Extra Hard Back because Axles were to the rear of trailer.

[@iamthecheese2737]

Here's the thing, I've driven for 20 years. I'd consider myself proficient at backing into tight spots. But even as good as I might be, here's some advice. You think the company cares if you hit the tightest spot and give you a pat on the back of couple extra bucks in your check? Nope. But you attempt it and hit another truck, you're gonna hear from them then. Your driving record isn't going to reflect all the excellent maneuvers you pulled off, but it'll sure note all the accidents that are reported. My point, if you aren't comfortable, then don't. You've got nothing to gain and everything to lose.

[@yaishmatheen4274]

fanum fax

[@Yoisthatabe]

good advice

[@jakubpodsiadlikowski1897]

​@@yaishmatheen4274skibidi gyat Ohio rizz

[@yes3858]

What do you do if it's the only spot?

[@Yoisthatabe]

@@yes3858 godspeed son

[@myria2834]

I'd either move on to a different stop, or slide my tandems. Never in a billion years would I willingly subject myself to that level of torture

[@terrydavis6132]

@LoveThemDames if the tandems were slid to the front the back of trailer would have clipped the cab of truck on right.

[@ChaotiX1]

@@terrydavis6132 only if you do it exactly how this guy did it. if you swing hard right and line up with the cabs on the other side first, THEN pull up straight, its much easier.

[@fighterjetgeekaviationimag2146]

Slide tandems as far forward as they will go, slide your fifth wheel as far forward as it will go and get a ground guide. If no ground guide is available, be ready to get out and check after every foot of travel. Be mindful of your wind fairing! After 14 years of driving.. I changed careers because of crap like this. I can't believe they made a game about it! Road rage comes from stuff like this!

[@flowmastaflam]

Sometimes you legitimately do it for a challenge. I've had guys tell me they can't do it. I hop in and just want to try. I've yet to have to give up. These angles are built with it being possible.

[@sharrelson3344]

Exactly

[@mightyfloppers7527]

Mad respect for the truckers, this much stress, and always in a hurry. Thank you all for what you do, your craft is severely under appreciated.

[@frakis2771]

Fortunately, most truck stops are nowhere near this bad. Though, unfortunately, some are even worse, because not all trucks back in far enough, so some spots may be actually impossible to back into.

[@frakis2771]

@sasacc322 Agreed. That's why, even if you're skilled enough, I'd still opt out and go somewhere else.

[@liberalsaredegeneratebetasoyl]

Tell you drive in the left passing lane. Then ur a clown

[@friendhaus1858]

he's playing a flash game.

[@CapableCaptain-ahoy]

Do truckers actually have to deal with spots this tight?

[@DeeEditor1]

Crazy skills. Now imagine doing this in real life at night without the birds eye view. Hats off to all the truckers in the comments, you guys are severely underappreciated.

[@Israel_alive_forever]

There’s nothing to appreciate truck drivers for, they just do their jobs, otherwise they can’t make a living any other way (unfortunately). It’s like to appreciate Walmart workers or any other people who just do their job properly. I mean the needed skill is a must for any field. And usually people don’t appreciate the title but the person. The main thing is to be a good person with people. No matter what they do or what you do for a living. I don’t appreciate truckers but those good people who I know and some of them are truckers.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

@@Israel_alive_forever Do you appreciate what Israel does nowadays?

[@jareddiscipio1768]

@@Israel_alive_foreverno trucks no America as we know it 😢😂

[@bodhitree33]

And it's raining.

[@robertedmond6596]

​@@Israel_alive_foreverRemember that next time you go and get groceries at your local store.

[@Koroar]

I still get nervous parking in a car sometimes, so much respect to all truck drivers, you are amazing!

[@bigbaderek1978]

IMO its easier to parka truck than a car..Hauling mirrors are pretty OP IRL

[@darmichar73]

Now do this in a truckstop at midnight in the rain using your mirrors with 6 trucks waiting on you to get the F out of their way and I'll be truly impressed.

[@mycardbrokedown5699]

I have seen it done, much quicker than this guy here... i was one of the guys waiting and was so impressed i almost went to shake his hands and bow... but it was pouring rain so i just lit up the cab and raised my invisible hat! Some truckers have mad skills i believe it was a tukish truck! Mad respect!

[@lucarroba]

Youre so tough 😤😤☝️☝️

[@AccountInactive]

Been there, done that AND slid tandems mid turn just to get out of the hole.

