Backing a trailer in place in a tight, wet yard. In one shot, no pull ups.
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@herbertanderson23194 жыл бұрын
I did 1 year OTR, and now I am a yard driver. I love it!!
@richoliver13562 жыл бұрын
Being a yard man really gives you great experience sure a day cab or more so sleeper truck takes more practice but it gives u the fundamentals to be your best 👍
@pheenix426 жыл бұрын
As a soon-to-be yard jockey, this is how good I want to be at my job.
@kestermyronsoldmcmanager12736 жыл бұрын
Alonzo Branson this isnt that good. Hes very slow. And he turned to wide. He could have avoided being that close with proper technique
@Katmandu25 жыл бұрын
@@kestermyronsoldmcmanager1273 So what is the proper procedure Chuck ? More details the better.
@reds47495 жыл бұрын
GL........
@mikecrook84345 жыл бұрын
Practice makes improvement. To avoid unintentionally dropping a trailer or container, ALWAYS make sure your fifth-wheel locks into place around the kingpin of the unit you're about to pull before driving off. If in doubt, simply give the unit you're connected to a little pull before releasing the trailer brakes. The yard driver in the video backed up in a timely manner and didn't hit either of the two units on either side. He did just fine. No employer would ever fire him based on the skill and good judgment he's demonstrating in this video footage. As you become more proficient, you'll naturally get faster. Don't rush the learning curve.
@begley093 жыл бұрын
So did you end up doing well as a yard jockey?
@AceofDlamonds6 жыл бұрын
This is exactly how I dealt with a similarly crowded lot in the yard. 53s on either side and limited space; pulling far forward more than usual is the tactic ;)
@ryanpatton95312 жыл бұрын
This is what most ups yards look like. Very tight and compact. Definitely makes you a good driver in the yard at least
@ricksifuentes54692 жыл бұрын
UPS SHIFTER FOR TEMPE BLD THEN PHX HUB. GREAT JOB GREAT PAY. JUST NEED A.C. IN THE SHIFTERS.
@mandynixon22583 жыл бұрын
easy with tiny tractor unit, try it with peterbuilt
@PureTexan3 жыл бұрын
I agree with your statement, but I will say this.....I was a hostler driver for the railroad in Hutchins, TX for two years, and I was averaging about 75-80 containers every shift. Of course, the hostler trucks are easy to drive and are very maneuverable, especially with a suicide knob, but backin up trailers is everybodies kryptonite til they get it down. It doesn’t matter what truck your drivin, learnin how to back up trailers is a pain in the butt for nearly everybody, and it’s even more frustrating when you try to teach somebody how to back up a trailer. I’ve trained many drivers for the pacific railroad, includin my brother, and it gets nerve wreckin haha. The amount of trailers even the most experienced OTR or Local drivers do in two weeks, I did in just 2-3 hours. Yes, I had a hostler truck which makes it way easier, but there ain’t nobody in the world that has perfected the proper techniques and has mastered the concept of haulin and backin up trailers like a hostler driver. 12 hour shifts, constantly on the run, hustlin your butt off to keep up with the crews and cranes, dodgin and weavin in and out of all the other hostler drivers plus otr drivers on the yard, haulin and backin is like a sixth sense haha! I’ll be honest, you put me in a big rig, I’d be lost haha. Can’t drive standard, and of course I’d have to learn to get the feel of it, but once I’ve mastered the truck.........shoot!!
@funnyguy98733 жыл бұрын
What’s a petrrbuilt
@mandynixon22583 жыл бұрын
@@funnyguy9873 massive tractor unit thats nearly as long as the trailer
@funnyguy98733 жыл бұрын
@@mandynixon2258 ok imma search it Up
@phantomf413 жыл бұрын
@@PureTexan whats a suicide knob?
@carloschavez53682 жыл бұрын
Those are 6.7 Cummins powered yard dogs , awesome little powerful truck. Short wheel base for maneuvering in tight lots.
@fungames96822 жыл бұрын
Loved the job when i did it for three years . Putting 50 trls in a yard designed for thirty. It has made me a better truck driver because i dont spend all day getting into tight spots.
@Halopa602 жыл бұрын
" Putting 50 trailers in a yard designed for thirty" Wow! Good for you but you ain't doing fellow truckers any favor.
