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7. Backing a trailer is difficult as hell

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 04:03 PM

Sep 2016

You turn left to move the trailer right or vice versa, you make small turns and minor corrections but I've seen a pro do it fast.

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Any truckers out there? [View all] NobodyHere Sep 2016 OP

PM Tobin irisblue Sep 2016 #1

Thanks for the reply NobodyHere Sep 2016 #2

Tobin is in the Lounge, I'm sure he will see this. irisblue Sep 2016 #3

Backing a trailer is difficult as hell JonLP24 Sep 2016 #7

Not really. It's just something you get used to. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2016 #25

It was hit or miss for me JonLP24 Oct 2016 #26

Like a lot of things, practice makes perfect! A HERETIC I AM Oct 2016 #27

I haven't driven since 2008 JonLP24 Oct 2016 #28

I can't recommend a specific school, although Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2016 #4

There are also trucking forums/message boards Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2016 #5

I don't know if they're in your area JonLP24 Sep 2016 #6

I have a nephew who, just a few years ago Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2016 #8

Thanks JonLP24 Sep 2016 #9

Du'er denbot is also a trucker. mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #10

Sitting in a truck stop in Gary IN denbot Sep 2016 #12

It's always good to see you here, denbot. In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #16

Thanks I_T_W. denbot Sep 2016 #17

Did he ever get his beer or travel money? In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #18

LoL.. denbot Sep 2016 #19

You happen to be in luck! jmowreader Sep 2016 #13

In regards to that last point, NobodyHere Sep 2016 #14

If you have a MI drivers license go to school in Michigan jmowreader Sep 2016 #15

The Ohio college you linked tom was 30 minutes away NobodyHere Oct 2016 #21

It's not so much "hastle" as it is loss of potential earnings jmowreader Oct 2016 #22

I got my CDL from a big company in house school in Hayduke Bomgarte Oct 2016 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author NobodyHere Oct 2016 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Oct 2016 #24

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