[@caring-assoul_]

You go first

[@darmichar73]

@@caring-assoul_ Drove over the road for 13 years. I have a time or two. Your turn.

[@doghouse416]

It's 1 a.m., this is your third truck stop you've driven through to find a spot, you've driven 650 miles today......in the rain, and it's still raining. Ready set GO!!

[@MoCatsandStuff]

Are truckers allowed on the side of the road if stops are full? I sometimes see trucks on the side of road when driving

[@autoimmunedefficiencysyndrome]

I hope so for their sake ​@@MoCatsandStuff

[@dfaro8453]

@@MoCatsandStuffif you run out of time, and not near a truck stop. Then you would not want to risk it to be driving with no time. It’s recommended to pull over, and safely park on the side of the road. Sadly, DOT officers will bother you and might give you a ticket. I rather get that ticket then a ticket for driving without time.

[@jamaicankid6733]

@@dfaro8453u can get ticket for driving without time?

[@Mojo32]

​@@dfaro8453They sound like scam pirates.

[@nevalyashka_]

And we should also keep in mind that truckers don't have a view from the above, but they still perfectly fit in places like this. Pure professionals, mad respect to them

[@agatekeeper]

Lots of drivers purposely park not centered but close to the right line. Attempting to create more space when it's time to pull out at O'dark 30. That make getting into those spaces impossible. Pass any truck stop at night ,you'll see empty parking spaces, but trucks lined up on nearby ramps .Sometimes you just gotta wake up your neighbor and ask them to move, which they usually do after initially losing their cool . It's a good night when you can park in an end spot so you can pull straight out.

[@theLGf]

I never seen truck parking as cramped like in this game.

[@Birdy890]

I once witnessed a driver jackknife his way into a customer's driveway. He did it by pointing his nose at an acute angle to his trailer then simply going back and forth while turning the wheel back and forth. Still one of the coolest maneuvers I've seen first hand. That guy is a legend because he didn't even need me to get out and spot him or anything; he just did it like he did it every day.

[@oneoranota]

I guess if you actually do it everyday, you get good at it pretty quickly.

[@peteswanson-j4i]

he did do it every day.😄

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Now once you have parked, you can't sleep because you are petrified of the guy next to your truck ripping your hood off, 😂. Excellent vid.

[@billy3076]

Yep. That's way you back A little farther back .

[@MrMopar413]

Got that right, ask me how I know, happened to me 2 times🤪🤪🤪

[@dannyc1657]

Or you are just too stressed over the thought of having to get out of the spot in the morning!!😂😂😂

[@MyWatchIsEnded]

@@dannyc1657 and then when you wake up they would be nobody around you and it would feel like heaven

[@randgrithr7387]

At tight spots like this you should always take the extra minute to slide tandems and bump the curb. If everyone did that, maybe the truckstop wouldn't be so tight.

[@Default_089]

I don't know why this was recommended, but I enjoyed every minute of it.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Neither did I and I got recommended this.. mad skills for the OP however this shit and more is why I stay B Class and stick with my motorcoaches at best

[@perky42069]

I was taught to back up till it sounds expensive, then go a foot more 😂

[@MyTruckingSkills]

This made me laugh😂😂😂

[@Berserkerman42069]

LMFAO😭

[@DustyakaDD]

🤣🤣

[@kevincameron8437]

Same!!

[@hitituprohb]

Swift? You there?

[@henrykuppens9097]

I'm a retired truck driver and did a lot of maneuvering with trailers. Never realized that this is much easier to learn in a simulation. You have a direct overview that you can translate into what you see in your mirrors. And always used mirrors solely, only looked outside for some oversight.

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

I saw the most insane thing on the Hana Highway once. It was a DOUBLE trailer Semi hauling ass around 40 miles per hour up that road. Anyone who has ever driven it (over 600 hairpin turns, narrow bridges, sheer cliff drops) know how utterly insane and impressive such a feat is.

[@subjekt5577]

Hana highway scares me in an suv i cant imagine it in a semi

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

@@subjekt5577 I have no idea how the guy did it. There are so many places where only 1 car can fit on the road at a time, blind turns leading to collisions, stops on narrow bridges. Fastest I could go in a toyota was only 35 and even then i had to slow down to 30 on pretty much every turn

[@memethief4113]

⁠@@drygordspellweaver8761the only thing to give that much confidence in a double semi has to be weed, lmao

[@jeffmassey4860]

Watching this simulation just raised my MAD RESPECT for All Good Truckers!

