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#11
08-21-2010Now you will start to learn... 
Watch other drivers backing and it will be real clear who is good and who you don't want to emulate. I saw a JBHunt driver park it real well and still remember the efficiency of it.
Watch other drivers backing and it will be real clear who is good and who you don't want to emulate. I saw a JBHunt driver park it real well and still remember the efficiency of it.
#12
As MadBunny advised one driver, think in terms of using the tractor to "PUSH" the trailer into it's desired position.
The sooner you get the term "Backing" out of your mind, the better off you will be.
And, don't forget, GOAL!!!
BOL2U!!!
The sooner you get the term "Backing" out of your mind, the better off you will be.
And, don't forget, GOAL!!!
BOL2U!!!
#13
Yes! Definitely keep the CB on! Squelch off, volume up. Sometimes other nearby drivers will give you pointers and keep you out of trouble. Yeah, you may hear some rude comments, but don't worry about it. We all have trouble from time to time.
#14
Justruckin , 12-16-2006 10:40 AM
CB on, and roll down both your windows! And get out and LOOK! I have been out here 17 years, and you know what, I get out and LOOK.
And I don't care if so and so just has to get by me, they can wait. And have the same courtesy towards other drivers, no matter how big of a hurry you are in. Help them out if you have to, it doesn't hurt to help a guy out.
Some days I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with my eyes closed, much less a dock.
And I don't care if so and so just has to get by me, they can wait. And have the same courtesy towards other drivers, no matter how big of a hurry you are in. Help them out if you have to, it doesn't hurt to help a guy out.
Some days I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with my eyes closed, much less a dock.
#15
ThumperS25 , 12-16-2006 03:08 PM
I am disappointed that another driver saw a driver about to hit the truck beside him and didnt lay on the horn. I personally dont have a CB so I have to be more careful when backing up at a truck stop, I roll down both windows and hope like all get out that if I start to do something crazy a nice loud burst of an air horn will sound.
#16
I just got my truck a week ago, and this whole week has been a fiasco. Everything was so easy with the trainer. Basically as I drove locally for a few months in the city so I could drive and back up fairly well. The trainer was a hooter and had nothing, I had a computer, fridge, bought Sirius so he was happy on the computer. All I had to do was drive and he didn't tell me much.
I won't go into all the details for the week, but I had one hot meal in 3 days and didn't sleep much. I was driving in the backwoods of Georgia with fog as thick as pea soup and everyone was whipping around me. Of course cause of the fog I missed my turn (this delorme GPS sucks). Even on the highway, I don't know how all these truckers were driving that fast in the fog. I couldn't see 10 feet in front of me. I was overweight and didn't know how to slide the 5th wheel etc. All of this takes time so I just barely got where I was going on time and didn't have time for a breather.
My next appointment was for 12/15 at 0000hr. So I assume thats 12am. Well it wasn't it just meant no delivery time. so I get there and it's closed. but I first pulled into the wrong entrance which was closed so had to blind back out of the driveway with a dropped trailer in the way.
If I can give you any advice after one week, question these dispatchers on everything. They think cause they know you should know. They told me to go to Coca Cola for example right around the corner. Well I don't see coca Cola and am driving around looking for it. the thing was it wasn't acutally Coke it was one of their vendors so had a different name. I was supposed to know that I guess.
Then he tells me to go to a shipper in this small town, "it's right there, I'll send you the directions" he tells me. Well what he sent was the routing, not the directions to the shipper. So of course I drove by the street I needed to get to twice, after going out of the way to turn around.
Things are starting to smoothe out. I'm parked at a T/A now relaxing about 2 hours from my stop. I don't have to be there for two days. So I can rest now.
As for the CB, I don't have on,e but am thinking of getting one. I rather have the people where I stop call my cellphone instead of perking my ears up everytime I hear something on the CB. Of course for backing in a truck stop it would be nice, but I'm going to try and mostly stay in rest areas. I like them better.
Oh by the way in my first week, I've had two gays already approach me. Tonight one at the truck stop, and the other night this car pulls up next to me and I look over and it looked like he was offering a bj. Nice car and looked like a young kid, freaks out at night I guess. I don't know what it is, even local, evertime someone was looking at me from a car, there was always a rainbow sticker on the back.
I want to know when some fine girl is gonna flash me
I won't go into all the details for the week, but I had one hot meal in 3 days and didn't sleep much. I was driving in the backwoods of Georgia with fog as thick as pea soup and everyone was whipping around me. Of course cause of the fog I missed my turn (this delorme GPS sucks). Even on the highway, I don't know how all these truckers were driving that fast in the fog. I couldn't see 10 feet in front of me. I was overweight and didn't know how to slide the 5th wheel etc. All of this takes time so I just barely got where I was going on time and didn't have time for a breather.
