Mooney CDL Training Revised Alley Dock with two free pull-ups for Tractor Trailers and Semi Trucks.

[@jamespenny9482]

"Takes about 10-12 feet for trailer to react to tractor's correction." That's a valuable little piece of information, that so few others even think of.

[@freemygrandma8752]

So he should turn the trailer back soon as the first axle wheel crosses the first cone?

[@frankmooney7282]

In real trucking life, you use as many pull-ups and "get out and looks" as you need to the job safely. Definitely not just two. (30 years CDL and retired.)

[@John_KCMO]

When I got my license In PA in 2017 we could do as many pullups and goals as we needed.

[@gabrielmiller1226]

@@John_KCMO you get2 free pull ups. You can pull up more but each time cost you a point . If you did straight back and offset without using any points ( which you should of) you have 13 pull ups on 90 without failing

[@John_KCMO]

@@gabrielmiller1226 I am speaking or rather reporting my experience. If you were there and can report what the parameters were when I did it please explain

[@jonglenn926]

I’m in cdl school right now and I don’t understand why the limit is 2 get outs. Like you said whatever is necessary to do it safely

[@jackiesmith238]

Yeah Cali different but I do see what you mean I say it all the time, they probably don’t wanna make it that easy

[@the4thhorseman840]

I remember taking my test,heart racing, hands sweating, and so nervous. Now I'm a city driver. I feel more comfortable driving a truck than my own car. It's actually all about practicing. No one can be taught how to drive. You have to learn from mistakes. Just don't hit anything while learning and you'll get there for sure.

[@Chantez-gj5dv]

Sounds exactly right and I am in this part of the testing now. Nervous at first but confident now. Thank you

[@ebolantigua3201]

So right, practice , practice, and oh did I mention? Practice!

[@leondgreat1]

Yeah I hit curves in my pov and not in the big truck!!

[@htyltc6274]

Same same

[@damionbirge8265]

Me too. I just passed my test this morning. Pre trip was the hardest test. Backing was easy. The drive was easy but I was sweatin like a mug. I was nervous!

[@Koolmoedeesimpson]

This video taught me how to pull up correctly . I passed my alley docks today and received my cdl . I failed 2 times before this was my last chance I just wanted to say thanks.

[@fahblizza]

Been on this Earth for 32 years and this is by far the hardest thing I've ever had to learn.

[@daisyreyes3450]

But not impossible I’d try it 😁

[@paddyvandal]

Agreed

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Tell me about it.. and I'm a B Class motorcoach operator

[@BigBodyBiggz]

Took me about a day or 2 to get the basics down now is no problem hopefully I can do the same on my test

[@Caylajoelle]

The difficult part is when you don't have any working knowledge of what you're actually trying to do and also avoid..... Everything is way easier when you know you can't turn the trailer the way you want until you're straight with it, knowing that you'll intuitively figure out the angles and shit

[@Aaronhouston33]

I’m a experienced CDL driver and I give my self as many pull ups as possible, no shame on the job to prevent a accident

[@brownbagz]

But on testing day they told I only have 2 pull up's and 2 get out's. I'm in Flint, MI and take my test next week! I am so scared!

[@Aaronhouston33]

Butter Pecan well that’s the CDL test in reality I use 1 to 4 pull ups

[@brownbagz]

@@Aaronhouston33 Agteed! I swear I want to pass next week but everyone who has gone before our group has failed minus 1 or 2 people! I am so scared!

[@justchris846]

Butter Pecan don’t be, it is an empty 53’ trailer, remember. KEEP YOUR REAR TANDES IN VIEW, alone them up with target lines (guidance lines). Like your backing up a flatbed on an old ford. Stay calm, breathe, and let the trucks idlin power do some work

[@lukkyluciano]

I'm a hostler driver and it surprises me they only get 2 pull ups and 2 GOALs on cdl test. Is that standard at every CDL school?