[@maximus-6788]

Irl you can't se as many you can se here from above also

[@jasonim2354]

Much difficult in real life. Backing up by itself is much much difficult because the trail will move freely.

[@DC-nc9cn]

Honestly I'd rather park at a ramp than having to deal with tight craphole trucks stops like this.

[@BackseatStudios]

This is exactly how the truckstop I park at every weekend is. Except the lines are worn away and nobody parks far enough back in their spot.

[@Nikowalker007]

That’s why I hate parking at truck stops from the bottom of my heart( with some exceptions) , no white or yellow lanes, getting morning surprises such as broken and scratched bumpers, broken turn lights and signals, ripped trailer walls , etc, 20 mins of multiple tries , all this mess just not worth my time, especially if it’s past 7pm

[@actionjackson7365]

@@BackseatStudios ya what's up with these idiots not backing all the way in! See it everywhere I go now

[@preppertrucker5736]

I’d look for a rest area or open lot rather then risk damage to other people’s equipment backing into a cramped truck stop…. Unless I can get in there before 5pm and I park as far in the back as I can so I don’t get hit as well 👍

[@heartofthunder1440]

Yeah why take chances, damages are real, mistakes can definitely happen, I’d much rather take those situations of backing into a questionable spot out of the equation all together.

[@louisbecker5941]

When I was OTR(oilfield for 12 years now), I had sliding axles on my refer. Disengaging the pins and using the sliders to help pivot in & out of situations like this was a HUGE time saver.

[@KangJangkrik]

Mr. Becker, is that you? Anyway, thanks for the tip

[@Alex-Defatte]

As a former driver, I can honestly attest that doing this in an emulation without people trying to drive through and from a bird's eye view, without having to shift is super easy compared to trying to attempt this in real life, even with fellow driver spotters.

[@jordan-H0wdyH0]

Obviously you never used a drone to park before....

[@Alex-Defatte]

@@jordan-H0wdyH0Are you okay man? You seem on edge. Even with a drone this particular parking job would be very difficult. People would be walking to and from the truck stop and other drivers would be looking for spots. I can't tell you how many eyes would be staring at you if you made this attempt in real life. It would be supremely impressive to get that spot in under 10 minutes. I really don't think you've even driven a tractor trailer so I'd love to see you use a drone and park before other people lost patience with you.

[@davidswanson5669]

@@Alex-Defatte that commenter is just breaking your balls, don’t worry about it. In fact, I almost wonder the same thing, like if maybe in the future a driver could utilize some kind of automatic drone as a spotter, for times when there’s not another person there to help guide you. Or at least, if I was a driver I’d make some kind of camera rig to attach to the rear corners so I could see on a monitor how close I am from different angles, also nice to see on the highway the cars behind me or just get a different angle of the load I’m carrying, making sure everything’s good. I’ve obviously never driven a semi, but I had a big RV for a few years and cameras made life much easier.

[@cdjxwubcyex]

​@@Alex-Defatte You're just to old to understand...

[@leaftye]

Duh

[@cristiano_ronaldo_7-x5b]

Can't believe I just watched a guy pull out a truck that has nothing to do with my life, yet I still thoroughly enjoyed it! 😅👍

[@dshaktidas2862]

Excellent marvelous unbelievable video this is a helpful video

[@coleparker11]

man id just pull forward, slide my tandems forward, and get out normal and roll em back when im out, this is a headache... great job as always though dude

[@MyTruckingSkills]

Yes, that is the correct answer.

[@truck8510]

First thing that went through my mind when he said the tandems were all the way back

[@brandonburt2012]

The correct answer is you don't pull a trailer with the tandems all the way back period

[@izzibizzi308]

With my trailer my tandems can't move forward because of the lift Axle. Don't park in a spot you can't easily get out of is the correct answer.

[@shaneh7519]

Non trucker here, what does this mean? You can move the axels on a trailer?

[@phil4986]

This kind of skill is something that older truckers have in spades. I once watched a trucker that was about 70 years old literally blast back up his truck to a difficult dock at a warehouse, I once worked at decades ago. I told the guy that too. He just looked at me and smiled. He knew he was good and didn't need to prove anything to anyone. Much respect to all talented truckers. Only a fool thinks driving an 18-wheeler is easy. We got alot of fools in the government making trucking regulations. My sympathies to the truckers who have to deal with this madness.

[@zafarkhanafridi8511]

Already I do it many times

[@zonta71]

as a trucker in UK for close to 30yrs. that is nice reversing. having an overhead view is awesome. trying to visualise every part while backing it in or driving out is the complex part.

