How to Protect Your Truck From Damage at Truck Stops: Trucker Tips
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2015
- There are several things a truck owner, owner operator can do at a truck stop, to protect their truck from damage.
A large percentage of truck accidents occur in the parking lots of truck stops. Large tractor trailers moving around without any hard and fast rules for traffic flow and stopping. Trucks and trailers backing up and moving around at random is grounds for a lot of potential damage to equipment.
This can be particularly detrimental for the owner operator and independent trucker. If a truck sustains damage to the front end, it can cause rad, engine or essential component damage, so the vehicle cannot operate..... much more serious than cosmetic damage.
Dave gives some tips for protecting your truck when parking at a truck stop.
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I was out with a trainer at Schneider as a roockie for over a week, they call them "training engineers" (TE). You're basically delivering their loads for them while they coach you. We are not going to go out 100s of miles out of the way to an operations center to practice backing. We practice backing where we need to back. Which is the customer, bol, distribution center, or truck stop. We practice backing in the yard a week before going out with a trainer.
Never turn down spotting help, especially from the owner ops, from day one of my career I've always taken the back row. Besides a little walk never hurt ya, and after sitting all day it's good to stretch the legs
If you drive 2, 3, 6 states regularly and have a pattern of customers, it's easy to stay away from truck stops. have a thermos of hot water and instant coffee, get set up with food, keep a log of good (safe) places for a truck to park, then stay away from truck stops if you can do it. some times you're forced into staying at a truck stop but try to stay away from them. The less you back up the better. when you have to back up don't be afraid to get out and look. you'll never see any of those drivers again and you'll be the one with a clean record. keeping a clean record is like having a personality that wants a clean record.
My favorite place to stop is the KY scales on I 24. Tons of room. We should be allowed to park at all scales. Some won't let you.
Sams club, kroger, meijer, ect.. These are my go to's for late night parking. Usually no trucks within 50 feet of me.
Another good point on Parking in truck stops is if you have a limited choice of parking next to another truck, park next to a truck that takes pride in their equipment (polished, clean, well maintained). Less chance of them hitting yours than a Swift, Western Express, etc.
Keep up the good work!
Yup, great point!
You hit the nail on the head, i've been back into at least three times and the driver has taken off, twice I was luck that a O/O got the info for me.
John Long It's a scary deal out there these days. take care. dave
Great tips! I'm still a new driver and one thing I have done since I started to avoid hitting other trucks is I leave around 4 in the morning so that when I pull into a truck stop late in the afternoon the parking lot is wide open and I can get a nice pull strough spot were it will be easy to pull out in the morning.
***** Good idea. Safe trucking. dave
***** Yep! Good Thinking! I can`t sleep while it`s still daylight,so...I drive longer than I should and then I am screwed! IT`s a bad habit I have! Actually,I would RATHER drive at night,and sleep in the day! But I MUST be REALLY tired! LOVE night driving! Less traffic,scales are closed,cops are more lenient,etc!
Driving at night and pulling into a empty truck stop, wish I could do that on every trip.
I have been driving almost 4 years.The man that trained me only had 9 months experience.As far as I'm concerned that is the blind leading the blind
In 20 years, I've been hit by 4 people in a truckstop. All 4 of them were drivers who had at least 10 years of experience. It's not "just the rookies" at all. A lot of people just love to blame rookies for everything... But if you actually take the time to notice, it's usually not the rookies. It's the old guys who are so complacent at their jobs they are a danger to everyone.
Michael Tovar I been doing this crap for 30+ years! I have NEVER backed into anyone! But I have watched several others do it!
Michael Tovar same thing i said about people dropping their trailers on the ground because they jumped the kingpin. In my 5 years ive only seen experienced drivers do this 3 times
Your obviously a rookie!
Facts
Michael Tovar that’s something I believe
Don't park at the end of a row either!!
I still consider myself a rookie and I've been driving for 3 years
I had a great trainer when I first started out. He would have ne practice backing anytime we hit a city where we had a drop yard. The last two weeks of training, my trainer was comfortable enough with my driving to allow me to drive at night and he'd sleep pretty much my entire drive time
I have never driven a big rig. I love the professionalism of most truckers. I have taken one trip each year since 1970 (47 yrears) of 10,000 miles on Interstate Highways. I love driving them. Over those years the number of trucks has gone up at least 30 times. In the 70's, I would pass a truck two or three times an hour in Wyoming, now, in 2017, I am never out of sight of a truck. I pass one a minute. That is the difference in the number of rookies he is talking about. The number of truck stops has not grown as much because each was built back then on the assumption they would pull all of the trucks, and no truck would go to the competition. So in the 70's each year there were 1,000 rookies, and now there are 30,000 rookies, but the same number of truck stops. Thus there are 30 times as many rookies at each truck stop.
