Your much appreciated brother for taking the time to teach us rookies how to properly maneuver these semi trucks backwards. Thanks a million and God bless
I bought a drone so I can have an overhead view when I'm backing if I got to do a blind side or something it'll be just like the video game but in reality also
I bought the game a couple of months ago, never been in a truck before, I played almost all the levels on my iPad, watched every single video you on UA-cam and TikTok I went to a small trucking school got my CDL got a job last week, if it wasn’t for you there is no way I would’ve passed DMV test and training in my new job, cannot thank you enough! I think it’s a great idea to team up with Trucker Path I already got the app it’s really good and I would definitely pay more for it if there’s a link to these difficult alley docks. Thank you 🙏
Thanks for being kind and helping us, there is a lot of egos and nasty attitudes in trucking/ blue collar in general. I've kindly asked for advice many times, and just been completely ignored lol buts that's alright they're miserable, and I am not, so have a great day!
Your videos are amazing. Always interesting and full of useful tips. I am not a driver (only ets2) but my fav ones so far that I always use: - When starting backing, keep the steer straight to see how the trailer behaves and then adjust - When backing to straighten up and using the mirrors, similar to the "everything is opposite", steer towards the "problem" aka the mirror where you can see the trailer - Your awesome quote, WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT :p - the 12/9 rule for getting in position to back to a dock thanks for the time you invest in making these :)
I live in the springs, and know exactly where that place is. Very glad I never had to deliver there 😬 In the game you can see everything from up above - this is relatively simple. In real life - borderline impossible for some people, myself included. First thing I'd be doing is asking people move their cars.
I’ve only asked people to move their cars once and they were throwing a fit. I drive a full sleeper that used to be a flatbed so it’s about 73’ long, and they were saying that they get trucks in there all the time and they shouldn’t have to yadda yadda… before they got around it I was like “nah, I’m not gonna fit even if you move” and they ended up unloading me in the parking lot. I went back a few months later (to a different ground level door that I needed to be completely jacknifed to fit and was about 6” away from some vehicles opposite the door) and I was talking to one of the guys and he was like “pfft, we’ve never had more than a 48’ day cab in here, and even most of them can barely get it in the dock” and I looked across where the dock was and grass was absolutely destroyed by people making their own room. He complimented me getting in to the door I was in which felt pretty good lol
My one stipulation for Trucker Path: I use it daily, and it still gets it wrong sometimes. There are plenty of facilities with many entrances that are for first responders or employees only, and these can be flagged as the truck entrance on the app. As always, the easiest solution is to take a good look at your destination before leaving and make your best assessment. If you have a number for the facility, you can always call ahead and clarify.
Still like watching your vids, even after getting out of the industry completely. I do not miss the BS, but i miss the challenge of doing things i've never experienced before. Ah well, not worth the risk. Take it easy.
I've had to do a few of these ones. It's kind of scary because as you enter that lot, you don't know what obstacles are there, and where they are. I know I know . . . one might say "just back up out of there". . . problem is though, that if you have cars behind you that are ALSO entering, what do they do ?. . . they ALWAYS get right on your bumper and tailgate you as you go in. Many times as I'm doing my setup [and YES I have my 4-way flashers on], I find I have to set my brakes and get out to tell the guy to backup and/or go around because I'm going to that dock there [gesturing to dock]. . . then they get all upset you're making them wait 30 seconds of their precious day *eyeroll*
Not an easy back at all. Man, i can’t imagine a newer driver attempting to take on this back. Not that it happens, but i think companies should give heads up to the drivers on such difficult backing scenarios. Maybe recommend them to this channel/video? Or maybe have like a printout/blueprint on how to get it done. For newer drivers, extremely difficult backs like this need some explaining to do. Great video btw🚛😎
I should team up with Trucker Path, when they click on the customer to see what's going on there, they would have a link to a video of me doing it in my game??