[@CentralFloridaHipHop]

Im not even a trucker but I watch these parking videos all the time. Helps me when playing American truck simulator Lol

[@locohugovergalarga689]

:p

[@newyorkboss6124]

😂😂😂

[@ryukenss]

I am a driver but that's awesome lol

[@Tsukuyomi28]

Same

[@dirtnapz996]

Lmfao

[@69adrummer]

Great video. No music, clean camera work, crisp audio and no "fluff n stuff". Nice

[@thisismagacountry1318]

And no long windbag intros with the host

[@jminor1704]

I followed these exact instructions with some practice and passed my driving skill test . excellent instructional video

[@bobbyderen5661]

In 1970, I worked at UPS. They had yard guys that put trailers into the docks. They often put 2 trailers in one door. You would see them pull up and beep beep then back they came. Always got it right the first time. You could not fit a broom handle between the trailers. I'm still amazed to this day.

[@MortalConquest]

They're still like that. UPS has such a high standard, and they train drivers intensely, and ultimately they can do really hard maneuvers that most drivers will never encounter.

[@AMXZ28]

I did my road test with the same setup as in the video. KW900 super 10 trans with a 53’ dry-van. Some people are now taking their road test on a small single axle truck with a 6-speed transmission and a 35’ Flat-bed trailer. So easy! But I’ll tell you, it’s gotten a lot harder on passing it now because it’s required to know the actual mechanical components of the truck.

[@luissanchez-fb1oq]

Out here we using the same truck in the video when I checked out a diffrent school they was using cheater trucks lol

[@amandaleaster325]

The shorter the trailer the harder to back

[@autk]

Shorter trailers react faster and are harder to maneuver than a 53

[@AMXZ28]

@@autkso true, but it’s easier to make right turns.

[@diakent5807]

This is..... intimidating. My husband is in CDL school right now and I don't know how he does it. It takes some serious skill.

[@DiaperSNiFFER]

@@8SecSleeper she is lazy

[@janda5526]

Lmao

[@paulwolfen735]

@@DiaperSNiFFER Idiot

[@jeremymerkt3982]

I'm in school now. The way they taught me I have to stop and adjust more often, but end up getting it done in one pull up for an ally doc.

[@aaroninks]

See all those lines (cracks) in the concrete? Use them, they are everywhere and are your best friend when backing. Even shadows can help.

[@ohskibroski]

Wait how so? Care to explain? I’m thinking you’re talking about using them as a reference point of some sort, like to know where the end of the trailer is.. but i could be wrong.

[@aaroninks]

@@ohskibroski yep, use as a reference point. Some docks won’t even have a painted line to follow. Use the seams (expansion joints) and cracks to guide you home.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Light reflections are fine too

[@richardhoapili3860]

For all the people that failed your tests What ever you guys do never give up

[@mikewhite4361]

I'm trying so hard not to give but I just can't pass the alley dock...not enough practice..i have til Monday to pass or I get sent back home empty handed..my boys our looking up to me. I feel like I've failed them

[@richardhoapili3860]

Mike White failure is not an option you worked this hard to get where your at right now close your eyes and imagine you doing the alley dock take a deep breath open your eyes and do your thing and think only positive thoughts it helps a lot to calm your nerves and think of the big smiles your gonna get when you let them know you got your A license

[@truelove5270]

@@mikewhite4361 never ever give up...life is not easy to live .......just get up , work for it , get taste of victory....my blessings are wd you........best of luck

[@jonpaul9514]

Mike White quit now to save further embarrassment mike

[@lesandallyssa]

@@jonpaul9514 You'd make a great motivational speaker. 🙄

[@jahmellharding4603]

I couldn’t even straight back when I started...now I got maneuvering down pack, now I gotta master my clutching for the road test

[@bodybuildingglory2608]

One of the best videos I've seen about backing up. Very well explained

[@msaleban1046]

Lazy get out and look

[@tholsiv6029]

After watching this video, I miss driving. I was on the road for 11 years. I love every bit of it.

[@blackmans6628]

I take my test on the 28th of June I been attending international truck school in Stockton California this video and a lot of practice has helped me a lot thank you

[@jonathanb6911]

failed my AD Saturday due to nerves. loving these videos, they are tons of help. Thank you

[@jeffeverett1599]

Great video loved it!! The (only) difference is always pull up closer to the cones for your initial setup, like 6' out from the cones instead of way out there like he did. Do this because 99% of the time there's going to be trucks parked on other side and you need all the room you can get to swing your front end. Great video this guy done awesome job for sure!!

[@zhoongiidaay-ay8529]

Great video, very helpful of what I was doing wrong with my practice yesterday. I'm currently in AZ training, with a week and a half left till my road test. I'm hoping for the best and to pass in one go.

