What Are People Taught About Backing

As a rookie, I have my bad days when I set up wrong or take quite awhile to back. Usually it's after a 11 hour driving day when I am exhausted. Prime trains really well, but sometimes you just have "those" days.

Unfortunately many lease Op trainers don't teach or allow backing cause it slows the team down and costs money.

I only did a few backing in training and i was just like that guy....i knew the difference between blind and sight side. But coukd t do it. I spent so much money on paid parking cause TA /Petro usually have bigger and easier spots.

Some students suck too. I have had students that backed better than I did at their level....and others that make me want to smack my head against a wall.

It is also possible the trainer was in the bunk and he didnt want to wake him. He may still be in training.

Our training is 50k to 60k truck miles...so 3 to 4 months. Not 6 depending on home time.

Hey Kearsey, I have to give a shout out for my lease op trainer. He is an excellent backeruper. He teaches in a way I click with. His motto is no back spot is going to be perfect or text book. Just get it close then no how to zweek it. I was on the pad today for 4 hours. I did all the backs a couple times, he said ok you have no problem with anything except alley dock, so I spent the last 2 hours on alley dock. I was having trouble maintaining a nice curve to get between the cones. I got that figuared out and was struggling a little with straightening out the truck on the final back in the box. I got it down. My trainer noticed the student on the next pad was having the same issues I was an left me to practice for a few times to assist the other student. I feel very good about my backing and know if I am stuck in the middle of a back how to work my way out of it. I am blessed with my trainer. I am going to try and test out in a couple days. Fingers crossed!

Wishing you the best, P'Buck!

Rainy (Kearsey) IS kinda bummin' over the 'training' broo'haha... That'll show her!

Happy for ya, man!!

~ Anne ~

Backing in school wasn't bad. We had lots of time to practice and always had an instructor nearby to "help," via a butt chewing. My first adventure was flatbed, which wasn't too hard. We usually dropped and picked up in a large yard. I loved the drive-thrus. Easy-peasy.

Hauling grain was a different experience. Backing off of a country road two horse and buggies wide into a farm yard with a driveway one horse and buggy wide was a little difficult. Some required multiple pull-ups and changes of angle. I even grounded the landing gear on the edge of the road the first time. Trainer let me do it. No harm. The farmer pulled me out. But I learned to be aware of where the front end was!

He probably didn't know how to blindside because we are always td even here on TT to never blindside only a true blooded a- hole would make a truck stop like that. I dont think it has to do with experience. I think it has to do with grade a moron making a parking lot for truckers when he obviously doesn't know a freaking thing about his clientele.