@@MyTruckingSkills That’s brilliant. If i were you i would send them an email introduce them to your channel and propose such great idea. It’s a win win all around. Plus you already have the system in place w your own game and the platform w UA-cam to publish each particular scenario. Absolutely brilliant idea. They could even charge more for drivers to have access to your backing videos to all of the particular scenarios. Maybe you can even sign a deal to get a percentage of each driver that signs up for access. They say you miss every chance you don’t take. 💰😉
Absolutely. I'll talk to them about it. I do kinda work with them on stuff, I'm supposed to make videos on their software, but I keep coming up with problems that I worked prefer if they fix, I feel more like a beta tester. That's the first time I've ever mentioned them on one of my videos.
@@Alexander-in1hv It would blow up man, I’m telling you. I would have used it myself if i knew there was such feature. Gladly pay extra for it too. Just about an hour ago i had to help a driver back into a spot at a Pilot and actually stopped him just in time from hitting another truck. In my opinion, everyone needs help at backing at some point or another. Well, it is the hardest part of the job after all.
Regarding Trucker Path, it’s such a useful tool that I have said “I don’t even consider paying for it an actual expense, because it’s so necessary” between paying for showers or Trucker Path, I’d smell bad.
You should update the game to make the truck manual in which we will have to shift correctly. And if not then we get the tranny messed up and we will have to pay to fix it. It’ll be more fun to play. Btw, best game ever. 🙏
Got back in to trucking after a 10+ years hiatus, your game and videos helped me majorly to get all the rust off my skills. I thank you. Have you done anything on trailers with rear steering axels? the extra swing of the rear is quite a thing. any advice?
You need to be wary of 'getting close' to something in order to maximise swing room. When you suddenly turn the unit hard the rear of the trailer will kick out quite a bit more than you expect. I recall driving across the front of a row of parked trailers and whipping the unit round ready to back into a space and the rear of the trailer actually clipped the front of the one next to the space. That came as a shock to me, lesson learnt. Even in fairly tight spaces a rear steer trailer will rotate the back axles far quicker than a standard so I got into the habit of setting up more or less in the middle of a space rather than trying to get close on the drive side then turning hard to set up.
Yet my concern is, HOW DO I KNOW I WON’T HIT THOSE DAMN CARS with the swing of my trailer. What are the reference points or what’s the interval between them and my trailer? I’d appreciate if you make another video answering that question . Thank you
Thank you my frind I actually follow you and I. Buy your game , I get my cdl recently and please tell me what is the best company that I had to begin with Because I don't have any experience yet Therefore what is the company that give me good traning Thank you
You need to use my game, it's called My Trucking Skills. They every level was designed by me from experiences I have encountered. Link in the description of every video
Yer, the disadvantage between this game overhead view and real-life trucking is that you're down on the ground in a real-world truck with only 3 windows and two rear-view mirrors, and only visibility of about 200 out of 360° of the circle at any one time. Trucking is not a millennial game.
I downloaded your game for 10 dollars. The cdl parallel parking practice is going to make the difference on my next test attempt. I don't think I have access to this sort of stuff do I? Also, I was wondering why you would drive close to the cars first thus allowing the possibility for the trailer to swipe something back in your blind spots? Why not come in with the tractor as far to the outside of the lot as possible, so you can negotiate around the cars while they are in front of you, and the back of the trailer would only be swinging over the back side of the lot nowhere near any obstacles?
@@MyTruckingSkills Understood, and that sounds great. Will look forward to that in the next game. And thanks again for all the hard work on the current app!
On trucker path app I checked this location to see and the app shows the truck entrance at the wrong entrance. Nothing to do with you obviously but it's clearly not the right entrance which gives me a lot less confidence in the app
@@Bendigo1 Yes, Ive heard that. That's really good. I've also heard some drivers will put parking lots are full when they are not. It would be nice if things like that were tracked and those children weren't allowed to use those features
@@HeliFly1987 I have seen that too. Usually someone will correct it. It shows how much lack of respect people hav for others. I do see cases where if there are 2 stops next to each other, one may say full because someone clicked the wrong stop. It happens alot with the weigh station status. They will be on nb when they mean to show sb status.
I think the easiest way to see is to forget that you are a human, and that you are driving a truck.... Just clear your mindz and see yourself as snake with a snake body and moving like a snake.