Your tip about nosing in makes sense to me now. Prior to this I always used to chuckle to myself thinking what a dummy, driver can't back up his own trailer!! But now it makes perfect sense that if you nose in, your trailer will take the brunt of the impact. But on the other hand, backing out of a nosed in spot also presents the danger of possibly hitting a driver/pedestrian on their smartphone or Bluetooth headset. I've seen a few near misses by drivers in the morning before sunrise when it's hard to see objects and shadows moving about.
Arbknight right you are, got to be careful getting out of there in the morning. dave
Very sound advice. Along with the tips you already mentioned, I avoid parking in the middle of the lot at the end of a row where drivers are making turns in front of me. I've seen a few bumpers ripped off of rigs that choose the "suicide spot" by careless drivers cutting the corner too tightly with their trailer.
Damn shame drivers today, will never experience the bond we HAD, like a friggin family reunion when you stepped in a truckstop, good times.
Yeah, they sure were! Dave
This is an excellent video of advice presented by someone that is quite evidently a dedicated professional driver. Thanks for the upload. I enjoyed watching it and reminding myself of these great tips. Thanks.
Man you are enlightening me well beyond years. I like your show...Your like the Trucker Uncle that we all beginner trucker drivers wished that they had! Thanks Brother.
Oh, now Dave ya sure put this down in black & white..totally agree with everything ya said...now the years on the road for me was not a worry about this cause we never spent the night in the truck stops..I was drivin all night...only damage that ever happened to the truck when I wason the road ,was when I blue a steering tire in the constructon zone over on 1-40 in Arkansas..but your so right about the way things have changed..but a great video..
This is helping me quite alot. I'm wanting to get a cdl for otr trucking soon. I know it'll all be tough, but I'm still at home being 20 with a part time job. Theres not full time around, and if anything doesn't happen by Jan. of next year I'll be entering a school. Hopefully ill find a job not ending with a trainer as I function better on my own. Beyond stressful with them around.
I've been pulling and reversing 24'-40' trailers since I was 12. On a farm tractor since I was 8. Been taught by my stepfather who was a trucker. Also my actual father a trucker. Road with him many of times when I was 5 and younger...
Ive been driving for 2 years coast to coast (except CALI and NY personal choice), yes I’m new but boy the things I learned :
1. Never park in spots right behind the pumps… busiest area to be, trucks tend to back to change what pump to get into when waiting in line and not look back, got hit once like that.
2. If snowing or icy grounds never park in a position where you have to pull out uphill, I got stuck once in iowa.
3. Don’t park by the curb, watch where you park because another truck will park behind you, another in front of you and another next to you… now you’re blocked in and they won’t be reluctant to move if you have to get out. This happens especially late at night when spots are full.
4. Don’t park where you face perpendicular parking spots because once those are filled trucks will tend to line up and park outside the boxes one by one so the space you have to get out is very little and they don’t care if you can’t get out.
5. Rest area… same as number 4. Trucks will often park behind you in a diagonal parking but also in front if there’s no curb. Leaving you stuck.
6. Always try to park in truck stops AWAY FROM BIG CITIES… this is big. I was robbed one time at the Petro in Atlanta. In big cities by 2pm truck stops are full anyway so go out to the middle of nowhere.
I am a trainer for Stevens. If I have my student work on there backing I always make sure to have 3 open spots next to each other to make sure they don't hit anything.
Wow these are actually pretty good tips. I like the one where you get the information off of the two trucks by you.
How about we work on solving the real problem: a shortage of parking. Skilled or unskilled, rookie or veteran, super trucker or steering wheel holder, what ever name and bias you have on other drivers, the problem is finding a safe place to park. I know paying for parking sounds terrible, but it costs less than a parking lot accident, and a ruined perfect driving record, preventable or not. DOT needs to be responsible to provide a safe place to park if laws are going to restrict drive time. What's a rookie going to do at 2am? back into the hole no one wants, and crunch. oops. Trucks must stop, and it doesn't have to be a truck stop, but rather a parking facility with safe, pull through, lighted parking spots. Big super mega company fleets or whatever can set up an account at a fixed monthly rate and put their drivers in a safe, accident preventable, commercial vehicle parking facility, secured access and monitoring. Make too much sense? not enough?