[@MT_20_25]

I remember watching your video 5 years ago , during that time i was also in trucking school , this video helped me out alot , i passed on my first try been driving ever since, i now work for for reyes coca cola transport department and all i do is drive to other coca cola facilities and just drop and hook, easy money 💰

[@iannike22]

About to take my test. This is well explained and correct in pulling off the 90.

[@MsDannyrevs]

I have no CDL but I have a ton of practice at this I am a full-time Yard Switcher at a Distribution Center, we never leave the yard so no CDL required. If you have a big Distribution center in your area try to get a Yard Dog job it is a great way to get paid to practice moving trailers around and learning how to do a pull through, and button hooks, 45 and ally docks or button hook away from parking space so you can straight line back. Lots of practice I move 75-90 trailers a shift. Good exercise too climbing them 3 steps up to the truck and walking back to open swing doors and kick chocks. You also learn how to hook up gladhands and operate the airbrake system valves you learn what it means to slip a king pin or fail to couple and almost drop a trailer "even though you tugged it and it passed the tug test." cranking landing gear and if you are lucky you will get to move around pup trailers as well fast reacting little terds they make 53' look easy.

[@xtremetransportationllc6117]

MsDannyrevs big difference in yard truck and sleeper

[@agnihotrimanoj]

Can we be a Yard Shunter without CDL

[@burkey426]

I hate pups and flatbed 28’s

[@MsDannyrevs]

Yes it depends on the account. If you never leave the yard you do not need a CDL

[@j.vosier6786]

MsDannyrevs I applied for yard driver at my warehouse, any advice?

[@reinaflores6310]

Hey buddy I juts pass my cdl road test thank you your videos help me

[@connerschlauch7914]

I’m taking my test in a dump truck and pintle hook trailer and this maneuver got me on my first test. Hopefully I can pass it the second time around.

[@jccuban1]

Why can’t they just have a back up camera...?

[@Blazen747]

Ikr hopefully they start making them 😊

[@RohitKumar-ee6qw]

Wow ..nice question

[@LegendaryViewsExperience]

Naw fr

[@mohamedabdirahman2870]

😂

[@ThundermanSze]

To all of the peeps that learn to do this effectively... props.

[@onedayatatime9599]

13 years of backing up the best advice I can give is to keep backing up as much as possible

[@sackyhackMxO]

great and to the point video, i have an interview test tomorrow and have watched this tons trying to prepare thanks a bunch

[@getneuterd9302]

Perfect camera angle for beginners! Liked and subscribed!

[@HybridphotoPro]

Great info fellas, and fabulous video quality. Good job shooting the red cones on the wet black pavement. Great work.

[@Boise11]

The ONLY way to get this is to practice,practice,practice!!!!

[@wienerwantalot2124]

Caleb Cortez practice makes perfect

[@t4rfl]

unfortunately the school i'm at doesn't give you enough time to practice.

[@Boise11]

Mike Akins, not cool

[@MsDannyrevs]

none of them do. Get a yard dog job best way to practice!

[@minta6520]

Sha Murray lollll

[@tktheraven2733]

I start about 7 feet from the bay and just about jackknife then I can look out drivers window while returning to center I stop when my bumper is just in the bay. I use a get out here and walk around the entire truck. Helps me to make my adjustment. Sometimes I will need to do a baby serpent to move the front of the trailer, and sometimes I can proceed to slip back into the bay. All depends on what I see.

[@calitruckdriver2025]

Alley dock is my favorite and also after 3 years and half experience I would get it in one shot but now I do pull ups or even do GOAL

[@ГеоргиСтоянов-г2м]

Very good video for understanding overall mechanics. I'm going to look for a video from the cabin because I find it hard to know where the back of the trailer is base on the mirrors.

[@BlackDynamite901]

After more than a year I still have gotten everything done with a 45.

[@vendingdudes]

1:44 "...takes about ten feet for the trailer to react." The circumference of a typical truck tire is approximately ten feet. There are moments when that can be useful information.

[@damionbirge8265]

90 degree backing ain’t no joke!

[@rockymarciano1713]

What an amazing video, thank you for this great example !

[@zakariabougrinat7338]

To be a good truck driver is a gift from God

[@ricoz4u]

I use this very method and passed with only one pull up. Very informative video. Well at least it was for me.