Can you please do 21084 LA-36, Covington, LA 70433 When I entered, there were 2 trucks parked on the 1st two docks and I had to park on the 3 one . So you can remove the 1 trailer only and 1 truck next to it then show us. Thanks
@@MyTruckingSkills Yup, I had to do a pick up on my 4th ever trip. Thank fully there was a drive there to help me out. If you dont do a right set up there then you're screwed
This game really gets difficult to play with the keyboard I do not have a joystick like steering wheel or something so is it possible to play with the keyboard and learn hacking skills reversing please reply thank
I just use the mouse to steer. I mainly use the the mouse for the speed, but something's use the arrow keys to control the speed. But always use the mouse for steering.
I tried using a track pad once and it was very difficult, because you need to have the mouse button pressed down at the same time. I would use the keys before I use the track pad, but that been said, I am use you could get used to using the track pad. I recommend using a mouse mainly because that way your hand is physically moving to the left or to the right to steer.
Your much appreciated brother for taking the time to teach us rookies how to properly maneuver these semi trucks backwards. Thanks a million and God bless
I bought a drone so I can have an overhead view when I'm backing if I got to do a blind side or something it'll be just like the video game but in reality also
That’s actually freaking genius. I pull reefer so backs are typically easy. But in my Dry van days that would actually come in handy.
What did you buy?
@@MyTruckingSkills Holy Stone HS710. It is less than 0.55lb so I don't have to make a FAA registration.
Ya, I ran into that problem with my drone. When I moved to South California, there were to many places I couldn't fly, and it's real windy too.
@@MyTruckingSkills California? I think that's enough said right there.
I bought the game a couple of months ago, never been in a truck before, I played almost all the levels on my iPad, watched every single video you on UA-cam and TikTok I went to a small trucking school got my CDL got a job last week, if it wasn’t for you there is no way I would’ve passed DMV test and training in my new job, cannot thank you enough!
I think it’s a great idea to team up with Trucker Path I already got the app it’s really good and I would definitely pay more for it if there’s a link to these difficult alley docks.
Thank you 🙏
That's fantastic to hear, I love that I making a difference out there for people like you.
Whats the name of the game ?????
My Trucking Skills is the game name
@@MyTruckingSkills how the way if i want to buy that game?
Thanks for being kind and helping us, there is a lot of egos and nasty attitudes in trucking/ blue collar in general. I've kindly asked for advice many times, and just been completely ignored lol buts that's alright they're miserable, and I am not, so have a great day!
The wizard of backing 👍🏽👍🏽
He makes it look easy.
First time seeing a truck backing. That's insane the calculations required.
Great video 😎! I’ve been driving for two years and I still learning here..! Tanks a lot.!
Your videos are amazing. Always interesting and full of useful tips.
I am not a driver (only ets2) but my fav ones so far that I always use:
- When starting backing, keep the steer straight to see how the trailer behaves and then adjust
- When backing to straighten up and using the mirrors, similar to the "everything is opposite", steer towards the "problem" aka the mirror where you can see the trailer
- Your awesome quote, WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT :p
- the 12/9 rule for getting in position to back to a dock
thanks for the time you invest in making these :)
As a new driver this channel helps so much
You always make it look easy. I'm still a rookie, thanks for those videos. You helped me a lot.
Just found your videos - thanks so much; learning tons already
Enough Respect to you man.
Thanks
I live in the springs, and know exactly where that place is. Very glad I never had to deliver there 😬 In the game you can see everything from up above - this is relatively simple. In real life - borderline impossible for some people, myself included. First thing I'd be doing is asking people move their cars.
I’ve only asked people to move their cars once and they were throwing a fit.
I drive a full sleeper that used to be a flatbed so it’s about 73’ long, and they were saying that they get trucks in there all the time and they shouldn’t have to yadda yadda… before they got around it I was like “nah, I’m not gonna fit even if you move” and they ended up unloading me in the parking lot.
