HE MAKE TRAILER BACKING LOOK EASY !!!!!!!!!

TRAILER BACKING IS ESSENTIAL TO TRUCK
DRIVERS AND OFTEN NOT USED ENOUGH. BUT HE MADE IT LOOK EASY.

[@mattnunya999]

Don't be afraid to whip that trailer around as hard as you want when backing...I found when backing with a spotter truck I just do 90's and found it easier...just don't be afraid to jack knife the trailer in front of the hole to make it square...it won't really hurt anything just put a little wear on the trailer tires.

[@Qjack101]

I’ve only been a switcher for not even 2 months.. When he said it took him 3 months to get good at backing up I was so shocked. My first 2 days were frustrating but by the third day I had it down. By the end of my first week it looked like I’d been in the yard for months. My manager did say I’m learning a lot faster than all the previous switchers when they got trained, but I thought he was just hyping my head up. I’m at a small FedEx hub and we only had one other yard switcher so I had a lot of time to train throughout the day. It was probably easier for me bc they didn’t really train me, the other switcher just stood outside and watched as I figured it out to make sure I didn’t hit anything.

[@TruckingandLife]

What's up I.T.H J! I'm glad you caught on quickly and got the hang of it! Some people learn faster than others ya know. Peace and be safe broski

[@gethighonlife11]

I remember when I became a spotter. It took me about 10 minutes to learn how to back up with semi-trailers. This was due to the fact that I used to play with toy trucks as a kid, and I inadvertently understood the concept of counter-steering and follow. The only thing that I had to get used to is that 28' trailers and 53' trailers back up way differently, with the shorter trailers being much harder to guide in reverse.

[@antoinemarous7308]

@@gethighonlife11 same here. At my work a trucker let me hope in the truck and back up a trailer to a dock and I landed it perfectly on my first try ever driving a trailer. Than I backed up on my second try in between two trailers that were a lot tighter than the spots in this video

[@JohnBrown-xn1oq]

Practice makes perfect everytime

[@omarseera9960]

U damm right

[@Ev1015]

I'm with transportation at Amazon and I've been driving hostler for over a year now. It was definitely frustrating for me at first but now that I've done it awhile I'm way better at it!

[@tomerickson7889]

Shag driver at Amazon, and I had an easy time from day one. I'm a trainer now, and some people get it right away, and some people take a while. However, some that had a difficult time at first, are some of the best drivers now. Those are some tight DD's, but I like it when it's a tight fit either at a DD or PS...seems to make it easier for me. I am the fastest driver at our site...with the exception of one 3rd party driver...but then they don't do a full trailer inspection like Amazon Shag drivers do.

[@ozgott1415]

Its definitely a brain issue... I always figured that for some people it just clicks in your head one day and once your brain "sees" the actual physics of backing, it will solve every situation quickly and safely. with the same mental formula.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

I needed this video.... its encouraging.... i just started my first day as a hostler in truck with trainer... wow am i lost backing in.

[@TruckingandLife]

I'm glad the video helped out & congrats on your first day broski!

[@StrikerV3]

A week from now i start my first day. Had some experience 2 years ago driving one. Drove on and off for about 8 months. Even tho the guy who interviewed me and had me move and park a trailer said I should do just fine. I’m still nervous af. I won’t have a trainer (least I don’t think so) but he did mention if i needed help that there’s 3 other drivers on my shift who i can radio. So hopefully they’re understanding of me being rusty/nervous

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

At least your job has training. Fuck America

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

@@kirkcavenaugh758 Well, 8 months later and im still there and a pro now.... my trainer was a dbag & sabotaging me. I had to learn on my own with a few tidbits from other guys. My schedule is insane.... 60-72hrs a week

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

@@NAT-turners-Revenge I swear, every job I go to the older dudes are just trying to run us new guys out. Fucking gen x and boomers.

[@josueguerrero7080]

I just had a yard test and one of the tests was blind siding a 40ft container into a dock between 2 containers in a 45-48 ft driveway. I could not get it man… not your usual situation. This video was an easy location for sure haha

[@terenceharry3409]

Easy because it's a jockey tractor bro , it's short , single diff easy pivot on the radius point with no form of drag

[@begley09]

Omg the guy makes it look so freaking easy. I really hope it gets better.

[@TruckingandLife]

It will...just stick with it!