@paradiseroad64055 жыл бұрын
...you get good at backing with that job...I did it 40 years ago...the tractors haven't changed much...
@cheche57405 жыл бұрын
I tell newer drivers to try spotting. Your backing will improve drastically!
@gigpro49693 жыл бұрын
i also did it back in the day for a living, and i became a pro at backing.
@TwanVRr39O7 жыл бұрын
great job to learn how to park your trailer. when he starts over road he'll be a legend at it.
@redbeardedt34375 жыл бұрын
Most yard drivers, including myself, are in the job to get off the road, the pay is better, I only work 9 hours a day, I have the weekends off. OTR can suck it, lol.
@thelazycoucherslifetalks35553 жыл бұрын
RedBearded T nice
@pureskillz152 жыл бұрын
Same did otr for a little while switched to yard jockey atleast I'm home every night in my own bed.
@davidestrada73372 жыл бұрын
@@pureskillz15 i know this is old but you guys are all looking at the wrong places lol i got my cdl a local in chicago intermodal work and pull in 300-500 a day for now as a company driver. theres alot of money to be made out there just gotta find a good company. and i never started OTR
@xgtmg2 жыл бұрын
I use to cover for the yard dog when he was out. This yard was tight. Not enough space for a road tractor unless they were very good and determined. I would have the drop and hook drivers drop their trailer while I went and fetched their load. The regular yard dog would bitch at me for spoiling the road drivers. I got lots of extra cash from the drivers that knew how tight the yard was and were grateful for my service. Now the policy at the yard is to drop and have the yard dog get your load. Damage to trucks and trailers dropped to near zero.
@Halopa602 жыл бұрын
Yeah, so many companies have yard jockeys park trailers too close without considering regular OTR truckers in 20 foot sleepers who don't spend all day learning to back to perfection with a terminal tractors short wheel base. Some of the yards I've been to I can't find any undamaged empties cuz they pack em to close.
@paulne15142 жыл бұрын
A yard I used to work at had a portion for 8’ wide containers. When other spots ran out, I had no choice but to put 8’6” wide trailers in those spots. I hated to do it because street drivers couldn’t get at the landing gear. The asshole kids I had to work with would put a 20’ all the way back to the rail, so the street driver couldn’t fit to get it.
@dhongorom2 жыл бұрын
I came here only to write that it’s a yard dog, my goodness.....people has already mentioned it in so many comments. So now you guys know, it’s a yard dog, designed especially to park trailer in tight holes. No big deal, or surprise. It will be surprising if you see a yard dog pulling heavily loaded trailer at 70 miles per hour for 9000 miles at 6% up/down hill.
@deronwilliams3387 жыл бұрын
I love these little trucks
@yamx58535 жыл бұрын
Worked at Amazon through Black Friday/Christmas peak. This is more the norm than the exception. In our yard it was tighter than this, and the slots were at 45 degree angles... In the opposite direction.
@mikemike51902 жыл бұрын
The spot he backed into was 2 trailers wide . For the size of the truck i hardly call that a small yard.
@artiedelimitros94437 жыл бұрын
Those hostlers are designed for backing up in tight spaces and have great turning radius's. We out back all the drayman at my work and there always stunned. This guy is good though
@begley093 жыл бұрын
Not all those shunt trucks have great turning radius, some are terrible.
@TowMater6032 жыл бұрын
When i tested for my CDL-A , the Trooper said i would never get it in one shot with no pull ups ...I did it in one shot and the Trooper was like , "You deserve this CDL" This is very easy for me personally. 5 years later , I now bump docks all day long. Easy peasy
@rastagoobers85673 жыл бұрын
Those things have an east west turn radius with the steers and single drive axle combo. You can pretty much fit anywhere a prius can
@RR-qf9re2 жыл бұрын
Those yard tractor are used for a reason…very maneuverable not to say this yard jockey couldn’t do it with another tractor but not with the setup he used here…a regular tractor wouldn’t have cleared the front trailers.
@pinoylinehaul44822 жыл бұрын
NICE 1!! You made it look so easy 👏👏👏
@johnmayberry76692 жыл бұрын
Sharper turning circle with a tug compared to a tractor unit plus you have better vision on your blindside
@royword1764 жыл бұрын
He’s pretty good I’m actually going for my yard tractor cert n about 2 weeks, I definitely gotta get it I have been a longshoreman for 11yrs now it’s time to Cadillac tha rest of my yrs!!😎
@slimthugization4 жыл бұрын
Just got my cert...good luck!