[@kenneththompson6543]

This didn't need no pull up.. it's a BIG space

[@robertboyer5498]

I can't really see which way you turn when you pull up the first time. It doesn't even look like the steers turned. Maybe I steer too hard?

[@robertsise7898]

When the driver got out to inspect his distance frim the dock, would have been a good time to open and secure the trailer doors too. Also, it was good to not after his first pull up that his steer corrections were quick and small. Good video.

[@mjackson4900]

How do you know when to start turning the steering wheel?

[@looseparashoot]

I had to do this to get my CDL, got it on first try no pull ups, haven't been able to do it without 2or3 pull ups since

[@QueenBaha]

This was just goddam funny…especially since I’ve been doing it all day, preparing for test tmw

[@barryadams9334]

I failed mine too, using too many pull ups, im going back next week... Just a setback

[@Rocky11theyoutuber]

Barry Adams I passed my pretrip but failed my backing

[@ohnohedidit1006]

Barry Adams you are over thinking it

[@Gamingdadsog]

Do you get it ?

[@Trafala32]

Same here bro . I’m so down

[@andrethegiant2080]

Barry Adams you will get it my brother just keep your head up .

[@GinaSamper]

I failed this maneuver today in Fresno, CA. Just a FYI. . . we were not allowed to pull forward to straighten out unless the end of the trailer tip is in the box. We had to pull all the way around again (perpendicular) to re-set and restart. Super frustrating, because I did this exactly like the video -- started out with a too tight of a turn and got near the front driver side cone on the doc. Just a little FYI for anyone still practicing.

[@richardmooney6800]

Folks have no Idea what it truly takes to be a driver. That's tough enough in most cases a driver as two thirds less space to navigate and people have no patience to give them time to just doing their job. Good stuff.

[@sfa18aql13]

😊😊

[@EnzoPrince92]

Thanks to god... finally I got the way to play my American Truck Simulator... I am always transporting the goods but never had the parking challenges done...

[@Poepetee]

This is easy! I want a how to alley dock but with only about 40-50 ft in front of parking space. Had to back up to something similar today & struggled so much

[@bettysutton2913]

Prayers

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Most likely because 50 feet for an alley dock is B class...

[@theseus4737]

I dont drive but i see truck drivers at my job do it in one pull and it amazes me every time

[@TheRatko5]

I completed Straight line backing and offset. Been doing alley dock 3 times so far this week. Having a super hard time. Hopefully I get it soon. School is up to 3 months of training.

[@ObeseShady420]

When you back up to ally dock get about 15 15 on each side of you and pull up 90 feet from your nose to where your backing when you start backing up turn your steering all the way to the right and start moving back watch your surroundings and keep an eye on your landing gear and the back of your trailer. Once you see the second foot of the landing gear go about 2 3 inches past it and you will be about 80 85 90 degree position once your angled to the right position counter steer back the way to straitin your trailer. try to do it on the side you can see your trailer on. Blind side sucks but still achievable

[@esoterical73]

I'm a yard driver. When using my free 2 pull ups my radio will blow up with laughter from fellow associates. Thankfully my wheelbase saves me from such embarrassment.

[@davidschneider9264]

Fantastic, thanks for the overhead view...

[@danicowilliamson2509]

Always love trailer driving wish I could learn more

[@coreyw7131]

Take your time no rush,

[@amandaleaster325]

I get stuck in when you pull up figuring out which way I need to turn the week to get my trailer started with my tractor .

[@dionhayes25]

So nervous I passed my pretrip,airbrakes, straight line and offset driver side, failed my 90° Allley dock go retake it tomorrow mourning.... The crazy thing is in school I passed it when not an issue but for some reason I was just so nervous I think I was overthinking it I feel pretty good about it now though I just got to trust my instincts

[@brinkscookingtruck5680]

How did it went did you pass i will take mine in two weeks

[@votkas3240]

Very good video, this helps me a lot for the 1st time I go to do my test.

[@clevongordon885]

So I'm with roadmaster in Lithia springs ga we literally only get 2 turns on a each manuver every day is that even normal how can u learn with only 2 chances a day

[@brinkscookingtruck5680]

Sucks ahh

[@twistedleoarnold7464]

How is Roadmaster? I'm taking my test for my learners hopefully in July. I'm worried bout the driving part smh. It looks easy like just turn ur wheels and put it trailer where you want it

[@bigboss7189]

American Truck Simulator will help in some practice at home

[@anthonydelgado2017]

Just got my CDL license proud to say lost my jobs in the casinos and found a career that hasn’t died hopefully can find some work here Vegas!

