American Truck Simulator - How to back up a Trailer

[@RidingWithDave]

It may only be a game but that construction worker standing there watching me back would make me nervous.

[@RidingWithDave]

@@B3n85_ Fucking mind blown.

[@ThunderingDiesel]

@@B3n85_ lol

[@Astrothunder_]

@@B3n85_ that’s amazing lol

[@nicofromtheweb4891]

I can't believe i'm seriously watching this. And i can't believe i really like this game.

[@toolondaboards]

Same here! I just got the game a few days ago and I'm hooked.

[@okie1630]

true true

[@luwkrabbit]

I just got it for $5 on Steam and I think it's great. It's kind of strangely relaxing. I'm still working on trying to get some podcasts streaming in so I can listen as I haul. I am having trouble with the reversing though, which I'm finding pretty frustrating.

[@Zander_Hale]

@@luwkrabbit it can be frustrating just take your time while backing and pay attention to all angles of your truck and trailer

[@kushielrm]

This is fantastic video to help those of us that have little to no experience but are truckers living vicariously through SCS games,. Sincere thanks for your time and effort.

[@thefirstcrew4194]

+Nelson Mitchell No problem. Thank you for the kind words.

[@bakercel2014]

Hands down, one of the best maneuvering videos I've ever seen. Excellent job TFC!!!

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Thanks!

[@ProTechEpoxyFloors]

Thanks for the video. My first takeaway is I have to concentrate more on where I want the trailer to go and less on where my car is. Just got a trailer YESTERDAY. So this is a big help. Off to the mall to practice.

[@BenjaminSchiltzVlogs]

It's videos like this that I finally learned how to position the trailer. I was having a hard time so I would just click on the easier options mostly just a straight in parking job. I also compared this video to some other actual backing up videos done by offline truckers and it's pretty much the same. I could never figure out how to back up into that tight space where you were backing up into in this video so thanks for the help on that. Those are some crazy jack knifes and probably close to crashing the back corner of the cab into the trailer lol.

[@SergeantExtreme]

@Benjamin Schiltz Vlogs Not me. I decided right from the get go that I would learn to park a truck properly. It took me nearly 45 minutes to complete the tutorial, and 40 of those minutes was me spent trying to park my trailer. I did, however, learn a lot about backing the truck and about how turning affects the trailer. I kept taking the hardest parking offered by the game. And eventually, I learned how to park a truck this well simply from trial and error.

[@johnrambo5619]

this video, and the simulator actually helped my get my cdl, especially since I had the tractor I was actually using downloaded... thank you

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Great to hear it! Congrats!

[@migueldiosdado2140]

xg😎

[@JoeSmoteGaming]

John Rambo same reason I play the game is to help me out for when I can finally drive a truck

[@NorCalDubber]

Amazing explanation, it’s seems so counterintuitive, I kept thinking how much room I need to turn the the truck around and back into spaces.

[@slr379x9]

that type of maneuvering in real life would put lots of strain and wear on a trailers tires, axles, and suspension specifically loaded. But I see it's fun in the game I play ats too

[@thefirstcrew4194]

I totally agree. This is a killer. But this is what it looks like every day on an oilfield location. Granted, it's dirt, and not asphalt. But even on dirt, it's hard on the trailers.

[@MustangDesudiroz]

youre working for a million-dollar corporation, those are their least concern

[@DG-pk3fh]

I can care less as long as I back safely accident free, the company can pay for the matainence.

[@TheFrio937]

I have my CDL permit this video is helpful.

[@ViperPilot16]

Thank you so much, I've always had trouble backing up trailers. No I don't care that this is an old video.

[@okie1630]

This channel is pure gold. 4.57 subs? What a shame, it should be 4.57 mil subs!

[@AGamersWorld1993]

Bro, you’re an ATS god! Thanks for the video.

[@julianram03]

Its is real eye opener , setting up is important. Thank you for sharing game or not it is very helpful to me.😊

[@kirbythompson8032]

Great video and great instruction. This is the best help I've found for dealing with those ATS 90XP parking situations. Thanks for posting.