@a-a-ron46792 жыл бұрын
Big deal. We do that everyday. Try backing between two trucks. At night in the rain.
@Jesusprayerwarriorbw5 жыл бұрын
I was a hostler for May Trucking at Campbells soup in Sacramento. Fun job
@alexrobinson22817 ай бұрын
That’s his job ! No time to Fanny about
@NorEEzta2 жыл бұрын
Give your self about 10 feet of space on the passenger side and you're good. Anything bigger than a daycab is gonna be a challenge.
@cake64202 жыл бұрын
He basically is driving the trailor with that yard dog, I do that stuff all the time with day cabs and sleepers.
@daviddavidd98832 жыл бұрын
OMG backing up a blue whale into a packed can of sardines, water no oil! ain't happening because there is a ton of space. You want a prime example of tight parking, here it is. Berth 127 in Los Angeles Harbor KSC terminal. Those who worked there fondly remember the dinosaur MTC UTRs. Hey one more little thing, Blind Side parking in one move was my MO. My boys and me were the BlindSide Utr Krips. H8fl has spoken....
@MrFriday833 жыл бұрын
Yard jockies can out back almost any over the road trucker, in a stretched out Pete or a hustler. Their only job is backing into holes all day long. Yes, the tool they use makes it easier but they could do it just fine in any truck
@edgarayala50712 жыл бұрын
Yup those are facts. I'm a hostlier for US FOODS. I learned how to back up easy with any trailer , I also know how to back up with any truck with 2 axles
@CosgroveNotts7 жыл бұрын
This boy is good. The yard is not that small but he is good.
@chrisreites52155 жыл бұрын
Hes ok let me see him blind side it them will talk I do it daily at Smithfield
@Wonmirriondorra27 күн бұрын
Honestly this isnt that small of a backing area and it looks very well ordered for a dirt lot. Any yard dog worth their salt should get that on the first go.
@reds47495 жыл бұрын
Those single axles turn on a dime........put this guy in a twin with a sleeper and see how he does............
@theoneandonlyboatcaptain75745 жыл бұрын
Red S he’d probably just ya know... back it up like he normally would?What are you trying to prove
@reds47495 жыл бұрын
@@theoneandonlyboatcaptain7574 As a local pedal load driver with a twin-screw tractor and 45 foot 13'6 trailers I have seen for many years road drivers that couldn't back-up even if they had a football field of space to maneuver in......Slide that chassis tandem all the way to the rear and do it......
@mikecrook84345 жыл бұрын
What is the point of your post? By the way, "twin-screw" refers to a boat having two screw propellers. It doesn't refer to trucks. Also, unless you're at the scales and need to shift the weight of the trailer forward or back of the rear axle to be legal, why would you want to slide the tandems all the way to the rear to back up a trailer? Answer: you wouldn't. It's not going to help you back up, especially if you don't have much room. The less space you have to back up the more forward you want your tandems to be. Concerning the backing skills of cross-country drivers, remember that they spend most of their time going forward not backward, which explains why they might get rusty at backing up, that plus poor cab visibility. That's expected. It's no big deal.
@cheche57405 жыл бұрын
Being a spotter will actually help you learn to back better. No matter the tractor you have. All that's different is the pivot point. I out my truck in tight spaces all the time just for the practice! And I've driven em all.
@Khrizcspell4 жыл бұрын
Dude is driving a capacity... Have some respect!
@timbowen15632 жыл бұрын
That's a muddy mess. This is a acquired skill. Gotta practice.
@lifewithoutboundaries43043 жыл бұрын
Professionals take their time.
@juliogonzo27183 жыл бұрын
Yup haste makes waste.
@jean-lucpicard30123 жыл бұрын
When her parents really aren't home and you slide it in
@masonberrier87352 жыл бұрын
Damn I work at fedex and I’m a switcher he did a good job but it was a big hole and he was kinda slow
@dalejr1835 жыл бұрын
I went from great space at a Walmart DC to no space with no lanes painted at my next place thinking WTF then I realized it was built in 40's before there was bigger trucks n trailers probably more room too back then. I had to relearn my setup and no one can get it in in one try its frustrating playing YO-YO trying to get it to fit
@Rockhard14922 жыл бұрын
That's a yard-dog. They're specifically built for the sole purpose of moving and parking trailers in a yard. I mean, it's still cool, but it's not exactly the most impressive thing, since those jockeys are built for sharp turning in tight spaces without the risk of jack-knifing.
