Need help learning alley dock San Diego, CA

whats alley docking. i just put it where i need to.

 

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They have a facility in San Diego.
Robertson's has a program to help cdl-a drivers get the hard copy cdl-a.

 

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Alley docking is when you do a full jackknife right? Can’t think of many times you should use it too many blind spots and if you do it wrong you end up needing more space than just backing at a 45 degree angle .

 

The alley dock is the 90 degree back if i remember right. Start at the cone, hard right until ur back trailer tires stop moving then hard left until they start moving then as soon as they start moving put ur wheels straight for a few seconds and then pull up hard right to take half the angle out of the trailer then start walking then trailer in. Thats how i was taught

 

Here’s my method. Set up is crucial. I want my DOT bumper to be 12’ out from the corner cone and 10’ past it. Keep in mind, each truck turns differently, so you will practice and adjust this for what you are driving. My trailer wheels are at the 41’ mark.

I start the maneuver by turning my wheel fully to the right. I want the trailer to go left, so I turn right. I fully jackknife my tractor. Our trailers have a reflector, if yours doesn’t consider a stick on one. I stop when fully jackknifed. Now, I turn my when fully to the left to chase the turn, I watch my trailer wheels. I do not want them to roll toward the back. I want my DOT bumper to be at the entry of the box but 2’ - 3’ from the driver’s side cone. Since I am jackknifed there is no way, with this set up my trailer will hit the right side cones.

I keep chasing the turn to enter the box. Straightening the truck with my wagon. If I need to, I pull up, turning the fully to the right, then back to the left. Then it’s s straight line back.

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Keep something in mind, I’m no expert. I just passed my CDL. I’ve got less than a hundred alley docks under my belt. I posted this because I felt the steps that I use might help you if I gave them to you in detail.

A previous poster is right, a 45° back is a better alternative to the 90° but the test requires that maneuver. After the initial jackknife, you could pull up straight turning the back into a 45°.