I'm beginning to understand the frustration

You're a surgeon? Cool.

 

Everyone doesn’t master backing as fast as we think we have. Sometimes newer folks get frustrated in a public situation backing in off a busy street or crowded truck stop with impatient drivers who will routinely drive behind a backing truck with four way flashers on. Thus the constant need for going slow and watching all sides including your hood and mirrors constantly. Even maybe get out to look while holding up traffic, this really pisses some people off but if you don’t his something it was worth it. Sometimes it may require you to circle the block and try again. The blind side backing I am required to do routinely today with my 90 ft long loaded rig, I wouldn’t have been able to do 33 years ago without tearing something up. Patience and perspective is everything truck driver.

 

@Banker
I think, at present, I'm a noob at best, aspiring to be a truck driver.
I admire and respect those who've already been there, done that, and bear the scars and wisdom it brings.
I do hope to achieve the same in my due course.
Though I know it's earned.
Similar to training a horse, the only way to get there is wet saddle blankets and miles in the saddle, learning at every opportunity, observing others, and learning patience.
Smooth is fast, fast is smooth, according to Sgt Humphries, the enforcer drill instructor when I went through boot camp so many years ago.
Better to take an hour to nail it, than take 15 hasty minutes to create hours of headaches after the fact.
Your ride is very impressive driver.
Roll safe, and stay shiny side up!

 

This incident is going to require a Root Cause Analysis investigation.

 

Good luck with your new career. I hope trucking is as good to you as it has been to me. Get some experience and get the best job that suites your needs just as soon as possible. Great trucking jobs are attainable now with a year or so experience that years ago took 15-20 years experience to get.

 

Whenever it takes me 3+ times to do a straight back, I blame it on the person that painted the lines crooked. And if there are no lines to guide me, I blame the architect for making the building crooked.

 

I blame the Coriolis Effect.