I once had a safety director that stated; "There is absolutely no reason a driver should EVER have to blind-side". There were a couple of times I would have loved to have had him in the jump seat. But, it's true, that you only blind-side when you have absolutely no other choice. And, with a 53' trailer, you generally have more trailer hanging over the tandems. Your wheels may be tracking fine, but that overhang could take something off that's another 4' over. Sliding the tandems back really does not make backing in any more difficult, in most cases, but it sure illiminates the "TAIL-SWING".
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( R E T I R E D , and glad of it)
YES ! ! ! There is life after trucking.
a GOOD life
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