[@trophyscars7364]

wonder if adding a camera drone to your arsenal would be a good investment lol 😂

[@ghostofwolfmoonmani3877]

@@trophyscars7364 my thought exactly

[@grimbles39]

2:40 minecraft damage sound

[@usec-voice-1]

5 whole seconds after I gazed at the comments and I fucking heard it. Mythical

[@MyTruckingSkills]

That's very funny, I had to Google it though, I've never played Minecraft before.

[@Decepticam]

LOL that made me wheeze

[@stickersb1236]

I have applied this in real life with a 2019 Mack anthem sleeper truck and a 53' trailer. It is very common to strike the truck on you blind side if your tandems are forward since you are pivoting on your axles. I have learned sliding them to rear makes the trailer more predictable and I am not getting out constantly to check my blind side to make sure I am not taking anyone's mirrors off.

[@badtater2]

Sliding your tandems forward does make maneuvering into a spot easier...but very IMPORTANT to note...you have several feet of trailer behind your tandems now and you have to take into account for if you dont you will back into the truck on your blind side backing in..or slap the truck on your blindside pullling out due to so much of your trailer hanging over past your trailer axles.👍😀

[@Itz_Worm]

Today I learned you can adjust the position of the axles on a semi trailer for weight compliance and maneuvering. I had no clue this was even possible and just assumed every trailer had fixed positioning for them. Thank you for teaching me something new!

[@j.baldwin3012]

You have to inchworm your way out no matter what, but changing your tandem position absolutely affects how the trailer maneuvers. Moving your tandems up decreases off tracking and increases trailer swing, but you don't have to move your tandems all the way up or back.

[@gillesLegein]

A European trailer has that overhang and 3 axles which makes turning easy in a thight spot but the rear and can swing out a lot. The reason also between the first and third axle, it pivotes a bit when turning cause it pushes the tires in the different direction you turn

[@spudrubble]

I really want to see you do this with mirrors and getting out alone. Not sure how many trucks these days have aerial drones.

[@Robobot1]

Not to mention after doing a full 14 hr day in the snow

[@joany7475]

Glad you said this.

[@FCWW87]

Haha, I suppose that’s a fair comment. But, it’s still helpful to see the mechanics of these moves in action.

[@Boss_Tanaka]

You may be up to something. Trucks with aerial drones to help maneuver is a great idea !!j

[@flowmastaflam]

Bro you mind basically sees it this way anyways. Drive long enough and you can see your entire truck without needing to get out.

[@shangerdanger]

had to do something similar to get my boat out of storage recently and it was fucking hell. ended up pressed up against the bus next to me, and luckily the owner of the van on the other side was on island and came after like an hour to move his van

[@mateopavolini]

Dude i love seein you here awesome

[@hendrikromkes]

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[@cobrakaiX]

The algorithm just brought me here. Unbelievable stuff. So many workers the general public takes for granted. Amazing skills.

[@cloudtrifle]

I've had a turn to get out of a local business that was similar to trying to pull out of one of these spaces. Just after I first passed my licence aswell. This job almost broke me til I realised that I was actually pushing my back wheels out on the trailer and giving myself a better angle to get out. Must have taken me about 25 shunts in and out of the road around cars and lamp posts in a narrow street. It was a good 25 mins of hell but the best learning experience.

[@Fasteroid]

Non trucking enthusiast here, YT algorithm sent me here. I'm still in disbelief, not only at what you pulled off, but also that this was even possible at all. How close together can the rows get before this becomes impossible... or is this the extent of that limit? The mathematician within me must know!

[@SmugTheClown]

The sky's the limit

[@SlothEntertainment666]

The algorithm brought me here as well but did not disappoint

[@frakis2771]

Hiya. Im a trucker. It depends. If there's enough room for a straight back, rather than turning to back in, they can be close enough for truck mirrors to barely fit. Depending on how all trucks park, they can get a little tighter than this if you use some tricks, such sliding tandems mid-back to control how much tail swing you have, or disconnecting and reconnecting to sharpely turn the trailer without wiggling it back and forth. But also, even though tighter spots than this are possible, as a trucker, I would refuse to even attempt this if I were simply parking for the day. Although I have the skill, as I've backed into worse for shipper/receiver docks, so I had no choice, but then you worry about less skilled drivers hitting you. So I always park in spaces that's easy for other truckers to park next to me.