My next appointment was for 12/15 at 0000hr. So I assume thats 12am. Well it wasn't it just meant no delivery time. so I get there and it's closed. but I first pulled into the wrong entrance which was closed so had to blind back out of the driveway with a dropped trailer in the way.
If I can give you any advice after one week, question these dispatchers on everything. They think cause they know you should know. They told me to go to Coca Cola for example right around the corner. Well I don't see coca Cola and am driving around looking for it. the thing was it wasn't acutally Coke it was one of their vendors so had a different name. I was supposed to know that I guess.
Then he tells me to go to a shipper in this small town, "it's right there, I'll send you the directions" he tells me. Well what he sent was the routing, not the directions to the shipper. So of course I drove by the street I needed to get to twice, after going out of the way to turn around.
Things are starting to smoothe out. I'm parked at a T/A now relaxing about 2 hours from my stop. I don't have to be there for two days. So I can rest now.
As for the CB, I don't have on,e but am thinking of getting one. I rather have the people where I stop call my cellphone instead of perking my ears up everytime I hear something on the CB. Of course for backing in a truck stop it would be nice, but I'm going to try and mostly stay in rest areas. I like them better.
Oh by the way in my first week, I've had two gays already approach me. Tonight one at the truck stop, and the other night this car pulls up next to me and I look over and it looked like he was offering a bj. Nice car and looked like a young kid, freaks out at night I guess. I don't know what it is, even local, evertime someone was looking at me from a car, there was always a rainbow sticker on the back.
I want to know when some fine girl is gonna flash me
#17
Silver85327 , 12-17-2006 02:09 PM
trying to get everything ready tonight so i can hopefully get a truck tomorrow. its killing me that i have to miss Xmas with my family. first time i wont be with my family on Christmas. I had planned on staying out until the 21st then coming home for the holidays but they didn't have a truck available so I came home for the weekend and it threw all my plans out of whack. spent the last year making plans to see extended family this Xmas and now it will probably be another 5 years before i get to see any of them.
I wish i could post pone until after but i highly doubt they would let me and i am into them for 4 grand so the have me by the short curleys if you know what i mean.
I wish i could post pone until after but i highly doubt they would let me and i am into them for 4 grand so the have me by the short curleys if you know what i mean.
#18
Justruckin , 12-17-2006 03:00 PM
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I won't go into all the details for the week, but I had one hot meal in 3 days and didn't sleep much. I was driving in the backwoods of Georgia with fog as thick as pea soup and everyone was whipping around me. Of course cause of the fog I missed my turn (this delorme GPS sucks). Even on the highway, I don't know how all these truckers were driving that fast in the fog. I couldn't see 10 feet in front of me. I was overweight and didn't know how to slide the 5th wheel etc. All of this takes time so I just barely got where I was going on time and didn't have time for a breather.
My next appointment was for 12/15 at 0000hr. So I assume thats 12am. Well it wasn't it just meant no delivery time. so I get there and it's closed. but I first pulled into the wrong entrance which was closed so had to blind back out of the driveway with a dropped trailer in the way.
If I can give you any advice after one week, question these dispatchers on everything. They think cause they know you should know. They told me to go to Coca Cola for example right around the corner. Well I don't see coca Cola and am driving around looking for it. the thing was it wasn't acutally Coke it was one of their vendors so had a different name. I was supposed to know that I guess.
Then he tells me to go to a shipper in this small town, "it's right there, I'll send you the directions" he tells me. Well what he sent was the routing, not the directions to the shipper. So of course I drove by the street I needed to get to twice, after going out of the way to turn around.
Things are starting to smoothe out. I'm parked at a T/A now relaxing about 2 hours from my stop. I don't have to be there for two days. So I can rest now.
As for the CB, I don't have on,e but am thinking of getting one. I rather have the people where I stop call my cellphone instead of perking my ears up everytime I hear something on the CB. Of course for backing in a truck stop it would be nice, but I'm going to try and mostly stay in rest areas. I like them better.
Oh by the way in my first week, I've had two gays already approach me. Tonight one at the truck stop, and the other night this car pulls up next to me and I look over and it looked like he was offering a bj. Nice car and looked like a young kid, freaks out at night I guess. I don't know what it is, even local, evertime someone was looking at me from a car, there was always a rainbow sticker on the back.
I want to know when some fine girl is gonna flash me
Merrick,Originally Posted by merrick4
I just got my truck a week ago, and this whole week has been a fiasco. Everything was so easy with the trainer. Basically as I drove locally for a few months in the city so I could drive and back up fairly well. The trainer was a hooter and had nothing, I had a computer, fridge, bought Sirius so he was happy on the computer. All I had to do was drive and he didn't tell me much.I won't go into all the details for the week, but I had one hot meal in 3 days and didn't sleep much. I was driving in the backwoods of Georgia with fog as thick as pea soup and everyone was whipping around me. Of course cause of the fog I missed my turn (this delorme GPS sucks). Even on the highway, I don't know how all these truckers were driving that fast in the fog. I couldn't see 10 feet in front of me. I was overweight and didn't know how to slide the 5th wheel etc. All of this takes time so I just barely got where I was going on time and didn't have time for a breather.