[@joshuacornell6667]

One of my first out of school and into the real world backings was a dividing cor curtain wall of cinder block where i had to do a lane change type parallel park into the spot with the wall starting on the blind side and ending on the sight side with a trailer already in the next spot over. I have come across some tricky parking jobs that are not covered at all in Training School. A Game like this would have helped greatly, best played on a full size simulator rig, ie three monitors, steering wheel, shifter, three pedals and some feedback sensors.

[@eranjones5994]

Joshua Cornell yea my crengland trainer was a 8 months grad that couldn't show me how to do a 45/45. The big carriers just what a body behind the wheel. Everything is insured but your ass and your CDL!

[@saraestrada8786]

Thank you! This is fun to watch and not only that i learned a lot. Keep on keeping on!

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

Nice, nice video....thanks for helping so many people...cheers.

[@ZteveW]

EXCELLENT learning tool!

[@TheCrownedSun]

You haven't made a video in a while, but I just wanted to let you know that I found this and your other videos and it improved my ability to back up trucks in ATS considerably. So, you know, the videos are still very much doing the work. Thank you!

[@benjaminbenavidesiglesias52]

nice tips, sir. have a good one form spain

[@GALLEN-vf7uy]

Where do drivers go to learn these skills ? The ones coming out of truck driving academies don't usually have this much skill !!!! Heck of a video by the way

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Thank you. These maneuvers are what you see every day on oilfield locations. They are small, and cramped, so trucks have to drive like this. Also, this is a video game. Just saying this, so you don't hook up to something heavy on pavement, and tear up your trailer.

[@shaneb1313]

10GALLEN81 of course they don't! Truck driving academies are just, "step 1, step 2, & Step 3" institutes! They just have to "by law", teach you what they have to, "by law", to get you to pass the fucking test, administered by some old, retired dude that took the job to make a few extra bucks and, give him a reason to get away from his nagging, twat of a wife that he's had for 40 years and wanted to get rid of but, is too afraid he won't find anything better so, he stays!' Oh, Did I get off subject again? Anyway, you get the picture. These academies are all about the $$$$$! Get em in, get their money, get them out, hope they don't kill someone!

[@ShatteredCiv]

A little easier doing this in 3rd rather than 1st person. Even experienced drivers backing-up in RL aren't 100% in all situations all the time. I wish I had an ability to see 3rd person at 360 degrees when backing my trucks in RL. The academies teach the basics, the skill comes with experience.

[@kevinspires9561]

It's all about experience honestly. You can't just have someone show you or tell you, you have to do it constantly. That's how I learned by playing ATS

[@frankbo25]

CDL schools are mostly just to get you ready for the CDL test. Its like grade school. Your trainer afterwards hopefully will teach you real world techniques. You get better with experience especially getting on your own

[@fightmilk8613]

Thanks for the video bro! Much appreciated.

[@ajmodding]

It helped alt and it was well explained how it works when backing a trailer in tight spots.

[@thefirstcrew4194]

+Albert “Chief86” Sanchez Glad to hear it.

[@skahatoad]

clearly the best part of American Trucker is when you get to the site. That is why the 2014 game Trucks and Trailers is awesome. It all about parking not spending 20 minutes on the highway to get to the fun part. I wish there was a new version of Trucks and Trailers especially with American Trucks, not the scania cab overs.

[@kritsadventures]

This was tremendously helpful.

[@randomchannel1475]

I can back trailers with my mirrors. The mirrors installed on the truck. Not the mirrors you use by pressing F2. My only practice was external camera.

[@danielkennedy1524]

Excellent video and instruction! thanks!

[@AbleAnderson]

Do you have a tutorial for those super long, multi section trailers where they all pivot/rotate freely? Backing those up seems impossible

[@BruceLee-to6mw]

Yeah,I played this game since the year 2007,now i still play it.and i will be a truck driver soon!LOL

[@CBCapt]

You sure make it look easy.

[@DanielCardenas23]

so much knowledge I have learned. thanks

[@somehandleidk]

can confirm guide works - used with th8a, csr elite pedals, and dfgt wheel.

[@thefirstcrew4194]

+Is this really that long of a name? I really don't think it is. Go away, please. You're not cool. Thank you for the feedback. Glad you liked it. I'm uploading part 2 right now.