[@Mattie_Ice]

@Frakis 2 Great point. You either pull out and risk it. Or wait for your neighbors to do it first in hopes they're more skilled than you.

[@danielgodfrey4415]

It's more improbable

[@sterrenstofEnNatsu]

Now do it first person vieuw

[@motorizedbicyclenation53cu90]

Yeah do it forth per thon vue

[@charlesroddy4728]

0th

[@TheYetzerHara]

5th Dimensional view

[@Unspoken975]

*view

[@Tubiduubi]

He is not stupid

[@amariodom4858]

im not a truck driver yet haha, but i heard from a truck driver using a mini drone for a over head view of your truck will help with parking in spaces like these

[@LegenDaeryl]

The 2018 Volvo 670 i used to drive made this kinda work quite a bit easier. The turning radius was the best thing about that truck.

[@HomeDefender30]

Driving trucks is crazy. There is just no way I could ever pull this kind of stuff off. Mad respect to the truckers of the world.

[@ericg4915]

I got a lot of respect for semi truck drivers. I always thought i was a good driver, i did snowplowing in some nasty awful storms in tight drives, but when i see these guys i gotta tip my hat. Busy highways, blocking rude drivers trying to back into a tight loading dock. Man these guys dont get enough credit

[@MrMopar413]

Being a truck driver I’ve been in this type of situation all the time when driving the Pacific Northwest. When pulling out you are going to have to slide your axles period. And hopefully you can J hook it coming out the first time. Now backing in you need to first slide your axles all the way to the rear. Then on your approach you need to be as close as you can to the parked trucks front end. Then as you back up just as your rear axle on your trailer is on the passenger side corner of the parked trucks front bumper you jack Knife your rig so you are spinning the trailer tires on a dime on the ground. What this simulator does not show is the truck-trailer leaning out at the top and in at the bottom of the trailer. The tractor is also tilting because out there the lots are sloped big time for rain water run off. I hate doing this procedure because it’s extremely hard on the equipment and tires. It tears up the lot, puts flat spots on the tires. It puts abnormal strain on the trailer rear axle slider assembly to the point it’s extremely hard to slide your axles or you can’t slide them at all.

[@MillionDollarBanana]

Big props to truckers. Seems extremely difficult from a top view. I could not imagine what it is like being in the drivers seat!

[@mar504]

Definitely need some help spotting, completely blind to the right side.

[@WiTTeNx]

its hard. but this video is exaggerated for obvious reasons. typical truckstops have a lot more room to work with. but local work does get tight sometimes, dealing with impatient drivers, pedestrians, bikes, thats probably the hardest part of the job.

[@aitorjara100]

You get suck** while driving, its awesome

[@patrickarlaud4677]

You have no idea! That's why most truckers are called professional Truckers! Tho some states will put anybody behind the wheel.

[@JoeyHardy-v7x]

As an ex-tractor driver this is very entertaining, I love it, but you will never get into a situation like this. You gave me something I can do while sitting home. Looks like fun.

[@NickZypher]

Wow! Amazing truck driver skills! Just amazing! Young people who think that geometry in schools sucks and you'll never need it in your life - watch this video and learn!

[@scotshabalam2432]

6:10 Ding. $8,213.33 bodywork.

[@MildarValsik]

There is a huge difference between training drivers for a few weeks versus a few months. The only thing I see that annoys me is seeing all those other trucks not backed all the way in their spaces. 1 foot or a few inches can mean sooo much. For me as a mechanic things can be measured in 0.03.

[@Alex261979]

He makes it look easy cuz he has the view from the top. But in a real world scenario you would have to use GOAL many times or a spotter. Also I’m sure he would’ve taken out the mirrors on the hood. 😂

[@MyTruckingSkills]

You are not wrong with anything you just said. But I would never attempt it.

[@ggggloveking9419]

I drove for a moving company. We had stickers on the mirrors with GOAL. Wed always have to get out and look, because the damned sticker was blocking what we'd need to see 😂

[@jc-pj3nh]

I am an old timer and I still use GOAL.

[@skippergrundy5248]

GOAL... To bad too many truckers lack the knowledge to understand what it means. Drove oversize and x - tra wide loads for years. Not always with state police escort.

[@angryowo]

Impressive!! I didn’t think this would be possible but you made it look so simple and easy! Just shows how skillful you are! Cheers 🎉

[@nefertaridaempress]

Ain’t nobody doing all that we just gonna slide our tandems to get in the spot to begin with so we can get out easily, because time is always of an essence for us truckers!

