How can I reverse and dock in first try
#1
12-20-2006, 05:45 PM
How can I reverse and dock in first try
Anybody know about a book or something else that shows pictures about different techniques to reverse/dock in different situations.
#2
12-20-2006, 06:02 PM
heh, good question. I used to wonder the same thing. I know that setup is about 95% of the challenge. I hope you get some good feedback.
I should restate above by saying, a good setup can REDUCE 95% of the challenge. I will pipe in later with some suggestions (things I have learned in my brief experience). But I will let the Vets Chime in first. For me, Backing is the Funnest part of the Job. Anybody can drive forward...LOL.
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12-20-2006, 06:22 PM
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http://www.haynes.co.uk/wcsstore/Hay...210spread4.pdf This should help you and any other inexperienced driver.
Good luck and welcome to trucking :wink:
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12-20-2006, 07:12 PM
Originally Posted by wot i life
http://www.haynes.co.uk/wcsstore/HaynesPublishing/images/PDFs/H4210spread4.pdf This should help you and any other inexperienced driver.
Good luck and welcome to trucking :wink:
#5
12-20-2006, 08:11 PM
i don't really think that reading a book will help very much. most of it comes from experience. hell i have been driving now for 6 years and i still have ti pull up on some docks. hell there's some docks i have a hell of a time getting into and when i sit back and watch other people back in there zip in there no problem. not trying to knock you, hey if reading helps more power to you but i think most will come from experience
#6
12-20-2006, 09:59 PM
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.
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12-20-2006, 10:02 PM
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When backing the only thing that really matters is that when you are done you do not have to spend the next 3 hours filling out accident reports.
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12-20-2006, 11:35 PM
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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.
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