[@e46source]

At 17:12 the trailer has just burst thru your sleeper cabin.....I know I know it's just a game lol. Good video

[@rollymaster16]

Video on backing doubles?

[@adamekpl1425]

Hi! How to back up a double Trailer

[@renelioeanjie1485]

Do you suggest invedting in the sim and a steering wheel to practice my backing. Hence to be better equipped for real world

[@davidliles87]

Thanks very good video well done A+

[@65inchtrucker14]

really cool, appreciate this video.

[@bradsyoutube]

Great job, thanks!

[@SergeantExtreme]

Let's see you back an articulate trailer!

[@EnnTomi1]

my job require driving a trailer (only like 6m long for utes) and never got time to practice during work. so here i am, getting a game that involves reversing and watching a tutorial ,

[@WhiteNacho]

Right to pivot left to follow.

[@ronindez1]

THANKS... IT WAS HELPFUL - A LOT...

[@friedchicken1]

i was trying to figure out if when you look to your extreme left in cockpit view the head moves out of the window as it does in euro truck sim TY

[@tropicana-fd3vq]

Honestly a could not do it when i first bought the game but with this tutorial i probably could

[@pmurray8065]

I have been a driver since 1987. This video on backing is not the most efficient method and is not the method taught in Truck Driving School. The most effective and efficient method of setting up to change lanes backing is to simply pull forward straight until the trailer rears are past the end of the lane and you can see the target in your passenger mirror. The 1-1/2 turns of the wheel to left, back until you see the right front corner of the trailer, then turn the wheel right sharply until you come back around and you see the driver side trailer tandems about to enter the opposite lane. At that point you steer right until the rear guides easily into the lane between the lines and back straight by coming around with the tractor until straight. Perfect park. Parallel parking is done similarly.

[@desjardins910]

Philip Murray i agree i have been driving for a long time now and this vid is ok but not good if it was me i would come in and turn left then do my backing up and some spots i deliver to i have to back up all the way down the side of the building and into the back to get to the loading dock and there is always trailers there so its not easy and if you do a cdl test and you take to long to figure it out you dont pass

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Guys, this is a game, and this video is to show gamers - not truck drivers - how maneuverable trucks are, so they don't give up. Now the things depicted in these videos, while not easy on equipment, are the types of maneuvers you'll see 24/7 on oilfield locations. But I wouldn't recommend them on pavement unless you were in a jam.

[@JoeSmoteGaming]

The First Crew agreed I think the only ones who would dislike the video is professional drivers. I loved the video as I play the game and have a HARD HARD time backing

[@tucktech72]

where u get the game

[@JoeSmoteGaming]

Chuck Winters Steam website it's on sale now 9.99

[@sneakytineras638]

thx a lot u disserve way more subs

[@fumemanv]

Thanks for the tutorial...

[@richardswartz3541]

Fast response i told my buddies about your simulator. Yep, graduate Friday and I am looking for a driving job. Any thoughts?

[@geminis4ever1]

They should have had more alley dock parking in this game, parking next to other trailers would have been fantastic

[@richardswartz3541]

Great video as a student this helped, you might want to emphasize the LITTLE turns.

[@thefirstcrew4194]

+Richard Swartz Yessir, I should have. I noticed a lot of things I should have touched on, after it was uploaded. Funny thing is, I watched it in the editor many times too, and never noticed it. It is a very good point, though. The bigger steering inputs basically get you in the ballpark, but the little ones are the difference between parking a trailer, or having to pull up and try it again. Are you in the middle of getting your CDL?

[@ArcticCatsRock]

These maneuvers may work in game... But definitely not recommended in real life, you will end up with a lot of damage

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Yeah, hard on axles and tires. But this is how it's done on tight oilfield locations, 24/7/365. Destroy equipment for the almighty dollar.

[@lunasphinx]

I was a hostler b4 going otr. & set-up & maximizing space was always needed. Newbies should do this game 4 a mth b4 hitting the road.

[@ArcticCatsRock]

I am also a truck driver, I haul 80,000lbs worth of limestone. On a trailer like my 4 axles, you'd be ripping tires like crazy if you had a full load and tried to do this

[@lunasphinx]

My thing is 80,000 or 8 pounds people don't have a clue bout backing. This would help.