My next appointment was for 12/15 at 0000hr. So I assume thats 12am. Well it wasn't it just meant no delivery time. so I get there and it's closed. but I first pulled into the wrong entrance which was closed so had to blind back out of the driveway with a dropped trailer in the way.
If I can give you any advice after one week, question these dispatchers on everything. They think cause they know you should know. They told me to go to Coca Cola for example right around the corner. Well I don't see coca Cola and am driving around looking for it. the thing was it wasn't acutally Coke it was one of their vendors so had a different name. I was supposed to know that I guess.
Then he tells me to go to a shipper in this small town, "it's right there, I'll send you the directions" he tells me. Well what he sent was the routing, not the directions to the shipper. So of course I drove by the street I needed to get to twice, after going out of the way to turn around.
Things are starting to smoothe out. I'm parked at a T/A now relaxing about 2 hours from my stop. I don't have to be there for two days. So I can rest now.
As for the CB, I don't have on,e but am thinking of getting one. I rather have the people where I stop call my cellphone instead of perking my ears up everytime I hear something on the CB. Of course for backing in a truck stop it would be nice, but I'm going to try and mostly stay in rest areas. I like them better.
Oh by the way in my first week, I've had two gays already approach me. Tonight one at the truck stop, and the other night this car pulls up next to me and I look over and it looked like he was offering a bj. Nice car and looked like a young kid, freaks out at night I guess. I don't know what it is, even local, evertime someone was looking at me from a car, there was always a rainbow sticker on the back.
I want to know when some fine girl is gonna flash me
I didn't know that you were so green, we have had a spat or two on here, if my recollection is correct. :wink:
Get a CB in that truck now!
You have cell phone. When you are dispatched, get the phone numbers for the shippers and consignees and use them. Ain't no one going to call YOU.
Your dispatch has the shipper and consignee's phone numbers, ask for them and use them. If they do not want to give them to you, find somewhere else to work.
Your dispatch is giving you "truck driver" directions. These are normally useless, trust me. I have never been able to find the "yellow mailbox" that I need to turn right at.
This is what I do. I get my needed phone numbers at time of dispatch. I call the shipper and consignee. I get my needed directions, and shipping times. I then call the consignee and get my info. I ask THEM when I need to be there. Like, what time do you start receiving? What time do you knock off for the day? Is this REALLY a HOT load? It normally is not, 99% of the time. So you know what? I don't kill myself getting there. If I can just make it before they close, I will wait till morning to deliver it. Because odds are, I will have to wait awhile to get dispatched on my next load, especially at this time of year. And this does not mean I trash around a truck stop and stop every ten miles to polish my knob. I just don't play that "it's gotta be there yesterday" routine. Which a call to the consignee will settle real quick.
Get my drift?
As far as your routing, the computer is nice, but it normally does not show your quickest and direct route. At least not in a big truck. There are two ways to go, the quick way or the long way. And in some cases, the long way is quicker! You will learn this in time.
You have to use your smarts out here, common sense rules on the road.
As far as your fifth wheel. The next time you run across another driver, preferably an O/O, ask him how to do it. I know that I would be glad to help. It was only 17 years ago that I was in your shoes, and that ain't no lie. :shock:
On edit: Stay away from the faggots, they ain't nothing but trouble! And they ain't nothing to mess with, very violent pervs. They will think nothing of attacking you. Thank God for my Glock 40 S&W! :shock:
#19
Quote:
Merrick,
I didn't know that you were so green, we have had a spat or two on here, if my recollection is correct. :wink:
Get a CB in that truck now!
You have cell phone. When you are dispatched, get the phone numbers for the shippers and consignees and use them. Ain't no one going to call YOU.
Your dispatch has the shipper and consignee's phone numbers, ask for them and use them. If they do not want to give them to you, find somewhere else to work.
Your dispatch is giving you "truck driver" directions. These are normally useless, trust me. I have never been able to find the "yellow mailbox" that I need to turn right at.
This is what I do. I get my needed phone numbers at time of dispatch. I call the shipper and consignee. I get my needed directions, and shipping times. I then call the consignee and get my info. I ask THEM when I need to be there. Like, what time do you start receiving? What time do you knock off for the day? Is this REALLY a HOT load? It normally is not, 99% of the time. So you know what? I don't kill myself getting there. If I can just make it before they close, I will wait till morning to deliver it. Because odds are, I will have to wait awhile to get dispatched on my next load, especially at this time of year. And this does not mean I trash around a truck stop and stop every ten miles to polish my knob. I just don't play that "it's gotta be there yesterday" routine. Which a call to the consignee will settle real quick.
