dock yesterday at Lowes when somebody had left the pipe in the hole.

 

See, now that you have been used to flatbedding this whole time, you will be amazed at the silly problems door slammers have to face.

And I’m not saying door slammers aren’t faced with real problems, just that they are on a completely different level.

 

When you open your doors, scope the place out. It's a good opportunity to see what you're doing and what you need to do.

 

Yeah, see after all these years, I still do it. That way you can actually GOAL without looking / feeling like a rookie........"hey, I'm just opening my doors."
Watch for chocks too. Sometimes drivers drive over them and leave them in the lane. Also, take a look at how the lines are painted. Believe it or not, a lot of places go to the expense of painting lines that have no reasonable relationship to where you're actually back up. Look at the trailer next to you. Is he on the line? A foot off? 6 inches over? Whatever he's doing is probably what you'll be doing. There's lots of stuff you'll learn in the 3 minutes it takes you to open your doors. Take full advantage of it.

Ya'll seem to be doing just fine. Best wishes.

 

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I'm Not Running Over #### Today Because I Don't Want To Speak To The Boss About It.