Parking??

I know guys who've been driving for 20+ years and can't back for ####. OTR spends a good majority of the time driving forward You get better as you go along.

 

If I could thank this 1,000 times, I would. At one of the customers I go to on a daily basis, there's a OTR company that goes there on a regular basis. This is supposedly a company that hires 'experienced' drivers, but I can't tell. I can pull into the customers yard while one of their drivers is backing into a bay, back into my bay, drop the trailer, grab the next trailer, and the driver is STILL trying to get into their bay when I pull out.

 

And another old saying comes to mind.............

 

You are ABSOLUTELY right! There is ALWAYS something new to learn, and always someone who is better at it than you. And the day a driver (including me) decides they know it all, that is the day they need to hang up the keys and walk away before they hurt someone. I have probably only learned a small fraction of what many drivers who have done it for more than a decade have forgotten! LOL! But I remember how hard it is to be new, and I really love trying to help out someone when I can. There have sure been enough times someone out there was kind enough to help me, and I will never forget that.

 

Can't teach an old dog new tricks?

 

HAHAHAHA! RIght on, Rage 18! You are right. The more time you spend in reverse, the better at it you will be. I won't comment on the CB flap.....

 

I always tried to time it out so my driving time would run out around 5 to 6 pm. I found out there are tons of pull thru spots around this time.

 

The east coast seems to fill up earlier. The north east is insane. Small lots an filled by 3-4

 

For one thing I avoid truckstops if I can. A little trade secret: Everyone knows certain areas of the country that parking is impossible. When traveling in those areas, during the day when I see a good place to park, an empty lot, industrial park which allows parking on the street, wide spot in the road etc, I hit the GPS and tell it to remember that spot, make a little note about the location. When I head back into that area I peruse my personal parking locations and options. No you can't have a copy of the list(It is pretty long) but I suggest you make one of your own.

 

Me, too. I always tried (when humanly possible) to start my day as early as I could (sometimes 1:00-3:00 am) so that when I was out of hours, there was still a place out in the NE to park. It is crazy out there to try to find a place to tuck yourself in for the night!