[@MetalMusicManiac]

When I create the warehouse I'm going to have dock doors 50 feet apart

[@sunny0483]

This is the first step towards many u do on your own tight or not.

[@luigiaquino2416]

I wasnt sure if you could pull straight before ur truck enters the cones on the ally dock maneuver

[@edwardfindley8483]

When testing, listen to the Examiners instructions. Always use the opportunities they give you to get out and look. Even when your sure you're in final position. Most failures testing are more about lack of listening than lack of skill.

[@jamespenny9482]

Listening is the most important skill in life.

[@danifloress4137]

I been watching this video many times, i got my test on january 4th

[@ohiostateking]

im having a pretty hard time on mine too. i can pass everything but the 90 in west virginia. i can do both offsets without pull ups but my brain just cant do the 90

[@bennyfromda-bronx6343]

Kaleb Forbes Stop over thinking it. Been there, done that till i relaxed and went with the flow.

[@drstinky816]

Chew a piece of gum. And don't over think. Once that happens you screw yourself up.

[@heinzkitzvelvet]

90 is my favourite way to back in. Some places see just too difficult to 45 your way into and 90 is your only option. I liked it so much, it's pretty much the only way I back in now.

[@stevemiller1203]

Over 40 years driving, retired now, get out and look as many times as you need and don't rely on someone directing you, get out and look to be sure!

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

I'll be doing my pre trip and driving portion of my test to get my CDL soon but it will be every one except alley docking but this is very simple if you ask me and i haven't even driven a Tractor much less a Tractor and Trailer. But,I'm damn good at this stuff because I've been driving trucks with trailers for a very long time so it's pretty second nature to me and i love doing it. I know it's slighty different but it can't be that much of a difference.

[@phoquang7313]

At 1:27 after pull up what side do you turn the wheel when you start backup? Thank you !

[@chickmooney1240]

I turn the steering wheel counter clockwise enough (about one full rotation of the steering wheel) until my truck and trailer are inline with each other.

[@jrhype53]

Just failed mine because I use too many pull ups. A 45 degree is so much easier than a 95 degree.

[@Dcamdar4all]

Picture Me Rollin .Don't feel bat about it this is never ending learning story.

[@jrhype53]

Dario Campos I passed my driving test yesterday. I am officially a CDL operator.

[@trulytrill3511]

Picture Me Rollin big up yuh self

[@wienerwantalot2124]

Dario Campos congrats party time

[@ScottyRawdy]

If it took you 15 pull ups to do an alley dock...I don't blame the trooper for not trusting you on the road

[@canadianbisdak7192]

thanks for your video ,this is very big help for me as a new trainee for class 1 ...

[@barryadams9334]

My biggest thing is trying to find that imaginary line... I need help

[@heinzkitzvelvet]

Barry Adams It's kind of like basketball. When you shoot, you've got to imagine the arc the ball needs to travel in order to hit the basket. I look at the back tandem tire and the painted line on the ground and imagine an arc between the two. Then I stick the bitch in the hole.

[@candydiamond5605]

For long now my husband have been trying to get a trucks drivers license until he meet the right guy.if you need any documents just contact [e-mail] and happy like we are now.

[@lowriderrider]

I really think he is kidding

[@ruthless4920]

Barry did u get it ?

[@clevongordon885]

Its hard finding something that doesn't exist lol

[@pats88sox]

Great video if your having trouble comprehending how To alley dock. Seriously TY will be sharing

[@AudioTweaker]

Thats one way... I pull up, turn my wheel all the way to the right... back up, and kinda jack knife... straighten up my wheel... 1 full turn to the right... drive it in... if done right, no pull ups are needed... js... If i had a drone id video that...

[@MrShawnbfromjersey]

Thats what we all do

[@kmichellepride7935]

K.B. Shaw's when exactly do you straighten your wheel?

[@justchris846]

While he’s pulling up, I’d turn right and set my truck up to make it way easiest

[@abdulrazaksalifu5797]

Thank you for this video it worked perfect for me the second time this video did the magic

[@quadblaster69420]

Remember, for those taking the test. You only truly fail when you stop trying to get the license.