I went back a few months later (to a different ground level door that I needed to be completely jacknifed to fit and was about 6” away from some vehicles opposite the door) and I was talking to one of the guys and he was like “pfft, we’ve never had more than a 48’ day cab in here, and even most of them can barely get it in the dock” and I looked across where the dock was and grass was absolutely destroyed by people making their own room. He complimented me getting in to the door I was in which felt pretty good lol
Good video! I actually used some of techniques backing in !! Thanks ! 👍
Very good sir, 👀
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 to THE BACKING GURU 👍🏽👍🏽
My one stipulation for Trucker Path: I use it daily, and it still gets it wrong sometimes. There are plenty of facilities with many entrances that are for first responders or employees only, and these can be flagged as the truck entrance on the app. As always, the easiest solution is to take a good look at your destination before leaving and make your best assessment. If you have a number for the facility, you can always call ahead and clarify.
I use the trucker path app myself I’ve been driving for four months and I have used it since I started after coming out of truck driving school.
Good content
Thank you for making this content. Truly genius work and innovative in it’s own respect. Bravo 💿💿💿💿💿💿💰💰💰💰💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Bruh I’ve been to this place lol and I was so embarrassed trying to get into that spot
And pulling a uturn was the only way, yes?
Great person I love the game and you’re videos are really helpful thank you
Good game and trening track driver, thanks.
Thank you
Best teacher EVER!!!
Backing is a piece of cake with a drone……
Very informative im so thankful your a lot of videos im a driver but i never experience about trailer but I am willing how to drive
Well explained. Thanks
Amazing how you used a real life building then created in game 😮
Still like watching your vids, even after getting out of the industry completely. I do not miss the BS, but i miss the challenge of doing things i've never experienced before. Ah well, not worth the risk.
Take it easy.
Not worth the risk, sums it up PERFECTLY.
And in the video，you have God look from the sky，you need a helper in this yard
Even you know how to back there，and you are very experienced truck driver，but that is still a very hard work，and crazy place for semi truck
Outstanding
Primer comentario. Master gracias por ayudar a los principiantes como yo
Hello sir I really appreciate your trucking skill I am from PUNJAB PAKISTAN and it's my dream trucking in USA❤ OR CANADA❤
Спасибо за игру.
С наступающим Новым годом!
I've had to do a few of these ones. It's kind of scary because as you enter that lot, you don't know what obstacles are there, and where they are. I know I know . . . one might say "just back up out of there". . . problem is though, that if you have cars behind you that are ALSO entering, what do they do ?. . . they ALWAYS get right on your bumper and tailgate you as you go in. Many times as I'm doing my setup [and YES I have my 4-way flashers on], I find I have to set my brakes and get out to tell the guy to backup and/or go around because I'm going to that dock there [gesturing to dock]. . . then they get all upset you're making them wait 30 seconds of their precious day *eyeroll*
You would need a banksman for that, or you neee to get out all the time to check... Because you can't have areal view like that
Good video!
👍👍
Not an easy back at all. Man, i can’t imagine a newer driver attempting to take on this back. Not that it happens, but i think companies should give heads up to the drivers on such difficult backing scenarios. Maybe recommend them to this channel/video? Or maybe have like a printout/blueprint on how to get it done. For newer drivers, extremely difficult backs like this need some explaining to do. Great video btw🚛😎
I should team up with Trucker Path, when they click on the customer to see what's going on there, they would have a link to a video of me doing it in my game??
@@MyTruckingSkills I would pay extra on trucker Path for a feature like this if you added alot more.
@@MyTruckingSkills That’s brilliant. If i were you i would send them an email introduce them to your channel and propose such great idea. It’s a win win all around. Plus you already have the system in place w your own game and the platform w UA-cam to publish each particular scenario. Absolutely brilliant idea. They could even charge more for drivers to have access to your backing videos to all of the particular scenarios. Maybe you can even sign a deal to get a percentage of each driver that signs up for access. They say you miss every chance you don’t take. 💰😉
Absolutely. I'll talk to them about it. I do kinda work with them on stuff, I'm supposed to make videos on their software, but I keep coming up with problems that I worked prefer if they fix, I feel more like a beta tester. That's the first time I've ever mentioned them on one of my videos.
@@Alexander-in1hv It would blow up man, I’m telling you. I would have used it myself if i knew there was such feature. Gladly pay extra for it too. Just about an hour ago i had to help a driver back into a spot at a Pilot and actually stopped him just in time from hitting another truck. In my opinion, everyone needs help at backing at some point or another. Well, it is the hardest part of the job after all.