[@begley09]

And it has. Thanks

[@maclarry3687]

Ama fast learner,ready to sign up

[@Revadiva11]

Thanks so much for this video I just started doing it one month so far

[@TruckingandLife]

Congrats R.J! You'll be just fine

[@train4905]

Awsome

[@dreamchaserincorporated3405]

U really cant talk about how well he backed that yard truck without also adding how the yard truck has a very short wheel base which ='s. a hellva short turning radius compared to a road tractor or even a day cab when it comes to any manuvering around in any direction...

[@esthervalenciamendieta9413]

Ese es mi hijo bien chingon!!!

[@TruckingandLife]

el es tu hijo?

[@basisca61fm.hhduwnia74]

very good advice

[@TruckingandLife]

Thanks basi!

[@NoPressure843]

At night just gotta have confidence I swear I’m never able to see the back corner of the trailer😂

[@TruckingandLife]

Lol!" Yeah man" You have do it so much when you can feel when the trailer is off. Some places at night it's hard to see just go slow and double and triple check until it becomes 2nd nature even then still be careful lol! Be safe bro

[@bigryanm7083]

probably one of my dream job, because trucking companies wants min. 2 yrs. experience.. so i want to work as a yard jockey..

[@luisbarrios4430]

I just recently got hired at a grocery company to become a driver but first I’ll be a yard jockey for around a year I’m excited I start tomorrow morning

[@bigryanm7083]

@@luisbarrios4430 where is this?? im in Canada..

[@luisbarrios4430]

@@bigryanm7083 texas man I just had my orientation today

[@Ian-zt8zc]

Railroad hostler driving is best way to do it

[@sneakerheadtm6837]

@@Ian-zt8zc / Port

[@eastside2279]

Is it also the same wit the yard truck where you turn the wheel 1 way the trailer goes the opposite way???

[@TruckingandLife]

Yes

[@eastside2279]

@@TruckingandLife thank you

[@TruckingandLife]

@@eastside2279 no prob

[@blublu2946]

Good truk for parking trailers :)

[@kevindelgado1335]

Been yard goating 1 month now I can confirm this is not tight space

[@marcosanchez2376]

at my job we repair and park our own trailers. our yard is soo tiny that with a 53 foot trailer a regular otr tractor will get stuck trying to whip it around. we also jump from roof to roof working on units so for safety we have to park each trailer as close as possible sometimes 4 to 5 inch gaps in between trailers.

[@TruckingandLife]

Wow man"yeah that can be pretty tight" with such small space to work with.

[@bloxbloxman8651]

and if your pin slipped and the pin damaged the grate where you walk, you were charged for damaging the platform?

[@TruckingandLife]

What's up B.B.M! I'm not sure .

[@abiyahabiyelbetsalel2869]

👍😊❤️🙏

[@begley09]

Had my first day of backing in trailers, very frustrating.

[@TruckingandLife]

Its new! most things new take time to get good! I was bad at first also lol!

[@begley09]

@@TruckingandLife oh it is lol. I'm still far from pro, actually defiantly still looks like I half know what I'm doing. Most times I wont be able to get it into the hole in 1 shot, I end up jackknifing and will start going too far to the drivers side container. I feel better about hugging the drivers side container and staying far away from my blind side. But anyway, all I do is drive forward to straighten out and it's a basically a straight shot back with MINOR adjustments.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

@@begley09 ur lucky we got some tight yards out here in los angeles

[@begley09]

@@NAT-turners-Revenge oh its pretty tight. No way are you doing a straight back. Sleepers have fun trying to park containers. Its why you have to jackknife well your ass is in the hole already or you'd never get it in.

[@JWilliams-sn3qe]

@@TruckingandLife iam just started when people helps alot

[@davidbecerra1912]

Excelente

[@Man2Man]

Yes it is! Thanks for watching.

[@January_Fox]

Fire the camera man

[@TruckingandLife]

Thanks

[@lynncovington9017]

It's a yard dog, dude my grandma can do it.

[@TruckingandLife]

I'm Glad to hear L.C!

[@Beastincoporation]

This guys pretty good, but I’m 20 I’ve only backed for not even a year and that’s not hard at all. Learned in a small yard with a shit truck with no passenger side mirror so maybe that’s why

[@TruckingandLife]

learning like that and in that type of yard is hard but it will definitely make you a great backer and driver!!!

[@Beastincoporation]

@@TruckingandLife absolutely. Once they got a half decent one in I was doing it in my sleep.

[@hotlanta35]

What company made that switcher? I drive Kalmars

[@TruckingandLife]

I'm not sure?