I agree with you totally. Especially on the East Coast, and West Coast too, lol. In the middle is usually better.
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I'm at the Pilot in Hisperia, CA. I'd never want to be here, but where else can I take a mandatory 30 min break? I've found the dirt lot in the back by the highway. It's better than the paved mess closer to the over priced store.
Good for you, you found it.
Matt's Van Life preach it!!! You're absolutely 100% correct. Our federal government has got to give us some kind of relief out here. I'm tired of fighting for parking and showers.
Matt's Van Life stop crying guy
My truck driving school never tells me this and i learned alot from this video. you should be the next j j keller safety man making videos for these big trucking carriers
I know this is an old video, but I'll comment anyway. I only drove OTR for about 1 year back in 2010. Just wasn't my thing after getting screwed over by 2 companies, and getting stuck with an aggressive drunkard co-driver, but I still like watching trucker videos and have a lot of my regular flatbed owner operators I unload at my job I consider friends. You made some good points in your video, but some are easier said than done, and a couple I disagree with . But what do I know, I was a rookie driver for only a year & don't even drive anymore? I remember many, if not most of the time driving that finding a place to park was usually difficult, especially when I was on the East Coast. Sometimes you don't have any choice where to park, and can only take a spot that's available. I remember many times having a truck stop that had maybe 2 spots open, and of course they were always the worst ones. Getting to a truck stop early to get a good spot was very seldom an option, or at least for me. Sometimes (most) your running time wouldn't allow you to have that choice. Also, I was always told to never park "nose-in", because you would need to back out basically blind. And by doing that, wouldn't you become that person you are trying to avoid?? And by parking "nose-in", how is a dash cam helpful in capturing an incident? Your trailer might be the thing getting damaged, but not necessarily, and wouldn't having to back out every time you park at a busy truck stop raise the risk for an accident by multiple times? Just my 2 cents...
I had my first screw up in a truck stop after 22 years, I was just not thinking.
SideShowJohn great honesty!! Most wouldn’t admit that.
Would love to be trained by you. Im new to this and trying to get into the industry. love your voids. keep up the helpful information. And help.
That was good information. I'm going to take your advice on nosing in to spaces in the back of the lots. Thank you
Thank you! Great ideas for preventing damage to our trucks!
Thanks, Dave. I really appreciate all your solid, common-sense advice. It is a bit intimidating as a new CDL holder... My goal is to be a really good, safe driver. (I didn't beat breast cancer last year to go kill myself, or someone else, in a truck! lol) I certainly don't blame experienced drivers for being wary of us new kids, and I certainly don't want to damage anyone's truck. The truck stops are so jam-packed, though... it is scary for us newbies! I'd love to see more fellas trying to help the new drivers, rather than just stand there, cursing them out. It really doesn't serve any good use, in my mind.
Lynn Jacob Hi Lynn, yes, backing into tight spots in a busy truckstop is a challenge. All I can tell you is to take your time, get out to look as many times as you need to, and don't rely totally on a spotter if one comes along. I think there'll still be a few courteous drivers out there to help. Drive safe. dave
some very valid points I've never thought of for parking
I always call the place I'll be delivering or picking up and ask if I can park overnight I used truckstops only if Im fueling or last resort and like this guy from the video I go way 🔙 to find a spot!
Thanks for the info. Your right that a lot of people have forgot what the word common sense means right. Love your informative videos. I have learned a lot from you and your wife about expenses, pay per mile and etc...Thanks
george washington Thank you. dave
I find everyone of your videos to be interesting and informative. You can always tell who the guy is that has experience.
Thanks Michael!
Lots of good advice. Especially the recording of who's beside you.
Bigchromey Hopefully you'll never need to use that info. drive safe. dave
I'm a rookie, but I park at the back of the lot. Need the exercise,walking to the building!
we were all rookies at one time but some of us rookies are just better then or understand it or had a better trainer and some people are just better at somethings that take others years to learn I'm extremely fast learner sometimes I make a pro look like a rookie I strive for perfection
And you park next to him.
Truely appreciate the sharing of your wisdom of your well earned experience.