Regarding Trucker Path, it’s such a useful tool that I have said “I don’t even consider paying for it an actual expense, because it’s so necessary” between paying for showers or Trucker Path, I’d smell bad.
You gotta carry some cones w you or throw markers on the ground before you pull in
No he the god of trucking
සුපිරි
I'm not a truck driver but do have a 20ft car trailer. It almost seems easier to back in blind side. Again, I'm not a truck driver.
Airline snapper
Respect
I wish I could be watching from the top view in real life when backing up 😫
I have backed up using only the drone, it was very nerve-racking.
You should update the game to make the truck manual in which we will have to shift correctly. And if not then we get the tranny messed up and we will have to pay to fix it. It’ll be more fun to play. Btw, best game ever. 🙏
name of the game plz 🙏🏻❤️
It's called My Trucking Skills
Do you build the games yourself? What software do you use?
👍
AMAZON SBD-1, San Bernardino, California......
Was that the one that got burned down a few years back?
Got back in to trucking after a 10+ years hiatus, your game and videos helped me majorly to get all the rust off my skills. I thank you.
Have you done anything on trailers with rear steering axels? the extra swing of the rear is quite a thing. any advice?
No I haven't. 99% of my career was 2axle dry van.
You need to be wary of 'getting close' to something in order to maximise swing room. When you suddenly turn the unit hard the rear of the trailer will kick out quite a bit more than you expect. I recall driving across the front of a row of parked trailers and whipping the unit round ready to back into a space and the rear of the trailer actually clipped the front of the one next to the space. That came as a shock to me, lesson learnt. Even in fairly tight spaces a rear steer trailer will rotate the back axles far quicker than a standard so I got into the habit of setting up more or less in the middle of a space rather than trying to get close on the drive side then turning hard to set up.
I have a lot of trouble in the San Bernardino BNSF rail and parking the containers in a 45
more than likely BNSF in portland is the same. it can be a bitch to angle park there
@@MyTruckingSkills oh Yea.. i believe it and it's more difficult in a sleeper compared to a day cab
I drove a sleeper in there. I'm so glad a has a ton of experience before I went in there.
I've only got 3 months XP on my CDL an they threw me to the wolfs
It is harder in real life, because you cannot see the overhead view. That is definitely a night mare for drivers to get suckered into delivering to.
buddy do you have any videos later I can tell when I do a U-turn if I don't hit anything with the trailer
I stopped using trucker path cause for the cost of it should not send me through none truck areas and it has done it a few times
Yet my concern is, HOW DO I KNOW I WON’T HIT THOSE DAMN CARS with the swing of my trailer. What are the reference points or what’s the interval between them and my trailer? I’d appreciate if you make another video answering that question . Thank you
🖖🏾👁
Howdy its been a long time we haven't see you
Thank you my frind
I actually follow you and I. Buy your game , I get my cdl recently and please tell me what is the best company that I had to begin with
Because I don't have any experience yet
Therefore what is the company that give me good traning
Thank you
what about hammer app i use garmin dont feel like paying for paths garmin truck gps usually is good
Weirdly enough, I never heard of them till now. I just downloaded it and it seems pretty good. What's you thoughts on the app?
What is the Game please 😮 ?
Hello sir
Hi sir, would you please tell me any gaming app for trucking?
You need to use my game, it's called My Trucking Skills. They every level was designed by me from experiences I have encountered. Link in the description of every video
Yer, the disadvantage between this game overhead view and real-life trucking is that you're down on the ground in a real-world truck with only 3 windows and two rear-view mirrors, and only visibility of about 200 out of 360° of the circle at any one time. Trucking is not a millennial game.
Pos
I downloaded your game for 10 dollars. The cdl parallel parking practice is going to make the difference on my next test attempt. I don't think I have access to this sort of stuff do I? Also, I was wondering why you would drive close to the cars first thus allowing the possibility for the trailer to swipe something back in your blind spots? Why not come in with the tractor as far to the outside of the lot as possible, so you can negotiate around the cars while they are in front of you, and the back of the trailer would only be swinging over the back side of the lot nowhere near any obstacles?
hey i want to buy this game but i am able to also edit maps into it or only you can do that ??
