Ok, update after the first week of hulling containers. All I can say is it's a whole lot different than pulling a van, lol. The security is definately there. get in line at 3 am to insure you get "close" to being the first one in line, go to the chasi coral to find a good chasi, pull out chasi, find out that there are actualy 2 types of 40 ft chasis and you grabed the wrong one so you need to get the other type, run back over to the coral to get the corect chasi and make sure it's all in good shape. back back into your spot and turn in your ticket to get box loaded on the chasi. get in outbound lane to check out of port, wait for about 30 min in line for final equipment check then deliver your load. Those box doors are HEAVY so opening them can be a chalange in it's self. Once load is delivered go to the port empty yard specified and have them pop your box off. Since they usualy let me know ahead of time what my next load will be I usually get to hold onto my chasi for the next box but sometimes I drop the chasi off. there is still penty of learning to do but overall I'm starting to get the hang of it. Still havent had the fun of trying to back a 20 ft box in but I'm told I'll have fun my first few times with that as well.

 

It can be a little more challenging to back a short trailer than a long one.

 

heh, I know g, first time I backed my 40 ft I set it up like I would normaly do for a 53, wow, what a difference, I way overdid my turn

 

"Challenging" backing...Is backing a 32 foot trailer with 4-axles and 2 pivot points 13 feet apart, with a 30 foot truck, around a 90 degree corner with a 23 foot entry. That is challenging. It is slightly harder to back a 2-axle trailer (with the same type truck as described), around the same 90 degree corner..........but only slightly.

20 foot container chassis...............breeze city.

 

This area sounds like a breeze compared to the SoCal "Diesel Death Zone" I had to contend with.

 

I'm sure there is much I haven't had to deal with. Never had to drive times square but I'll probably not volunteer for it. Just saying It's a whole new ball of wax for me.