scared to go places

Does not look bad as long as one of the shipping/receiving guy can hold back the cars.

You think that's bad check this out: You have to blind side back into that gate opening. Mind you 5:00 PM rush hour so the street is packed with dummies in 4 wheelers. This is the reality of trucking.

https://www.google.com/#output=sear...80,d.aWc&fp=dd98e59662f07c95&biw=1440&bih=761

Check it out.

 

It actually is not bad, you just have to time it right, and hopefully hit the hole the first try...no one holds traffic back, there are six docks in there, with a pillar between each two. I got far enough in the first shot I only needed to block two lanes to straighten out and You can time that with the light to the left.

Really not bad at all. One guy was just telling me it is illegal for 53' to make deliveries in the city. Just trying to prove a point.

 

This one was more fun... first of course to get too it I had to go around the block in a residential neighborhood which of course is restricted to trucks under 6000lbs... then the truck you see in that dock is not a 53' trailer. When I was in there I had the cab ####ed at about a 65° angle so cars could get by.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&...=us&ei=jiOYUa_VHYe_0QGk6oCQCQ&ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA

 

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You will feel very comfortable sooner or later. Just wait until you have to back from the street in Jersey, once you clear that you will feel great about your backing skills lol

 

Uh oh ,ya mean being in front of Dave Letterman show and in Times Square with my big O 53'r was not permitted?
Delivering all over Brooklyn and Queens wasn't either? Oh boy ,I better head back that way n get myself a permit...lol

I never got any permits and went to NYC all the time..It's awesome being there in a big truck, done it a zillion times.even when I first started driving. Now if it was in Manhatten,we'd shuttle in a smaller str8 truck.
Also that Military Base under the Verrazano bridge in Brooklyn...Geez that is getting so expensive.

 

Y'all are going to give the OP nightmares.

 

Most of the people posting here have given great insight and advice. Everyone has been new at this and feels the apprehension of the audience, the nerves of the pressure, the overwhelming feeling of fear. I have been there too.

One thing that has really pi$$ed me off are those butthole truckers that will inch forward and pressure you to go faster, or to give up. Screw them! I used to pick the hardest spot at the truck stop and make it my mission to get it in there. On occasion a good samaritan would help, often many would make snarky remarks on the CB, but I forced myself to ignore all of the commotion around me and try the hard one.

If you are ever trying to get into a tight spot at a T/S and see this big guy in the parking lot chewing a drivers ##### for being impatient, that might be me.

 

Having flashlights available for night or dark, covered docks is a great idea!

When codriving with my brother we invested in two of those cheap glow stick flashlights. We used those to help each other into dark docking. Two lights held side by side straight up meant back straight. Hold the left side light at an outward angle meant angle the trailer to the left, angle the right side light meant angle the trailer to the right, cross the lights in an "X" meant stop, and we used the universal sign for approaching the dock (hold the lights wide to show how close the trailer is to the dock and bring them together until you "X'ed" to show stop).

When I start driving solo I'm going to invest in flashlights with magnets on them, then place them on the back of the trailer pointing backward. This will help illuminate the slot and help me see how close I am to the dock. I think I'll also get the glow stick lights to indicate dock alignment.

 

I asked you a question to verify if it was a 53fter. Im not here to fight man neither am I questioning what ure carrier is doing just letting you know what I experienced that's all, cause it is a new rule after all and many truckers (in the physical realm) that I've shown it too have been grateful ... wasn't looking to make any enemies sir.

Furthermore, I do know what I'm talking about because I experienced it unless you are calling me a liar.

Ive been thru there and lived in NYC many years; I know this ... but thanks again

In conclusion I believe you took this matter as an insult to your intelligence rather than just a trucker trying to help out another trucker. Excuse me for that and I apologize. But please discontinue your condascending attitude towards me, thank you very much and have a nice day