Getting a dashcam: very smart. A lot of vehicles on the roads of Russia have them, given how common crashes are over there.
You are 100% right about Pilot Travel Centers!! I have had three trucks in two years hit at a Pilot!! Love's is not much better either!!
Great tips. I got to add for the.......... Swift Drivers (just and example) who may not get it, nose in only works at a curbed slot.
As a rookie driver I have to totally agree and truck stops are more dangerous than on the streets however some of the trucker's there drive so fast I was taught to turn on my hazard and get out and look and take my time parking because I am responsible for my truck however there are some drivers that get very irate when they have to wait for me but I'm not going to hurry my backing because you are impatient I totally agree with you sir if you want to get a good spot pull in early but I know a lot out there trying to make money which is good just be safe someday I hope to be as good as the rest of you. The lack of spaces in some truck stops is something that I was not aware of until I seen it firsthand myself because I avoid rest areas if I can
I do the same thing and I am a 8month rookie and I truck smart as possible but I'm always learning thanks for the video I will share it
Thanks Ryan! Dave
i really liked your video on parking!! & you are right. & why like you i'm a old school owner/operator to & there is just to damn many young driver's out there to day that should not be behind the wheel of a big rig......................
Good points. I might need to invest in a really good dash cam or two.
The safest parking is between two trucks Swift lol,,,,,,, another way to avoid agglomeration of trucks, and reducing accidents, driving at night and sleep during the day, at night the truck stops are full of trucks in the day, at dawn, are virtually empty, and has the advantage that at least in the day there are more visibility, and less likely an accident
I agree, but that is hard!!! It has its advantages though, less B.S. from the D.O.T. bears.
Man I've been backed into during the weekends and holidays.
Nose mirror's both sides ,steps and someone stole one of my fuel caps while parking at pilot.
Truck stops have gotten to be less of a safe haven than they used to be. Pretty bad when you can spend a night at the truck stop and consider yourself lucky when no one has hit you or stolen stuff off the truck.
My dad is a truck driver and he drives for for Cassens Autotransport and he haul cars for a living and he been working for 30+years and I always tell that I want to work at Cassens Autotransport when I get older but I'm 13 so I still have a few years to go and This March I'm turning 14 so awesome video
+Kaden Moreland Hey Kaden. It sounds like your Dad has an excellent job. Also sounds like you may want to follow in his footsteps? Be sure to get your education first.:)
Thx and I will get my education
For a cheap dashcam look up the Yi it is around $60 US
As a trainer for a large carrier i gotta argue with you about the backing practice bit. You want us practicing at our terminals, but i only go to a terminal MAYBE once a month. So my only option is to do training at shippers, recievers and truck stops. I dont have a choice. I do try to find spots with plenty of spaces around them. But terminals are an option because im never at them. And that's the same for a bunch of us
I'm only 15, turning 16 in June, plan on getting my Class A when a I turn 18. Lots of advice. My brother, he's a truck driver and his dad was an independent trucker for 35 years, throughout those years, he owned 8 trucks. My dad, last I knew he was a trucker, my mom's previous husband, and my mom's ex-boyfriend are local truckers. So I plan on driving. Great video
+Dylan Meinhardt Thanks, sounds like destiny certainly has trucking in mind for you. Good luck! Dave
Yeah it does. It's been my chosen career choice since I was about 3 or 4 years old, maybe younger.
Keep on truckin! Do I need a college degree to truck? Thinking about doing it !
+Brian Pfeiffer 140-180hrs of training at a verified school. some companies will train you and you'll be put with a driver trainer once through the classes....
im 17 and i wanna be a trucker too
Thank you very much, a lot of your sugestions I used to do way back when I first started driving just to protect my job as a driver lol!! But you have added a few move for me :-) so when I re-enter the driving profession again it will help a lot! Again Thank you I always enjoy your tips and suggestions!
David Smith thanks and good luck. dave
Thank you!! Have a good week you guys!
You too, David.
One other tip NEVER park on the end of a open row of trucks. To many idiots forget the have a trailer on behind them and cut the corner. But than again after 40 years of driving I rarely park in try in stops
I just got my CDL and currently awaiting a trainer, and before ever watching this video I was dreading the thought of the trainer having me practice in one of those truck stops.
You'll be fine, now that you're aware of potential problems. Take your time and don't be rushed. If necessary, get out and look, there's no shame in that.
