What would you do?

^^^^^ true true true. I take mine for granted anymore, I guess. Haven't driven a condo in a while.

 

It aint gonna.

Yes.

No.

enough. JOCKEY! You got a minute? They are happy to help.

I would have done that a little bit more.. aggressively but there is simply no room there on the blind side at the fence wall and yellow post. The blue and white tractor failed to unhook from his trailer and is a contributing problem.

You should see some of the older distributions built during the 20's era with inside docks and a huge massive wall not much more in length of your entire rig from dock to wall.

Sometimes changing docks to another one is the better solution but Recievers are not always happy to do so. This dock or that dock or some other dock, sheesh. But noooo must be THAT dock.

Cheers.

 

and one more thing......the guys that work there see this almost every day, they know there's a problem. And if you simply tell them you can't get it in, you won't be the first, and may not be the first that day.........they've seen it before and they know how to deal with it. Don't make someone else's problem yours..........

 

I still think that spot was doable. The perfect 90 with tandems all the way forward. If that was a no go a loooonng 45 usually works. He room to pull forward on that 45 he was trying you turn it slow, let the truck back in a bit longer than a normal 45 and come about. It's gotta be a perfect dock but it's doable.

 

Perhaps true, Diggler. Easier to say when it's the other guy, though.

Also, have you forgotten "the swing?" Poke that tail end in there with the tandems forward, you have to have room on the blind side to clear the trailer sitting there.

What about tandems full back, cut it in close, crank the jacknife hard, wriggle up straight?

 

I've had to do the old tandems full forward and the only way to get docked in the spot was to slide tandems full back to straighten it out. The truck was crooked in the spot but the trailer was docked perfectly. It was one of those "drop the trailer in the dock" places. I watched a few others after me do the same thing, there was simply no room to pull up.

Perhaps you guys have been there, it was a paper warehouse around the Tampa FL area. You also had to do a 90 onto the scale before and after loading. What are these places thinking making trucks do this stuff. Total nightmare place.

 

That might make a good post, Diggler, what are some of the crazy things you've been asked to do? A hard dock layout is just the tip of the iceberg.