When navigating a shipper / receiver at night, dim your lights please

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  1. Driver0000

    Driver0000 Medium Load Member

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    Maybe it's just me, but when I'm trying to dock and there's a truck facing toward me with their headlights on and the truck at the dock next to me has headlights on, I can't see very well----when the yard is dark.

    I notice some drivers just use running lights and parking lights in dark yards while others keep their headlights on.

    Anyone else have this problem or are my eye balls just too sensitiveㅋ
     
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  3. mindes

    mindes Medium Load Member

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    If you are at the dock already, there is no need to have lights on; maybe running so others trying to dock can see the other trucks but not headlights.
     
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  4. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    Nope not to sensitive. This is one of those ol school unwritten courtesy rules that isn't taught anymore.
    When ever I'm roaming around at a customer or a truck stop and come up on someone backing up I turn my headlights off. And once I'm docked always off.
    It's really just common sense and courtesy.
     
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  5. NateGriff21

    NateGriff21 Bobtail Member

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    I remember when my balls was sensitive
     
  6. flyby1971

    flyby1971 Light Load Member

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    It's a common courtesy that is gone from the field. Bunch of dang nit wits now a days.
     
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  7. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Mine are always off in a dock. I've been backing into a regular parking spot at a receiver and had a guy turn his brights on while I was backing in next to him. Blinded me for a bit....
     
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  8. flyby1971

    flyby1971 Light Load Member

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    They usually figure it out real quick when you come back there with a hammer in your hand headed for his lights.
     
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  9. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    I'm not a violent person, because I tend to black out and do bad bad things when I lose my temper. So, woosah....
     
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  10. NateGriff21

    NateGriff21 Bobtail Member

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    Ok Chester the molester
     
  11. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Huh??? I can take a jab, but that doesn't even make sense.
     
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