@hook24422 жыл бұрын
As a yard jockey for Bush Beans in Tennessee, each driver averages about 50 moves in an 8 hr period. Repetition makes you fast and good! It’s pretty physical. Getting in and out constantly to open/close doors, it was unexpected when I started! Lol! But I still would rather do that than be out as an OTR driver. It’s nice being home every night for a change
@deesplash70872 жыл бұрын
How long do you work daily /weekly ? And do you actually get quality time at home or just basically get to sleep in your bed every night ??
@hook24422 жыл бұрын
@@deesplash7087 it’s a yard jockey job. It’s Monday through Friday with an occasional Saturday if Bush Beans is working on a Saturday. 8 hrs a day. I work 9 to 5 as an overlapping driver. Day driver is 7 to 3. Evening driver is 3 to 11. Overnight driver is 11 to 7. So quality time at home for sure
@AncientPharaoh2 жыл бұрын
This is meant dor places like this. It has a single drive axle and much smaller than a sleeper.
@timpriddy3493 жыл бұрын
You learn the LINE....and you can do anything......40s are easier and 20s can get away from you quickly
@justinterrapin9422 жыл бұрын
Easy with a yard truck. Everyone blowing this up like it’s hard
@richardvenegas745 жыл бұрын
One axle not problem. Little hard on double thought, besides that tandem rear has some tail so back tires will make the cut easy.
@DenseSilkyVenom7 жыл бұрын
wow that looks just like the yard I spot trailers at...except we don't have any Heartland Express trailers
@deirdrereynolds4684 Жыл бұрын
Amazing 🤩
@shaneb13132 жыл бұрын
Ok, and? Am I supposed to be seeing something spectacular here?🤣
@mikedoulette85392 жыл бұрын
That guy is the BOSS!!!
@NoPressure8432 жыл бұрын
More then enough space 😂, where I work it’s wayyyy tighter
@yeyegshsjkrkrheheysteyeheh49733 жыл бұрын
I use these things and I call it the choad 😂
@BowDownBullies2 жыл бұрын
Thats a yard goat. Now do that with the semi trucks we drive not so simple
@roguetuber43773 жыл бұрын
Im starting a job Monday working a very small yard 22.50hr😎
@davidarend8632 Жыл бұрын
Every....all day...piece of cake
@autoandcribtoursspacemintc31232 жыл бұрын
I have about the same room in my yard
@APSAL07 Жыл бұрын
Think there's a empty slot next to him. lol
@osmanosman5092 жыл бұрын
Yard hustler easy maneuverability
@jeremywall72063 жыл бұрын
Lol wow, that's the entire purpose of the job. Golf cart sized 5th wheel that cuts almost zero turn. Tractor with side mirrors and clutch, and that 45 would have to be a 90
@Halopa602 жыл бұрын
Oh come on, give us a break. It's a terminal tractor with a rear window. Try it with a 20' sleeper and see how easy it is. Yard jockeys in small yards like that just make life more difficult for most truckers by parking containers and dry vans too darn close thinking that cuz they can do it so should you but don't often consider that their rigs are shorter plus they got the rear window to look out.
@thett61972 жыл бұрын
That’s a pro !
@spencerclarke22894 ай бұрын
That's just what I do ❤
@orpheus16622 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! Now do it with a sleeper
@HaggisMuncher-69-4202 жыл бұрын
Surprised that a shunter knows how to shunt...