[@proudcanadian9816]

GEEEEZ David, again I got the "heebie-geebies" just watching this video. NO WAYYYY I would attempt to even THINK about trying to get in a spot like that. And no, I don't want a challenge like that. Not when I know it would end up with me losing my license lol. nope nope nope Not afraid to admit my skill set is solar systems away from being that good, so there's that

[@MyTruckingSkills]

youd never see my attempt that either

[@rickreed9525]

Once you get enough experience. Backing up in tight area's are a breeze. Best trick is to slide your trailer axles ahead. Makes the turning alot easier backing into a door with tight loading doors

[@pattystomper1]

I was in this situation once, and it was taking a long time. Other trucks were waiting to get through, so I just gave up, and parked in a gravel lot across from the Truck Stop.

[@davidgagnon2849]

I'm with you on that!

[@thechongwolla]

Smart move. At first I wanted to challenge myself and get into tight spots. Eventually I stopped caring if I could get in a tight spot or not and would just find the easiest way. Now I drive terminal trucks around a port. Stress 0, pay 100.

[@trainstractorscarsandtruck7362]

You have a great working knowledge of the theory of truck parking. Very different in real life without a birds eye view. You did an excellent job utilizing the tools you have though and doing it in real life you should always use those tools as well. I've been driving for 20 years and consider myself an excellent driver in all aspects. One thing that I'm not afraid to do that many truck drivers are is stop, put my parking brakes on get out and actually walk around the truck. Guess what, I've never hit anything in 20 years. Oh and it's called a fairing on the back of the cab. Excellent job getting out and backing it in.

[@DearMarcel]

3:30 Are you saying that you have 20 years of driving experience and you're not mentioning the wear and tear on the tires, the axles, the bearings, and everything involved when trying to exit the parking lot?

[@trainstractorscarsandtruck7362]

@DearMarcel I worked local for 12 years delivering to Grocery Stores sometimes with 6 drops in a day, plus truck stops and back to the Warehouse. Trucks and trailers are built to handle this kind of thing, it happens all the time. There is less wear and tear the further the axles are back. Not legal with a 53' trailer in North America except for a couple places though.

[@infini.tesimo]

1. I think you just helped years of PTSD from when I hit a guys ornament off about 10 years ago and couldn't figure out why I wasn't able to get into a certain spot, it dawned upon me that the rear setup was everything. 2. I would have never parked there as it wouldn't be safe. It's not that it's not possible, I just don't trust myself in lugging through the gears manually for it to jolt forward or back into something rapidly. If it were an automatic transmission that would be a different story.

[@Girltrucker05]

I just picked up a load doing just exactly this at Nestle Purina in Denver. They don’t want you to slide your tandems in the parking lot so it took forever to inch out of there! I made it but it was a pain for sure!

[@tstivers1990]

What happens if you slide your tandems in the parking lot anyway?

[@Girltrucker05]

@@tstivers1990 I don’t know but I pick up a lot from Nestle Purina in Denver so I don’t want to get blackballed from there. And the hostlers are real bad about moving trailers for drivers, I only asked once and the guy was so rude I never tried it again🤬😡

[@kingjah6420]

I slide em anyway I pu from here as well they can't stop me from sliding my tandems to not damge my equipment

[@mohamedsadik8210]

Congrats for all the improvements and update you made to the game and your way of teaching, very good visual set up and a successful video like always 👍 👍 👍 😊

[@Zedrimar]

this reminds me of the loves over by grand junction. Literally the tiniest bit of space I have seen at a truck stop for parking. One time I had to go pull into a spot, then blind back out of it into the one behind it since there was no room even for a 45-45 turn. There were some nice drivers nearby who helped me (still super thankful for that), but still super stressful. I think with enough practice I probably could have gotten it in, but at the time, it was the only way I saw since it was late at night with no other spots available. I just got lucky with the placement.

[@YAK0SEI]

I'm so glad you acknowledged the airline factor. The whole time I was watching this I was shouting at my tv, "Dude, you're gonna rip out your pigtail and air lines!" 🤣

[@GhostLP799]

That was really fun to watch! My brother is a truck driver and I can only imagine the horrors he and all of you in the craft have to go through.

[@scubaguy007]

Excellent job! Top-down view makes it seem so much easier than POV is from the driver's seat with only mirrors. I had trouble backing my boat in the drive many years ago until my Truck driving neighbor showed me the hand on the bottom of the wheel trick. I'm like a pro now. Lots of practice but knowing the tricks make all the difference! 🖖🏼😎🤙🏼

[@Avvy89]

Hand on the bottom of the wheel?