Get my drift?
As far as your routing, the computer is nice, but it normally does not show your quickest and direct route. At least not in a big truck. There are two ways to go, the quick way or the long way. And in some cases, the long way is quicker! You will learn this in time.
You have to use your smarts out here, common sense rules on the road.
As far as your fifth wheel. The next time you run across another driver, preferably an O/O, ask him how to do it. I know that I would be glad to help. It was only 17 years ago that I was in your shoes, and that ain't no lie. :shock:
On edit: Stay away from the faggots, they ain't nothing but trouble! And they ain't nothing to mess with, very violent pervs. They will think nothing of attacking you. Thank God for my Glock 40 S&W! :shock:
Thanks for the advice, and no we never had a spat, wasn't me. I'm not sure why I need the CB though? Except for backing up in a truck stop, I wouldn't turn it on. The trainer had one, and it seemed like people gave bad directions on purpose. Besides, it's embarrasing to hear grown men make animal noises and sing and do all types of childish things on the thing.Originally Posted by Justruckin
Merrick,
I didn't know that you were so green, we have had a spat or two on here, if my recollection is correct. :wink:
Get a CB in that truck now!
You have cell phone. When you are dispatched, get the phone numbers for the shippers and consignees and use them. Ain't no one going to call YOU.
Your dispatch has the shipper and consignee's phone numbers, ask for them and use them. If they do not want to give them to you, find somewhere else to work.
Your dispatch is giving you "truck driver" directions. These are normally useless, trust me. I have never been able to find the "yellow mailbox" that I need to turn right at.
This is what I do. I get my needed phone numbers at time of dispatch. I call the shipper and consignee. I get my needed directions, and shipping times. I then call the consignee and get my info. I ask THEM when I need to be there. Like, what time do you start receiving? What time do you knock off for the day? Is this REALLY a HOT load? It normally is not, 99% of the time. So you know what? I don't kill myself getting there. If I can just make it before they close, I will wait till morning to deliver it. Because odds are, I will have to wait awhile to get dispatched on my next load, especially at this time of year. And this does not mean I trash around a truck stop and stop every ten miles to polish my knob. I just don't play that "it's gotta be there yesterday" routine. Which a call to the consignee will settle real quick.
Get my drift?
As far as your routing, the computer is nice, but it normally does not show your quickest and direct route. At least not in a big truck. There are two ways to go, the quick way or the long way. And in some cases, the long way is quicker! You will learn this in time.
You have to use your smarts out here, common sense rules on the road.
As far as your fifth wheel. The next time you run across another driver, preferably an O/O, ask him how to do it. I know that I would be glad to help. It was only 17 years ago that I was in your shoes, and that ain't no lie. :shock:
On edit: Stay away from the faggots, they ain't nothing but trouble! And they ain't nothing to mess with, very violent pervs. They will think nothing of attacking you. Thank God for my Glock 40 S&W! :shock:
As for the routing I should be all right, i use their directions, with mapquest and the GPS and then back it all up with a map. So far so good now. The problem is now, that they are giving me too much time to get to where I'm going. My first week and I only had less then 2000 miles. I'm not out here to sit in a truck at a truck stop for nothing that's for sure. I'm hoping it's just due to the holidays.
Anyway thanks again for the advice.
#20
thejunkman , 12-21-2006 02:14 PM
even a cheap CB will help you in the long run. Many delivery points now want you to use a certain channel, things like accidents are avoided, bad weather, etc.
Think of it this way, you really need to get somewhere(home, etc) and there is a bad wreck that keeps you from doing so for a few hours, but if you only knew that the accident was ahead you can take that alternative route that you are familiar with, rather than sit for hours.
Same with DOT bears, if you can take an alternative route, sometimes its easier than the headaches. Plus your being overweight by axle would have got you nailed on the scales real quickly.
I agree with you 85% of it is all BS, but its nice to turn on the CB when getting on a new interstate, getting a feel for whats ahead, and if all else fails, turn it back off.
These 4 hour long waits for accidents usually come at the worst time. Remember you can always turn it off.
Think of it this way, you really need to get somewhere(home, etc) and there is a bad wreck that keeps you from doing so for a few hours, but if you only knew that the accident was ahead you can take that alternative route that you are familiar with, rather than sit for hours.
Same with DOT bears, if you can take an alternative route, sometimes its easier than the headaches. Plus your being overweight by axle would have got you nailed on the scales real quickly.
I agree with you 85% of it is all BS, but its nice to turn on the CB when getting on a new interstate, getting a feel for whats ahead, and if all else fails, turn it back off.
These 4 hour long waits for accidents usually come at the worst time. Remember you can always turn it off.