[@carlospimentel1133]

Hats off to all truck drivers, alley docking and offset a semi is not easy at all. I thought it was, until I had to do it. Any great tips for both this maneuvers, using a 32 foot trailer.

[@KaseysYouTubeChannel]

I've backed tiny trailers to pipe trailers (bumper pull) for Years! I thought backing these would be a breeze... Easily the most frustrated I've been in months!!

[@randypowellhouser4151]

Good morning

[@OhiGillPB04]

its the best video i watched till date . very well explained and angle was quite good. 5 stars for you. thank you so much for posting it

[@kevonwilliams37]

This is the hardest maneuver

[@wienerwantalot2124]

soblessed D General when you have succeeded that moniker it will feel great

[@paskalaitospieksamaki9215]

Not really. If every truck kind counts.

[@bluecollarmillennial7214]

I had more trouble with the parallel parking

[@5065ca]

soblessed D General maybe offset using passenger mirror

[@ohnohedidit1006]

soblessed D General it’s not hard. This is simple maneuver. Have your driver window down and look

[@yudithmlopez]

Thanks to this videos I passed my tests .thanks for everything God bless

[@theamerican7131]

Very good example.

[@KashMoneyRich365]

Practicing for my test now. So trying to use any helpful tips.

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

Graduated two years ago, did all 48 states and never once did a alley dock. In real ife, you will have to improvise

[@exillens]

You were able to straight line and 45° all your backing in real life?

[@wendym1452]

I also did OTR as owner operator for several years (w/Flatbed though) no alley docking there but now as a city driver it is required, it takes some practice and many pull ups

[@dre1975]

What are the 2 states you didn’t go to?

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

@@dre1975 Alaska and hawaii

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

@@exillens it took 6 months to be good at it.

[@jonhova2319]

Im in cdl class, our school rented a horrible space, we have 10 feet away from alley dock and learning how to dock with 10 ft, god bless us exam day which is 4 days from now.

[@MrSubmariner13]

25 years of cdl driving and I DO someone to explain why backing is being taught with only 2 pullups. No shame in several pullups. The real shame us standing there waiting to file the police report after smashing something with your trailer . Then calling your safety guy and explaing it to him.

[@Alan-rh2gk]

In Florida, we literally have like HALF of that distance in this video to do a pull up. It's seriously like 5 feet before the examiner screams at you and stops you in your tracks!! Not to mention where we are doing our testing is at our fleet maintenance facility, which is an insane place to do testing.. tons of traffic coming in and out, fire trucks, dump trucks, people and everything of the sort is a distraction while testing. It's actually ridiculous. I have failed alley dock twice as of today.. getting very discouraged with it. I have completed the test both times but got too many points. I swear the distance you can pull up in this video, looks like a country mile compared to what we are allowed to do.

[@angelmitchell9738]

I thought I was the only 1 thought that I said the same Thang stg

[@QueenBaha]

I’m about to test also IN FLORIDA with yelling instructors & blistering heat 🤦🏽‍♀️2 pull-ups and GOAL is decent BUT that setup distance is insanely tight…I’ll tell you this bro…after we get this maneuver…we will N. E. V. E. R. have to pass up a parking spot at LOVES/PILOT. Hope things have been well for you 💐, be safe💯

[@joshwade9632]

Just took my CDL test passed everything except the 90 I’ll be going back Saturday 🤦‍♂️

[@irfanmalik7334]

Same, I have to rebook now, did you pass?

[@ricardomontes7419]

Josh Wade same thing happens to me

[@exillens]

Did you guys finally pass? Did they make you take the whole test over again or just the backing part?

[@irfanmalik7334]

@@exillens I finally passed, I had to retake the WHOLE test over again and this time i NAILED the backup lol Good luck :)

[@exillens]

@@irfanmalik7334 Man that must've been such a good feeling when you backed up halfway into that hole and knew you just had to keep it straight and not go too far back. My exam is soon as well. My driving and downshifting is good. I'm just 50/50 on the 90° backing. Hoping I luck out on test day. Glad to hear you passed man. It's encouraging

[@BrokeTruckerGyal]

I never learned to alley dock in my training but honestly it's way easier to do than offset/parallel parking if you ask me. Just remember that you're driving the end of the trailer into the spot. Move slowly and correct/pull up as you go. You always want to use the actual end of the trailer as the point of reference, while also paying attention to your tandems and your drives to make sure you get in straight. You want your tandems and yours drive tires to be in line with each other AND the cones/lines by the time you finish parking.

