How can I reverse and dock in first try
#31
12-23-2006, 11:08 PM
Originally Posted by doodude
I disagree with my friend rigidsporty on this CB thing. But not all the time. There ARE times when you need the help. Lots of them.
But, G.O.A.L.!!! Know where youre at & if youre not 100% sure where you are then dont move. One of the best bits of advice I ever got was, "if it dont look like you belong there, then you probably dont!" I took that to mean parking spots as well as streets. Ive seen guys hit another truck while others were telling him to stop, but Ive also heard guys telling someone they were clear when they werent. I try not to rely on a voice I dont know to guide me into something Im not sure of. There are alot of mean & stupid people driving trucks. Ive never had a backing accident in 7 years & I very rarely leave my radio on while Im backing. But I know there are plenty of others that can say the opposite. Its your carreer, your license & your job. At the end of the day its your responsibility & nobody is going to give a rats ass if some moron accidently or purposely caused you to have an accident. Just my opinion.
#32
12-24-2006, 04:14 AM
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When I was training, my partner was already on the road, I asked the same question, he told me about a book and I went to the library and got it, it has been very helpful.
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#33
12-24-2006, 06:36 AM
(After all, isnt that the very reason we roll down the window when we back... so we can hear our surroundings?)
I always roll it down cuz I hit my head when I try to look out the window. If youre setting up correctly there shouldnt be that much room for a dodo to sneak in behind you. That dosent mean they wont try, right? But I agree with you in some respects. Everybody has some horror story to tell about one thing or another & everybody has their own way of doing things. Ive been very fortunate that the way Ive done things over the years has been successful & accident free. We are all just a moments inattention away from a mistake. Heres to all of us gettin' 'er done the best way we can...
#34
12-24-2006, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by tfmotors
Originally Posted by movinit
There will be days you can hit that impossible to get in dock on one try and then there will be days when you can't back into a truckstop parking lot with open spaces on both sides to save your life. Sometimes your on and sometimes you will be off.
But I as well have days where I can get into anything. (last week I backed into a spot that left 6 inches on both sides of me - was the last spot to park at night.) and then I've had other days where I have had to take 6 pull ups to get into a dock on the side of a building with 50 dock doors and noone on any of them. Just practice!
#35
12-24-2006, 11:05 AM
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I had a century for 9 months and could back it in one shot most of the time...just got back into a t-600 and although they are similar I'm back to doing a couple pull ups as i can't seem to read the mirrors as well in the t-600 as my century and it doesn't turn as quick ,so my set up is not dead on like it was with the century. But I can still get into a pilot with it :lol: ...the biggest problem I had with getting a back in one shot was judging weather or not i had enough room on my blind side and wasn't going to take off the trucks mirrors next to me ...so I would hold the pivot far to long and and require a few pull ups. But as for backing in one shot...how often do you see most drivers back in one shot even sight side in the average truck stop :?:
#36
12-25-2006, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BIG JEEP on 44's
I had a century for 9 months and could back it in one shot most of the time...just got back into a t-600 and although they are similar I'm back to doing a couple pull ups as i can't seem to read the mirrors as well in the t-600 as my century and it doesn't turn as quick ,so my set up is not dead on like it was with the century. But I can still get into a pilot with it :lol: ...the biggest problem I had with getting a back in one shot was judging weather or not i had enough room on my blind side and wasn't going to take off the trucks mirrors next to me ...so I would hold the pivot far to long and and require a few pull ups. But as for backing in one shot...how often do you see most drivers back in one shot even sight side in the average truck stop :?:
#37
12-26-2006, 04:05 AM
I'm not going to listen to some yahoo on the CB. I will get out and look myself. Drive your own truck. Some drivers won't even say anything if you are going to hit something, so does that mean you are clear? Think about it. Use your own two eyes and some common sense.
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