P.o.s docks ! ! !

All this, plus... Google Maps/Earth has been a God-send. EVERYTIME I go somewhere new I look up the address on Google, have a look and see what the access is like. Just like was shown in an earlier post, there may be an alternative access. I also look at the Street View (if available) so I know what the approach looks like from that angle.

As for P.O.S. docks, the ones I hate are where you have to blind-side from off the street, trying to get traffic stopped so you can get in. There's one in National City where you have to finish with the truck at almost 90* to the trailer otherwise the truck is blocking traffic in the street.

 

All I have is a sky view of this one.

Chicago Metal Rolled Products on south Rockwall street....


The door on the left is what I have to back into....








There is only one way in there.... And that is off from W Pershing & Archer.
The railroad track is a 10 foot clearance.










It is a blindside back into the building with cars parked on the side of the road. Had to practically bump the 10 foot railroad bridge to get enough room to make a blind side swing.....

I've only been there once. So I do not know if they ever replaced the stop sign that I ran over on 37th place.

 

Ahh Chicago--gotta love it--and I am constantly being told I'm nuts going to NYC so much!--LOL

 

Don't sell yourself short--take it as a challenge--take your time--and make it work--think about how you will feel once you get through it--and how much easier things will be mentally as you continue to build confidence

 

It is all a part of trucking. You will either learn to do it, or you will leave the industry. At least the driving part of it.

There has been a lot of good advice on here, but if I had to pick out the best, (IMNHO) it would be what ol'hand posted right above me here.

You CAN do this.

 

This is really good advice, I just haven't really had the opportunity to learn OTR yet due to my age and have gotten a little bit too comfortable with the local work I have been doing for the last four years. I KNOW for a fact I can get the trailer in the places that I go, LOL. If I could go out with someone experienced and learn from them and watch, I would probably be fine...

 

its no big deal. because you are new and OTR, it may take awhile to be comfortable with backing skills. after all , how many docks will you get to bump over a weeks time OTR? However, its all in the set up. if you look the situation over, then set up correctly, dont rush and dont get flustered by anyone, you will get in any dock, its not a timed event when your OTR.

 

Once again, very good advice, and unfortunately I am one of those people who is actually not bad at backing in new situations, but when there's people watching me, it becomes a different story...

 

I said this on another thread, but feel it fits here also

Get there and park, send your "arrived to deliver" macro.

visit the shipping office and get your door.

then take all the time you need to get in. If it is over three hours, hopefully your company starts the detention pay... hehehehehee

Mikeeee