Nose in Parking and Copy Cats

Really??? Comments like this never cease to amaze me

 

You must not have been on the forum long.

 

I always thought the drivers who nose in did not have the skills to back it in the hole!

 

The forum of course will be patiently waiting.

 

One night I was back up in a spot way far away from any other trucks. It was at a small town truck stop in east central Minnesota on I94. I parked way in the back far away from any trucks. Lots of empty spots so I figured it would be a nice quiet night since it was 50 degrees outside and I would not have to run the truck for heat or ac. an hour after I hit the bunk, there was nothing but roaring around me. I get up and look out the window and see two bull racks parked on either side of me with their freaking straight pipes and rpm bumped up to 900+. The lot was half freaking empty.

Other times I have gotten up and turned the truck around, nose in just to get away from a banging reefer or loud tractor.

But not many places I have been to were there is a short curb that you can back up to and leave your over hang out over the grass. Most places it is back to back parking so it doesn't make any difference how you park. Same with places that have them tall K frames that your bumper will hit before you get backed up too far.

If you can't back into a spot next to a guy that is nosed in then I don't want you backing into a spot next to my truck with the hood out front.

I have pulled spreads before and am currently pulling a canadian spread tridem. I have learned how to back it up with no problems and they are alot harder to back then a regular spread.

A dented or scrapped trailer can still go down the road but a hoodless truck is going to be sitting until it gets repaired.

 

Really? What makes it any different when you bobtail? You're still working like everyone else.

If there's bobtail parking then I understand if the guy ain't using it, but I'm not gonna park in a place where it says no parking just so you can have a spot. I usually park in the middle of the spot that way it's easy for guys and gals to back in next to me.


Although I haven't bobtailed once since I went to the flatbed division. In van I bobtailed all the time

 

Then again I've always thought if pushing it straight in...I wouldn't have the skill to back it out..

 

A tridem? I bet that thing turns like a yacht don't it?

 

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