[@MichaelBlek]

@@Avvy89 ''Use the tip mentioned above, placing your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel. Whichever way your hand moves, that's the direction the trailer will go.'' I found this while searching for this tip.

[@silentwolf20]

actually watching this was really interesting for me because my mom was a semi truck driver cross country for pharma products before the murder-suicide that happened and so seeing this made me realize quite how hard it is at times driving a semi truck

[@Fopenplop]

The what????

[@jrb0]

You're a legend and a tad insane for this (in the best possible way). 😂 Just found out about the app a couple days ago and i'm having a hard time putting it down. The only way it could be better is if I had a steering wheel like yours hooked up. Thanks for all the content, keep it up! 👍

[@POLYLIVING]

What app!?!

[@jrb0]

Links are in the description for PC, Android, and Apple IOS users

[@snowwann273]

holy crap, well done! i feel like trukers are the masters of angleing and dimensons.

[@o------Json-------o]

When the trucks are diecasts, you don't want to waste your time turning the trucks on the parking lot.

[@bkenney1108]

Thats what its like every time with a flatbed. It can really suck sometimes and most reefer drivers just dont get why it can take us longer to back into tighter spots

[@nathanhoff4967]

Your trailer is only 48 most of the time. That extra 7ft on ours makes a big difference

[@adambibinski180]

If it's a spread it's tough though

[@zanthiel2009]

I get stressed out backing in a trailer; people are so impatient. Anxiety is 100% watching you.

[@JJtoob]

This isn't even real and it gave me a lot of anxiety.

[@do_notknow_much]

At 3:13. Jump into the cab to your left and back it up a bit. There was room to move it back. Your needed clearance space is now there.

[@michaelmetcalfe639]

Yeah i started driving 2 years ago and my second drop solo was at a place that had about this much room. Luckily i had my tandems forward but it was a nightmare with so little experience. Might have taken me like 20 minutes to get it in but i managed it without hitting anything. Though I like to say thank you it didn't realize with a hard enough jack knife you could push the trailer back even though you are going forward. That is going to help me out a lot if i ever find myself in a tight spot.

[@davidlambert6171]

Actually for truckers who have been doing this all their life, can do this with only some difficulty. Mad respect to them.

[@peteswanson-j4i]

get in the slot, get straight- THEN slide your axles back and back in to the door.

[@johncarlolanoy729]

You can play scs software American truck simulator.

[@jckdnls9292]

Can you do it from a driver perspective ? Pretty easy from a top view

[@TheTarrMan]

As somebody who used to be a semi-truck driver this was fun to watch.

[@ZarrosUE5]

I'm a trucker in the german army and we have a very tight parking area for our trucks too. The parking slots were made for small ww2 trucks back then, but now, trucks are double the size.

[@DOwhutnow]

Respect to the normal truckers out there. Im a day caber picking up recycling and i absolutely hate hitting truck stops in the morning. Dont know how you guys do it

[@daemn42]

The way to visualize what was going on is same thing that happens when you're forced to pull into a parallel parking space forward to clear traffic quickly and end up with the back tires a little too far from the curb and need to suck em in tight with a couple back and forths. The goal is simply to move sideways. Each forward and back, requires steering both directions.. To move right, pull forward turned right (to move vehicle right), then left to straighten. Back up steering right (to move vehicle right), then left to straighten, rinse repeat. When my younger sister was learning how to drive I taught her how to do this first using my old 1/18th scale diecast Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (open top) with working steering wheel. Now she lives in the city and attributes her ability to parallel park like a pro to that early training.

[@matthewmillar3804]

Lol, that's fun. I drove forklift for a company that built semi trailers and one of my jobs was to stage finished trailers in the yard. Thank goodness they were mostly flat decks that I could see over! Lol!

[@playtimet.v7342]

Did it for ten years, I love the driving part. The loads and traffic were the problem.

[@joe-hp4nk]

That's unrealistic, they would never set up a yard that tight. They're are too many drivers that would tear that yard apart.

[@wizewizard1840]

"I just wanna show you what it's like to pull out of the space, with your axis all the way back, with this much R U M." Dude, you should never drink and drive.