[@ArcticCatsRock]

Yeah the game is a good way of learning

[@lipige]

A night before My road test LOL 😂, hope this works

[@thefirstcrew4194]

LOL, how did it go?

[@brownbagz]

Mine too!

[@alansmilealot]

@@brownbagz how did it go for both of you????

[@daveyork0]

Can you simulate B-double configuration (truck + 2 trailers) on this?

[@SergeantExtreme]

@daveyork0 Sadly no. Don't get me wrong. They do have articulate (double) trailers, but they're connected by a dolly. They aren't B-doubles. However, if you can handle the damn near impossible dolly doubles, then B-doubles will be a breeze.

[@bradsyoutube]

What does it mean to "get under the trailer"? I've heard this said in a lot of training videos for backing up trailers but not entirely sure I know what it means, thanks

[@Chipwhitley274]

It's explained in the text in the video.

[@whopperlover1772]

Gosh you're so good!

[@TheGochama]

I've got a good damn question I can't find a video anywhere on. What is the difference in drive wheels. 2x8, 2x6 etc. And location of wheels on the trailer. Middle rear. Separated etc. Purpose of each and how and when to use

[@Djordymans]

I know its been 10 months but Extra wheels means you can support more weight. And the space between wheels also is a factor in how much it can support

[@Mephilis78]

I've noticed that the destination marker almost every time puts you in a bad spot in relation to the actual parking spot lol and that little dinky red map marker doesn't help.

[@karondibolden1242]

do a video parking in truck stops, as well as tight truck stops

[@sb454ss]

@The first crew do you have your cdl and have any advice on shifting an 18speed eaton

[@thefirstcrew4194]

If you're talking about a "5 and 4", where you don't use low gears for compound gears, (have two shifters), then I can't give any good advice. I hook my left arm through the steering wheel to shift the four speed, while using my right arm to shift the five speed. It's a pain, and I was never good at it. If it doesn't have two or more shifters, it's a matter of getting used to it, and starting in a higher gear/skipping gears as long as you're light enough.

[@28grace4us]

Wow, it looks pretty much real, I just need a steering wheel for my computer, I need my cdl, I fail my test for not having much practice

[@Darkdemonoflite]

yep! Don't worry you got this!

[@DrummerKenz]

Please do not use this game for CDL practice. If you failed your CDL test, perhaps you should consider going to driver school. You will learn all you need to know there. Good luck!

[@guillermoluna4315]

Mando Ortega

[@jamesparker3830]

What good is a simulator if you don't have a cab view and can't see both the driver and passenger side mirrors?

[@thefirstcrew4194]

You can in first person. But what good would that be from a teaching standpoint? I play in first person, and teach in third person, so people can see what's going on.

[@Greystone76]

Dang wish you could do that with flat bed trailers; with fixed axels lol.

[@StephSteadele]

great teacher

[@thefirstcrew4194]

+Steph Ste.adele Thank you!

[@lamontscales2645]

Guys what is the best truck simulator on android for learning backing a tractor trailer I.e. offset, straight back, 90 degree?

[@zulfi701]

great video

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Thanks!

[@jgpix1]

Hey man I'm not criticizing or anything but it looks to me like the tail of your trailer hit the concrete wall at about the 10:55 mark in the video. When you spun around. I could be wrong though

[@headlesschicken7580]

I have trouble backing up doubles

[@Mephilis78]

I'm actually starting to get the hang of it...

[@hartselltv2191]

At 5:11 he said Peterbilt donated the truck but that’s a Kenworth T680

[@major0888]

You blew the damn refinery up hitting the truck lol

[@joshuabroussard8838]

Just starting to play American truck simulator after playing euro truck for quite some time. The parking seems way harder in this game

[@davidrichter3696]

It IS way harder, because the tractors are bigger and have a longer wheelbase. Backing it ETS2 is cupcakes compared to ATS

[@lucious455]

Where do you find this software?

[@thefirstcrew4194]

You can find it on Steam.

