Need diagrams for backing

Go search google for truck backup techniques and see if there is a chart in the images.

 

LOL! Dang, you beat me to it! Is there anyone who can tag him that isn’t on his ignore list?

 

Diagrams are indeed nice....but a picture is worth (at least) a 1,000 words:

Schneider 45-degree backing video

The above assumes you're backing/parking a dry van, reefer, or intermodal-type trailer.

Others here will probably suggest something additional or different if you're trying to back/park a spread-axle trailer (e g., flatbed).

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I dont know if this will help, but Ive been driving on/off for 35 years and Ive always envisioned my truck from directly above, birds eye view. Like anything else, picturing everything outside you takes time. Good luck.

 

You'll know you're proficient at backing when the easy backing becomes the hard backing. It sounds insane, but you'll get to a point where the worst backing situation is the wide open dock with 3 acres of clear concrete surrounding it lol.

 

Sir you are %correct. Give a warehouse with 100 empty docks and tell me to dock 50 it'll take me 10 minutes to get it straight and square.

 

Lol give me a 53 footer and a Swift driver will make me look like a rookie! Haven't pulled a 53 van in probably 13 years. I'd surely have a bad time lol

 

Diagrams only work on "perfect" docks, and you'll soon find that there is no such thing as a perfect dock. You need to learn the basics then improvise as needed. Like, say, that perfect dock on the diagram has a car parked on the curb right where your perfect approach goes, or what about if the dock is sunken? There are a million variations. The best practice might be trying to push a grocery cart from the front, and put it into tight places, get you used to diving with the fixed wheels first and the steers behind. There are lots of good videos on youtube, as well. Aside from that, just practice.