Oh, and if you see an '04' 379 Dark blue Pete.... don't hit it. It's mine.
being a driver myself and going through schneider's training program it is a requirement that the instructor have you park in a truckstop atleast 6 times in the week of road training. I don't agree with it but that's their procedure. But they do train heavily in the yard for a week before you go to the road, atleast in Indianapolis where i was trained. Also always remember G.O.A.L. Get Out And Look, i bumped a parked trailer in my first week out of truck driving school on the road with my PAM Transport trainer and vowed after that if I have to get in and out 50 times if thats what it takes to perform a safe backing maneuver. Sure you'll hear old timers laughing on the CB about the rookie who backs up and jumps out every 3ft but better safe than sorry, switch that CB off and do what you gotta do to stay safe and keep your MVR clean... just my $0.02 Safe Trails!
+Smart-Trucking.com I've seen it a few times parked next to it once
Very good advice, thanks.
WHEN YOU NOSE IN, AND HAVE TRUCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF YOU, IT LIMITS YOUR ABILITY WHEN BACKING OUT OF YOUR SPOT. IVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 50 YEARS.
Nose into a parking spot instead of backing in, yeah I've seen those guys do that then when they have to get out they can't see a thing coming at them and other truckers have to swerve around them while blowing their horns and cussing at them on the CB. I've seen drivers back out after their nose first parking and hit trucks as they were going by. Great advice.
It helps if you know what you're doing. Dave
I agree I do the same in many ways. Nosing in is inconsiderate. You are not entirely in.a spot. The trso let sticks way out. More than likely you block off more than one spot. Especially corner spots.
Really good advise! Makes tons of sense!
I do a lot of what you do to keep the truck safe. But you forgot to mention if you know your route you get to know where to park. On my route there are some places I can hit at 10 or 11 PM and still find room. Others you best parked by 7. If you run west the truck stops are bigger and offer lots of parking for the most part. In the east park early. Friday and Saturday are the best times to find a spot.
And FWIW, when he talks about getting to truck stops early, this especially goes for California, where I do most of my driving, only truck stops in CA where you are guaranteed to find a spot after 1 or 2 pm are the 4 in Barstow, or the TA or Petro in Ontario because those two charge $12 to park for the night, I've heard the same about the Pilot in Sacramento but have never been to that one so can't speak first hand
One of my first goals in OTR was to limit my truck stop trips to fueling and a shower every 4th day. DUDE shower body wipes work lol. I do not eat truck stop food unless it's an occasional Iron Skillet or local diner. And this was before I saw you say these truck stops are for the most part still configured for 50 years ago! Most are zoos and at some point because guys park ANYWHERE you can barely tell how to exit when it's dark.
There ARE alternatives. Keep your eyes open and take notes so you remember them and keep it to yourself haha!
Note here, today it's Swift we rag, Yesterday, it was JB Hunt, My limited memory but there were others in the past. So don't take offensive.
David R Smith Didn't JB Hunt and Swift just merge?
Training in a truck stop? Are you kidding me?
Anyways, thanks for the video. I appreciate all the advice I can get from veteran drivers. Starting training on Wednesday, very anxious to get out there, but confident that I will do well.
Cheers Dave, drive safe.
Zeviander I'm sure you will. good luck. dave
+Zeviander I saw one a few weeks ago that couldn't hit an open spot that was actually 8 open spots together. I was watching them out of the windshield and had a couple of trucks next to me so I couldn't tell exactly where he was trying to get into. I walked out a few minutes later to water my dogs and saw where he was trying to get into and was glad it wasn't next to me.
I learned many of these lessons riding with my dad back in the day. I ALWAYS park as far away as I can even if it's just so that I can get a bit of excersize after sitting on my butt all day. The one thing that I disagree with is nosing into a space. Yeah, it's great after a long day, but, what do you do when you back out and hit another truck rolling around the lot with only the markers on looking for a spot? That driver was just trying to be polite and not shine headlights into other trucks. I ALWAYS back in as far from the store as I can. Hopefully I can back in between a light pole and another owner operator that has as much pride in their truck as I have in mine.
I’m a trainer and I have my student back at truck stops to learn not to hit things I get out and spot and stop them before they get close and I don’t let them back between two trucks until they start to get the hang of it I am seldom at a company yard
Man I love your channel…
Great tips! Thank you!
You were never a rookie right
Very true...i do the same procedure at certain truck stops...