[@superfly4137]

Every trailer should have a backup camera 😁

[@metalmania3230]

Camera is for bad driver

[@anthonyflomo8809]

Idris I agree

[@votkas3240]

Nooo camera in Trucks come on is more professional without that.I have only a licence for Medium rigit and I don't prefer a camera at all.

[@fahblizza]

viny vici No. Camera should be for safe drivers.

[@sdub2395]

Drive better than anyone at 19 ? lol this idiotic mindset is why young men pay way more for insurance. At 19, you suck; whether you want to admit it or not.

[@bluelightbullshit5792]

in the situation of alley dock you can get alittle more room on the cones to just don't hit em you'll do fine

[@TjThaReal13]

Yea, except you have nowhere near that much room in an actual parking lot or truck stop....10x harder when you are trying not to damage a $200k truck on either side of you

[@heinzkitzvelvet]

TjThaReal13 That's when you slide the tandems back. There's WAY too much ass hanging off that trailer. That's the quickest way to hit something.

[@michaelhawes1346]

i would be worried about the guy or girl that spent 200 grand on a truck

[@TjThaReal13]

Michael Hawes lets see...truck, trailer, all the equipment that goes with it and customizations...that set upwith a newer truck can hit 200 easy

[@thisismagacountry1318]

@@michaelhawes1346 Not if you make 400K a year hauling chemicals and fuel.

[@davidreynolds731]

Heinzkitz Velvet I know this is old, but with our flat beds we cannot move the tandem so it’s good practice.

[@philroz3080]

Thanks for this very helpful video.

[@bradyspears2723]

... DON 'T WATCH YOUR TRAILOR , ... WATCH YOUR , BACK , LEFT TANDUM AXLE WHEEL ....!! IT WILL SHOW YOU WERE YOUR GOING TO ...

[@rayneboes3890]

😂😂😂

[@breeguh2854]

I’m in truck school rn thanks that helped me finally get it

[@jesusmontanez8264]

Naaa with all due respect, don't agree , you need to keep an eye on everything . Especially that trailer

[@jon8223]

@@jesusmontanez8264 That back drivers side tandem is your reference point of where your going. Looking at everything else is a matter of safety.

[@jeydub8541]

This back would be a whole lot easier with your tandems set back all the way.

[@heinzkitzvelvet]

Jeffrey Whitworth Absolutely! It's better this way in a controlled environment where you can only destroy a little orange rubber cone. But I think students should practice with the tandems in a more realistic setting. There's a sweet spot for those tandems, about 13 holes up from the back, that makes the trailer a dream to drive AND back. I know weight distribution doesn't always allow that, but when you can, it's the best spot.

[@jeydub8541]

I have only been driving 17 years, but I am still learning. If it's tight, I slide my tandems all the way back since some shippers/receivers want them slid back anyway.

[@heinzkitzvelvet]

Jeffrey Whitworth Agreed.

[@paulweldon3134]

I set my tractor about 10ft from box and wheels about 8ft over shooting the box. Turn right all the way and back until your 90 degrees. Push the trailer until it’s about 45 degrees into the box and then get under it guiding it in. The way they show it here seems more complicated 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@exillens]

So wait. You don't start turning your wheel hard right until your tires are 8ft past the hole?

[@paulweldon3134]

@@exillens no I start with my wheels about 8 -10 ft from the hole

[@pacman4937]

You need to explain better. Don’t really understand what you’re saying.

[@tmichellebrown8171]

Am I the only one trying to figure out which way he is turning his wheels so frustrating....

[@brinkscookingtruck5680]

Do you drive trucks tmichelle

[@gamerdonkey5865]

If the ass end of the trailer is to far to the right turn the wheel to the right. If the back of the trailer is to far to the left turn left👍🏻.

[@2_real219]

Steer towards the problem

[@Q-gf8vb]

This is the hardest of the three maneuvers

[@jamesgray6183]

To many variables .. We teach it in 4 moves of the steering wheel .. And practice does make perfect .. Alley dock is a jack knifing procedure ..