parking question
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parking question
When parking at a truckstop at night,do y'all avoid spots where you have to back in?Just wondering how hard backing is in some of these tight spot at night.
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if its late in an area parking spots fill up by 7pm i will try to park on the shoulder of a rest area. when i wake up halfway through my sleep (always happens) I usually can move up a bit and go back to bed. At a truck stop u run the risk of having no parking and end up next to the scales, etc. etc. and be woken up by some retard they cannot get into such n such spot because he cant do what the 100 drivers infront of him did.
#6
Originally Posted by ekaddon
if its late in an area parking spots fill up by 7pm i will try to park on the shoulder of a rest area. when i wake up halfway through my sleep (always happens) I usually can move up a bit and go back to bed. At a truck stop u run the risk of having no parking and end up next to the scales, etc. etc. and be woken up by some retard they cannot get into such n such spot because he cant do what the 100 drivers infront of him did.
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#7
Originally Posted by TK THE TRUCKER
Originally Posted by ekaddon
if its late in an area parking spots fill up by 7pm i will try to park on the shoulder of a rest area. when i wake up halfway through my sleep (always happens) I usually can move up a bit and go back to bed. At a truck stop u run the risk of having no parking and end up next to the scales, etc. etc. and be woken up by some retard they cannot get into such n such spot because he cant do what the 100 drivers infront of him did.
#8
Re: parking question
Originally Posted by scania
When parking at a truckstop at night,do y'all avoid spots where you have to back in?Just wondering how hard backing is in some of these tight spot at night.
IF there is enough room, you just have to set up correctly, and GOAL if necessary! I will say this..... if you are at the end of your drive time..... your perception will be "off." It is a fact that a tired driver cannot back worth chit!! As a team driver just looking for a hour's break, I have tried 3 or 4 slots and gave up! Then, I went back onto the road and was refreshed "simply" from the exercise of my mind! But, if you MUST park for the night, I suggest you stop at the fuel island FIRST, and go inside to "refresh" yourself..... THEN try to find a hole to put it in! Late at night, the spots that are open are most likely the "hard ones." But, common sense dictates that they were "laid out" as possible! The question is.... can YOU do it?? First..... make sure that the trucks on either side are WITHIN their "lines." Sometimes they are not! But, if the "lines" are clear.... the only question is whether or not YOU can do what others chose NOT to do! This is often what separates the MEN from the BOYS! Do it.... or don't! Drive around again, looking for a BETTER option. If you don't find one, then come back to that one with the BEST setup you can make.... and ALL your attention on doing it right! Don't count on having LOTS of 'pullups', the trucks in front of you will negate that option. You need to set it up right the FIRST time. Can you do it? Driving a truck is pretty easy! Parking one is where you find out if you have SKILL! There's no shame in passing up a tough hole! Many other drivers have done it BEFORE you! ..... but there is no PEACE like you get when you have "mastered" the tough hole! Choose your poison, driver! :lol:
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Re: parking question
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Originally Posted by scania
When parking at a truckstop at night,do y'all avoid spots where you have to back in?Just wondering how hard backing is in some of these tight spot at night.
IF there is enough room, you just have to set up correctly, and GOAL if necessary! I will say this..... if you are at the end of your drive time..... your perception will be "off." It is a fact that a tired driver cannot back worth chit!! As a team driver just looking for a hour's break, I have tried 3 or 4 slots and gave up! Then, I went back onto the road and was refreshed "simply" from the exercise of my mind! But, if you MUST park for the night, I suggest you stop at the fuel island FIRST, and go inside to "refresh" yourself..... THEN try to find a hole to put it in! Late at night, the spots that are open are most likely the "hard ones." But, common sense dictates that they were "laid out" as possible! The question is.... can YOU do it?? First..... make sure that the trucks on either side are WITHIN their "lines." Sometimes they are not! But, if the "lines" are clear.... the only question is whether or not YOU can do what others chose NOT to do! This is often what separates the MEN from the BOYS! Do it.... or don't! Drive around again, looking for a BETTER option. If you don't find one, then come back to that one with the BEST setup you can make.... and ALL your attention on doing it right! Don't count on having LOTS of 'pullups', the trucks in front of you will negate that option. You need to set it up right the FIRST time. Can you do it? Driving a truck is pretty easy! Parking one is where you find out if you have SKILL! There's no shame in passing up a tough hole! Many other drivers have done it BEFORE you! ..... but there is no PEACE like you get when you have "mastered" the tough hole! Choose your poison, driver! :lol:
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Truckstops - Backing
"Do y'all avoid spots where you have to back in?" No, and you might want to get your blind side backing skills in order too. Saved my bacon more than once, particularly at the Pilot in Laredo. BOL
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