Lots of people who work for companies where you can park in or near a yard on a side street or someplace where there is people around working so that you can park someplace so someone is watching all the time
Great tips and advice !!
I'm a company driver. in the last 2wks I've been hit twice in lots. your advice is greatly appreciated.
I always assumed guys parked nose in because they didn’t know how to back up all that well🤔 Makes sense that they just want to protect the tractor. Great info!
My pleasure!
If push comes to shove and I have to park between 2 trucks.. I'd rather be between two clean mega Corporate trucks (with tracking and Full insurance) then some ratty, dirty POS with the DOT number written in magic marker and will probably try to steal your fuel... P.S. Dashcam's, Dashcam's, DASHCAM'S!!!!
Listen to this man and his lovely wife....he knows what the deal is...with parking shortages....ridiculous pay....and modern life....society is just not the same.
If there is a Dumb move to be had....it will happen... especially at a truck stop. Look at me!!.... I got my truck license.
My best advice...Start as early in the morning as you can. Finish early and get the best spots. Besides, you drive in less traffic and feel less stressed at the end of the day. Just turn your freaking High Beams off and be quick about passing....
I practiced at the truck stop, at the back, middle of the day, with no other drivers around. I can't imagine having been asked to practice around other trucks
I have security cameras all over my truck& trailer. But still, I do the way you explain, thanks,
Thank you so much for your advice ,both of you are too beautiful.
Great video. Thumbs up and subscribed.
5:03 I would have the rookies drive through an executive parking lot of their company. "I want you to imagine that you are always driving through and or are surrounded by your bosses cars.... GO!"
That would be fun! Dave
If the truck stop has a middle row try not to park at either edge. I've seen other trucks take the turns to sharp and the trailer takeout the front of the truck at the end spot.
I doubled up on my mattresses man it was almost good as home and would always sleep at my pick up when ever possible. First in first out type or thing.
Some of the weigh stations have awesome parking and oddly they are usually empty.
Great Tips....thank you
I get where your coming from with rookies backing in or out, what I believe what's not happening is on the trainer; post look at and taking responsibility!
I park as far away from the building and find end spots next to a grassy or dirt area too. but I do that to have a place to water my dogs. It still looks to me that most of the guys pulling in nose first are the ones who can't back in or are not wanting to sleep next to a noisy reefer which is fine because I am gone long before the "solar powered" trucks leave in the morning
Noisy reefer, heater, supertrucker that idles her up to 1500 with straight pipes winter, spring, summer, or fall, or those crappy little chinese apu motors that make more racket than a truck engine.......
Good tips, I’ll keep on mind.
Another one that I uses if I'm in a darker spot in the back of the truck stop I'll leave my Amber's and reds on dont keep my headlights on but I've noticed that haven just those lights there make it a lot easier for people to see me and when they're back in their trailer in right up against me they'll notice the reflection and it gives him a better view of my hood mirrors my side mirrors and just about everything
Good idea!
Never park on the end. Higher probability of getting hit.
Good show, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jason! Dave
Thanks some good advice
Do long haul truckers commonly lift weights or work out? Which gym has the best coverage across the US?
$5000-$10.000 insurance deductible? never heard of that before ya'll getting ripped off
I noticed where you are sitting compared to where your wheel is at. Is your seat adjusted for driving or is it back away from the wheel? You seem low compared to the height of the wheel. Is this where it’s comfortable for you or when you’re ready to roll do you adjust the seat to better command the wheel?
It just seems like the wheel is further away and higher in this video and looks like it would be a back breaker to be able to drive.
Good idea to take info down B4 leaving your truck! Better safe than sorry!
That was actually helpful for me even though I drive a 38' RV. I "do not" stay at Truck Stop over night 'because' I know that I have more options than U truckers do. But I know not RV'ers care to to be mindful of that. But Good Video. I 👍 it up.
From working in a yard that we'd get damage in at least once or twice a month... Rookies had more "what the hell were they thinking" moments but the experienced guys who got complacent also did their fair share of damage. The #1 reason for damage I seen was during pulling out, they'd misjudge tailswing and clip the rear of their trailer on the nose of the tractor next to them.
I understand parking facing in but I’ve also seen many accidents when they try to back out
What I do is I try to back in all the way right towards the fence, if I have to I will back my tandems up onto the grass yard where the nose of my tractor is right up to the driver cab door of each truck beside me.