Only I can do that.
Any way to play this game in 3D
What the name of the game?
Can I hook a steering wheel on the computer to this game
Yes
Any chance you could add motor coach driving functionality to the game? A simulation of a 45 foot Prevost perhaps?
I'm sorry, no. But my next game I will be able to do that. Sucks be in the next a few months.
@@MyTruckingSkills Understood, and that sounds great. Will look forward to that in the next game.
And thanks again for all the hard work on the current app!
this is the kind of docks that shouldnt be there
I'll u-turn everytime if I can avoid a blindside
Absolutely!!
@@MyTruckingSkills this game looks amazing btw! Love this!
I cant even drive a semi, why am I watching all of these videos? LOL
It is slightly different in real world.
Not really, do explain.
On trucker path app I checked this location to see and the app shows the truck entrance at the wrong entrance. Nothing to do with you obviously but it's clearly not the right entrance which gives me a lot less confidence in the app
A driver just have given the wrong information. Oh well, we all make mistakes.
The app is great, but the information is provided by drivers, so if there is wrong info you can suggest an update for the info and correct it.
@@Bendigo1 Yes, Ive heard that. That's really good. I've also heard some drivers will put parking lots are full when they are not. It would be nice if things like that were tracked and those children weren't allowed to use those features
@@HeliFly1987 I have seen that too. Usually someone will correct it. It shows how much lack of respect people hav for others. I do see cases where if there are 2 stops next to each other, one may say full because someone clicked the wrong stop. It happens alot with the weigh station status. They will be on nb when they mean to show sb status.
Are you from Canada?
Ireland
rig with double trailer ????
Not able to do that, sorry.
I think the easiest way to see is to forget that you are a human, and that you are driving a truck.... Just clear your mindz and see yourself as snake with a snake body and moving like a snake.
Can you please do 21084 LA-36, Covington, LA 70433
When I entered, there were 2 trucks parked on the 1st two docks and I had to park on the 3 one . So you can remove the 1 trailer only and 1 truck next to it then show us. Thanks
Sure
@@MyTruckingSkills Thanks
Man, that place sucks. This just one place you need to maximize all the space there.
@@MyTruckingSkills Yup, I had to do a pick up on my 4th ever trip. Thank fully there was a drive there to help me out. If you dont do a right set up there then you're screwed
What's the name of the game? I need it
It's called My Trucking US Skills
Thank you, I really need to get my parking alot more smooth
If I bought the game a month ago, how can I get those levels??
Thanks
I need to update the game on Android and iOS. If you bought it in PC, I can give it to you now.
I bought this game but I would like to see 3d 😞
Then play American truck simulator or European truck simulator 2 on the PC
What game is this?
It's called My Trucking Skills
This game really gets difficult to play with the keyboard I do not have a joystick like steering wheel or something so is it possible to play with the keyboard and learn hacking skills reversing please reply thank
I just use the mouse to steer. I mainly use the the mouse for the speed, but something's use the arrow keys to control the speed. But always use the mouse for steering.
@@MyTruckingSkills thank you 👍
@@MyTruckingSkills Can we use trackpad on the laptops instead of mouse
I tried using a track pad once and it was very difficult, because you need to have the mouse button pressed down at the same time. I would use the keys before I use the track pad, but that been said, I am use you could get used to using the track pad. I recommend using a mouse mainly because that way your hand is physically moving to the left or to the right to steer.
@@MyTruckingSkills thank you 👍
Hey David how can I update my crazy level s I only have 43 of them and I d like the to take a crack at that one
When was the last time you updated the game?
It’s been a while over a year anyway
You have to update the game from time to time if you want more levels.
Ok I m not shure how to do it any help would be much appreciated
Open up the app store.
Search My Trucking Skills.
When you find the game, couch
Click up date.
Its not hard if you start close and ride the high side close
well in last try you are way off.. not straight with the bay.. you cant park like that.
🙄
U turns are only for dummies that miss a turn.
hello good friend I want to contact you please
Thanks