Do You Like Backing With Your Tandems Forward And Why?

It was in truck stops that it was normally most difficult to get backed in with the tandems slid all the way up. You don't have much room for your nose in the first place but then you have a 12 foot tail swinging back and forth a few feet away from the headlights of two beautiful Peterbilts on either side of you? Oh man.......take it sloooow!

And G.O.A.L. is way more critical with a swinging tail. God only knows what the blind back corner of that trailer is gonna reach.

Exactly! Why would you risk it with all that tail swing if you can just slide em to the back and back it in just fine? Again, I'm talking specifically about backing between two trailers (or a wall and a trailer, etc). There are plenty of times I'll back with them all the way forward when making a store delivery because there's not much room in front and there isn't isn't trailer on my blind side.

Matt M. said,

I always back with wherever my tandems are driving in, and slide them back at the same time I open my doors.

Good point. I think this I what most people do.