[@davidnoel5439]

Bruther thank you

[@leonmaster5182]

That logic is completely wrong it's called offset . Don't follow those manuvers

[@Midnitexowboy]

ANY EXCUSES TO PLAY WITH GRANDSONS VIDEO GAMES

[@Ray-tg7fg]

What game is this?

[@carloscervantes836]

We just going to ignore that concrete your trailer clipped, ok cool XD

[@michaelmcdonald5952]

is this simulator on the google playstore,and if so, whats the correct name

[@davidrichter3696]

Pretty sure it's not on the Google Play store, but it is available through Steam. The correct name is American Truck Simulator and it's by Czech independent developer SCS. If you like driving, you'll love this game. Give it a whirl!

[@smellincoffee]

It's on Steam -- PC game.

[@xboxwhiz_yt7415]

cooool

[@Johnnyboy96]

What game is that i wanna get it

[@madaraspeaks4082]

nice

[@osamahanif7239]

Awsome

[@geminis4ever1]

Yeah but it's harder when your trying to back the trailer sitting n the driver seat, I try to play realistically using my mirrors and such and it's a lot harder when you don't switch to different camera positions, I'm going to truck driving school and trying to learn how to back using only the driver seat point of you lol I bet even doing that on this game would be hard for you also lol

[@gth882]

Where can i buy this?

[@alansmilealot]

Steam games

[@bigblock53]

i bought this game on steam and it wont let me do anything and i cant get ahold of nobody there

[@uponsunnah6986]

i'm gonna become a pro at this game before i apply for truck driver license lol

[@daveyork0]

you're good

[@thefirstcrew4194]

Thank you.

[@daveyork0]

The First Crew I'm wanting to learn backing a second trailer, ie. b-double. How would you suggest?

[@thefirstcrew4194]

That's hard, because you've got three points of pivot, instead of one. And since there's quite a bit of play in one of the connections, you have to be real quick on corrections. I'll admit, it's out of the scope of my skills. There are people that do it, but they are damn good at what they do.

[@desjardins910]

just remember bud when backing up a with a double trailer also called the pup remember that back one will move the same as the truck will its hard but slow movements on the wheel and you will be good i have been driving truck for many years and now own my truck and have been doing doubles for a long time

[@daveyork0]

The pup will move the same as the truck. I'm meditating on that. And respect to you.

[@malik3172]

Where do I find this simulation game at? Anybody know?

[@DaRedBaron2001]

You can get it on steam

[@Darkdemonoflite]

I got mine on steam for 19.99

[@rkeghost4070]

try doin that with the 389 with a extended frame and a 53'. And a 90% I know a way that works 99% of the time with little pull ups

[@okie1630]

'Plus I got a "Magic marker"' loool

[@rosemaryviolette710]

can this game help me get my cdl

[@lipige]

That wouldn't work on the real road test , cuz most driving center wouldn't give you that much space to do the pull up.

[@Lurod_]

Yeah um do it with 53 foot on a 90xp lot from the cabin, shits hard as fuck

[@yellomane]

Whats the name of this sim

[@joshuacornell6667]

The Title.

[@polishpat95]

in third person mode? That's pretty much cheating. Try in first person only my friend. Use 3rd person only to simulate getting out of the truck to check your surroundings (no moving the truck). Then back to first person and back up. I do it in first person with mirrors only. Well i also am a truck driver in real life, but it's still 100% better for practice. Unless you dont want to simulate and are only in it for the arcade. That would be different.

[@leoramirez4490]

is this game for ps4?

[@thefirstcrew4194]

+Leo Ramirez No, it is a PC game.

[@zhentrixcalipso2738]

This game is just like ets2 with mods

[@thefirstcrew4194]

That's nice. Did you come to that conclusion all by yourself?

[@zhentrixcalipso2738]

+The First Crew Yea, still no road trains, no double b, no self steering trailers, no hands on the steering wheel, no towing, no heavy hauling.. etc. Its just a modified Ets2. Heck, they didnt even change the main menu..

[@thefirstcrew4194]

It is built on the same engine, thus no double B, stingers, etc. As far as the menus go...they weren't broke. Why change them?

[@jimmywells33]

Trailer killer! Glad it's not real.