one more advice that i need

I wish a lot more cops where around when I have to block a street to back in and some idiot gets in a hurry and does that.

As for blocking the street or lot to back in DO NOT let the people rush you. Even if you have to get out and walk around to other side to make sure you are not going to hit something. I do not let that bother me. I will only inconvenience them for a minute or two and when they go by I wave and smile.

 

Dude were u like this in training when you were with a trainer? Not judging but you know better than to back up in city traffic and how to approach your turns. Focus on what you are doing. With backing, im in training, im stuggling but working at it. My first day of training I was on I95 north in rush hour traffic in Philly stalling it out every 5 feet. Now, since then, i stalled it out once thinking i could take off in 3rd with 41k. Other than that dont give up. If u find yourself int that sitaution again. Give the yard jockey 5 or 10 bucks to get it in for you. Never be ashamed to ask for help.

 

If you're going to fear every dock you approach, or every stressful situation, then find another line of work. But if you look at every situation as a challenge, then you'll do OK.

 

You have to face your fear.Just because you have a bad dock,that is no reason co driver or o/o to refuse lds.If this is what you truly wanna do hun then get out there and do it.Stop finding reasons that scare the heck out of you otherwise you're not going to succeed in this industry.

 

Very true,some do refuse loads.But ppl that refuse too many lds will get put at the end of the list which could cause you to sit for days.How you going to ever learn the challenging part to trk driving if you don't do it.Like blind siding,driving the mountains,driving thru snow.I was once like you,scared of everything afraid to try new things.But knew if this is what I wanna do then I need to overcome a lot of things.Now doesn't matter what backing I do,I don't over think it and just back.Sometomes takes awhile othertimes I back right in.This profession is full of challenges and obsticles.Theres nothing that will defeat you unless you let it.

 

Refusing loads to certain docks is a cop out. If a dock has received trucks before, then you should be able to do it too.
You need to man up and gain confidence. Confidence only comes with enough backing practice to feel comfortable and capable, for nearly every backing situation. You should have had more confidence than what you are displaying, before you even graduated trucking school. Sounds like they didn't allow you to practice nearly enough.

As for calling your father to look on google earth to see if you need to blindside back or not, that is absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. Are you kidding?
All you have to do is get out of your truck and survey the area/surroundings. You are right there at the dock. You can SEE obstacles and clearances in all directions. If you can't tell if you need to blindside or not, you need to take a step back and make backing training a priority.

The whopping fear and avoidance issues have me even questioning if you are posting for real, and not trolling. It's that extreme.
You have to be in command. If you need to GOAL, then step out of that cab like a marine on a mission, go around and look, and take as long as you need to "get the picture".
You're the captain of that ship, and don't let anyone interfere with that!

And BTW, very few drivers refuse harder docks. Not most drivers. A good driver will just use his utmost skill and patience, and back in carefully.

 

Look, I'm not going to be a preacher, but if you want to protect your livelihood (CDL), get out and look. I do, in fact, I did it this morning, I don't even think about it, or whoever is being inconvenienced. Asking the yard jockey? Absolutely, they are in charge of the yard, if you hit something, or another truck, they have to stop their work and go get a supervisor and do all the paperwork, last week I couldn't get my empty into the only hole open in a staging area, I flagged the yard jockey down, he told me to drop my trailer right there, spotted the trailer he had and in 5 minutes was hooked to mine and put it in the hole. After 33 years of this, I too ask for help without hesitation. Right now the only difference between you and I isn't the 33 years, it's knowing when to ask for help. It will come to you, and believe me, I could give a rats back end what someone might say or think, because after all these years, I use every available option to protect my livelihood (CDL). Good luck, don't get frustrated, and at all cost, protect your livelihood (CDL)