[@SpadeRZA]

This is our company parking lot. Our trucks and trailers are getting constantly damaged. In that same set-up, the exit is to the right, so the drivers are pulling out into their blind spot. Interesting that you mentioned that. But then again, the most damage occurs by the trailer hitting the right mirror of their left neighbor.. Thanks for the input (not a driver myself, merely dispatch/ops). I shall review our rules for parking, maybe going left first and turning before exiting prevents further damage.

[@darylarchuleta7604]

It’s as if they designed a parking lot not having any clue what would be parking there. It’s idiotic by design. If there isn’t enough real estate that’s a problem but places like truck stops everywhere, still build postage stamp parking lots creating these issues.

[@ryanoboyle1772]

I rarely think about how challenging this it would be to drive such a large vehicle. This video randomly shows up on my feed a blows my mind. I would not be able to pull this off.

[@GuardianOfRlyeh]

I began playing ETS2 without any knowledge about reverse parking at all - it was a difficult but fun ride to learn all this simply by doing/trying. Now I am pretty confident to get a trailer to its spot. Sometimes, though, I, too, wonder, how to get that thing to where it should go to and I fight several minutes to get it right :D

[@kevinm7523]

I wish I had birds eye view when I'm backing my truck, that shit would be exponentially easier than it is IRL, just some info for newbie truckers. If you're in a tuff/ tight spot and for some crazy ass reason you are required to have your tandem axles ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR, if the tandems are slidable meaning they aren't fixed permanently. Then set up your truck to do the backing procedure, get out and run the tandems all the way forward, park the truck and put them back where you need them after you pull out of the spot later or in the morning. If you're new or not familiar with the dynamics of your trailer with rear tandems, DON'T TRY TO GET INTO A TIGHT SPOT UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED TO!

[@chrisrobinson679]

Its a nice puzzle. I guess in real life you need a helper running around flapping his arms.

[@RidingWithJay]

You know you finally understand maneuvering a truck when you watch these videos and know the next move

[@TheOriginalJohnDoe]

I’m not a truck driver at all, yet I find this soothing to watch

[@ashsthoughts3662]

Trucking is a work of unlimited patients with strong stamina .

[@scottycollins1829]

I ALWAYZ back with axle All the way to the rear!!!! Easier 4 me that way!!!!

[@N1h1luss]

I needed this video about a week ago I'm a flatbed driver and have only been driving cdl for a little over 6 months and I had to blindside allydock up a ramp into the warehouse with about as much room as you had here and i couldn't do it lol I said screw it and told them to offload me outside

[@Ozarkprepper643]

Backing was the only enjoyment I had while OTR. Your weight is not required to be balanced when parked. I always carried a piece of chalk. Mark where the balance point is at. Then put the tandems in any hole necessary. Sometimes you can release the pin at the Pivot Point allowing the tandems to slide whichever direction needed to complete the turn. And as always in tricky spots GOAL

[@avo_k]

now this is a niche. love it. very nice expertise you got there.

[@AremuJejeofdavillage]

About halfway through the video I was ready to just drive thru the damn grass 😅…well done 👍🏿

[@ravenwinger1]

Retired with 4 million miles. Learned early on that the tighter the slot, the more you stretch the trailer. Counter-intuitive, but the mudflaps against the ICC bar is more accurate and tighter turning when backing. you would have never got is that space with the axles all the way forward.

[@MyTruckingSkills]

I've already proven that I could back into this space with the axles all the way forward and pull out with the axles all the way forward and it was five times easier. But I can guarantee you I wouldn't be doing this in real life without a spotter.

[@mechamopelagio3483]

I thought he was Michael from Vsauce. I wondered, "Maybe he has a second gaming channel; idk, maybe."

[@prototype9000]

I would quit my job leave the truck there then walk home

[@relerfordable]

I finished Parker Driving School in Massachusetts not too long ago. I had no idea how difficult it was to downshift, to back in a straight line, to alley dock, and not hit the state trooper.

[@Ev1015]

This guy is a backing wizard

[@CommandoMaster]

No parking lot should be designed like those for trucks

[@gghelis]

Ok, this is the most oddly specific channel I've had randomly suggested to me by the algorithm, congrats.

[@Omega900]

If I see this in real life I am buying a dinner for the guy and taking his autograph

[@CathodeRayKobold]

The big brain solution is to invent trailers with an inverse linkage between the hitch point and the back wheels. That would put the center of rotation right in line with the middle of the trailer.

[@Jezzlemon]

My grand father drive 30 wheel trucks in uae back in the 19s mad respect for him all the sacrifice he did for the generation of hes family he died with a disease heart attack. Love you grandpa