@billhawkings9772 жыл бұрын
that yard isn't that tight i worked in a over capacitated trucking yard we triple stacked 20's double stacked 53's had to learn to do alot of blindsiding . Honestly my most favorite job ever
@williamtatum720811 күн бұрын
I did all my moves one try I always got in trouble for supposedly working to fast they tried to say I didn’t pre-trip which I did it’s just it didn’t take me 10 try’s like everyone else lol 😂
@alhilli1743 жыл бұрын
This tractor is specialised for back up that’s why
@By_Any_Means_Necessary2 жыл бұрын
Lol I have done this in a sleeper truck and he's in a jockey wagon that's like being impressed that a semi truck can pull 80,000 lbs isn't that what it's built for lol
@patrickwright14943 жыл бұрын
Overflow lot in cedar rapids ia
@teddybearmacky79754 жыл бұрын
UPR in Marion, AR. Come see how we park them lol
@fouaddahdah7322 жыл бұрын
really one try in a mule i do in one try in my sleeper cabin volvo 780 65 feets truck
@EtigerHeroturk3 жыл бұрын
pls, try to do it trailer 53' whit 3 axle and truck whith sliper in winter night time
@NAT-turners-Revenge3 жыл бұрын
We got yards here in los angeles far tighter with 53fters... in terrified lol
@jeffshaw45532 жыл бұрын
Please any one can do it with shunting unit stop blowing your own trumpet like it was difficult
@toddmaywood53622 жыл бұрын
Door on rear is closed how do u load freight
@EnigmaMaze2 жыл бұрын
Of fkn course that's all he does,
@isaacpulliam19793 жыл бұрын
With a cab, he would have had to backup it in there 90 degree angle I've seen it done
@danielpercent54343 жыл бұрын
I'm not trying to take his skills away from him or anything, but if he was driving a peterbuilt or freightliner Cascadia- it would be a much longer video.
@andywiggens10692 жыл бұрын
For God's sakes it's a yard truck they are made strictly for backing up those trucks are the easiest trucks in the world to back up. I work for a company that makes driverless electric yard trucks......we do that without a driver in the truck
@reyniegalaw5762 жыл бұрын
have a great day sir,how to apply truck driver? I'm from philippines thank you..
@tonylehr87142 жыл бұрын
It's a yard dog he's using. Nothing special about that. You should be able to back in with one try
@TheMetalmachine4676 жыл бұрын
Got to be careful with those shipping containers there known to be top heavy and flip easy
@saleemirza Жыл бұрын
i do that all the the time 😂
@christiancobian13795 жыл бұрын
That’s a big ass yard tbh
@LUSK667 жыл бұрын
good job...
@johnmayberry76692 жыл бұрын
Simple with a tug
@shermanleung58392 жыл бұрын
This is easy to do with a jockey truck
@johnnybrown59782 жыл бұрын
Really try doing it with a sleep rig then u ok in my book
@almightyem87572 жыл бұрын
It’s my first month and that’s not a hard back especially with that tractor
@numbzinger3502 жыл бұрын
Nice job but isn't he supposed to climb up and down the ladder facing the truck?
@thewildbros10445 жыл бұрын
Ok pretty good. Tandums up tho
@patrickpuma5 жыл бұрын
Lol "small yard"
@nefariouscj97914 жыл бұрын
Thats what I though lol.
@Magicmike573 жыл бұрын
It looks a little packed but he still had all the room in the world
@timothymilhomme52492 жыл бұрын
I guess the person that posted this is easily amused
@jackjoe83832 жыл бұрын
I can do that with my eyes closed try doing it in peak season in a busy Chicago yard...
@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker2 жыл бұрын
It’s not THAT tight and a trailer jockey truck is far easier to drive than a full sized truck.
@ImParzelli2 жыл бұрын
Lets be honest if he couldn't do that after doing it all day he sucks at his job lol
@pelteaf3 жыл бұрын
Lmao a shunter can get into a mouse whole even…what driver? He’s a shunter…
@user-wn8so7kc8e6 ай бұрын
Too much room
@Rajjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj9 жыл бұрын
Amazing skills!
@haroonmalik37463 жыл бұрын
Its not hard one , i have done this job in very limited spaces in front & from blind sides. One learns it when perform as a shunter, there is no other way to learn tight backings.
@thomasbayne85623 жыл бұрын
It's small but not that tight.. Nice job though.
@mikecrook84343 жыл бұрын
He does a good job, but there's a much faster way to back into a spot like that.
@z-reviews37063 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t matter how fast he is, it’s about doing it safely without hitting anything. I’m a yard hostler at XPO Logistics and I still take my time backing up trailers
@mikecrook84343 жыл бұрын
@@z-reviews3706 Don't get your panties in a twist. Faster, as in using a more efficient procedure, not doing so in a careless manner.