SEMI TRUCK : How To Make a "U"-Turn

[bestamerica]

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very good truck driver

[KE1MP]

Try it in the dark

[micksquizzy]

non independent trucker = stupid idiot

[spitpartyshinner]

thats not a fucking uturn. this is called a k turn retard

[travisjeanelle]

thats a three point not a U turn

[arturdrozdz297374]

truck looks like trask missing vents on hood and mirror

[JimboVids]

WOW, I've never seen a vehicle back up and turn around before! This video is AMAZING! Now I'm going to go watch paint dry.

[ReadTheShrill]

@JimboVids What's the point of complaining about this? A lot of people post videos to share them with friends/colleagues. The title wasn't misleading, so what's the problem? Just don't watch it if you think it's boring.

[JimboVids]

@ReadTheShrill

Hey Dumbass, how are you supposed to know if a video is boring or not unless you watch it.

[ReadTheShrill]

@JimboVids So let me get this straight: you sat through the ENTIRE video, and then wasted your oh-so-precious time making a stupid comment that it was boring?

[smellycatpoop]

I drove a tractor/trailer for a year, that's the shittiest part of the job is getting stuck in a damn dead end or low overpass.

A lot of times the damn street signs/warnings will be missing.

[tcats1000]

u turn?

[gopher73087]

first off you should never have to make a U turn if you are a professional second thats the best blind side alley dock i ever seen

[dlcincbuilder]

@gopher73087 You ain't been out much have ya? Even the receiver's don't half the time know where there at!

[wepoppimpin]

@dlcincbuilder Big yeah 10- ,,,,,lol

[Zonomar]

Hope that trailer isn't loaded at those angles. :S

[megawes5]

If you only had 40 acres to turn that Rig around! It's the easiest way that I found! ;)

[va7mn]

It's actually called a "semi-trailer" because it only has one set of wheels at the rear and needs support by the tractor at the front. A full trailer doesn't need support.

[REANIMATI0N2]

@va7mn actually, it is tractor-trailer...

[fordlover329]

Not a u-turn its a three point turn ain't it

[MrBigDaddyDrew]

He's just blind siding!

[hundiraisk]

Volvo ! :)

[theundertaker2923]

@MrDan6670 well I thought I could learn something new but I guess not :/ I am a solo driver and I been over the road for 3 years and I love been a truck driver lol going to buy my first truck this summer :D and to be honest with that space you won't have problems turning around..

[Bernadine71]

atta boy! perfect turn-around ... well, except it's at the end of the road curve

[crackedbender]

i got here from killer bulldozer o,0

[JJHiggs1]

nobody has heard from the guy with the camera again.

[jimmykinkade]

K turn.

[NickStixMills]

Wow. Big deal lol

[harley9967]

Yeah, nice back-up, but he should have known about the low bridge before he got there.

[joeyjerker1]

@harley9967 I haul oversize loads all the time and I think the over height are the toughest due to many states policy of not bothering to post the height over 14'.he was obviously legal height,but many of the under 14's Are inadequately represented on maps,gps.I think each state should be forced to fix the unders(most states have but a few)

[harley9967]

@joeyjerker1 Very good point! I put my foot in my mouth a little bit there.

[theundertaker2923]

Idgaf

[MrDan6670]

@theundertaker2923 then why are you here?

[100mpgus]

yeah great driving....What happened to his mirror??? I suppose a little elf took it off?

[MistaBray]

Chuck Norris would've just turned the road.

[TFLumpySpacePrincess]

@MistaBray No chuck norris can just BE where he wants to be

[4deere]

Not bad a blind side back out of a sleeper truck that is some good backing skills

[illy1982]

I can do this with my bicycle.

[BornRandy62]

had to do that one night on a gravel road. in the rain uphill backwards. customer didnt mention that there is only one way into the delivery all of the rest were guarded by wooden covered bridges. got to love madison county

[65GasBoy]

itsa Volvo, who cares

[spiddeer]

what so hard about that?i do that every day,and i tow a trains

[gunnuts82]

if i had a dollar for each time i had to do that

[oGRE2080]

nothing special ! next time just call for direction :D

[seal5k]

low bridge huh

[DieselMechanic09]

And this is called a shitty ass place where i don't want to be....

[dicbyrd]

Well I just be Damm..............

[djghostonthewheels]

nice driving

[carrfaceazz]

EASY BRUH TO ME MY DAD CAN DO THAT HE GOT A SEMI TRUCK

[BabyBBB01]

Its easily to make ""U""turn cuz the road is wide open, I'm a SEMI TRUCK DRIVER over 8 yrs

[kclite]

TOO LOW TO CLEAR THAT BRIDGE, DID IT HAD A SIGN

[thankennedy]

like a BOSS!!!

[tza420]

Low bridge!!!



[Flflashover]

Not an easy task to "Blind Side" backing (that's to the right side) driver did well and didn't hit anything, which is a good thing, not so entertaining, but still a good thing..

[sean12ab34cd]

try that with an australian road train!! 3 trailers.

[SOWERxOFxDISCORD]

C'mon, i do it all the time on 18 Wheels of Steel.

[HAITHWA]

Couldn't make it under the bridge , dummy. lol

[circusboy90210]

that's a 3 point turn.

[quadguy112895]

i was wondering why there was so many dislikes... now i know!

[blazerx900]

why is it called a semi truck? is the full truck longer?

[nerfthecows]

@blazerx900 Its Called a Semi Truck because of the trailer it hauls, its actually the Trailer that is the "Semi" because the trailer only has wheels on the back, where a "full" Trailer has its own wheels at front and back

[damjanostrc]

@nerfthecows not true. what about tanden trailer with two wheels on the back?

Semi because almost half the weight is on the truck wheels and half is on the trailer wheel....

[14705cd]

@damjanostrc

A trailer is called what it is because it "trails" behind a vehicle. With a semi-trailer (truck) not all of the trailer is behind the vehicle, so it semi trails the tow vehicle. (Some of the trailer is over the frame of the tow vehicle)

[hpibajajumper]

@blazerx900

Pm me and i will pm yo ua link to a website that will explain what semi means.

[FormulaDStock]

@blazerx900 They're called semi trucks because they don't have truck beds, so they're only part truck.

[Silentalarma]

@blazerx900 Well yeah, atleast somewhere else than U.S.A., like here in Finland we have also things like this

watch?v=xijS0SDGeMs

And b-doubles like this

watch?v=cWqKRpiuISk&feature=fv­wrel

[mrClayton1969]

@blazerx900 It is actually called a tractor semi-trailer combo. The semi part is because the trailer has wheels at the tail end only. A full trailer has wheels at both the front and rear (think your radio flyer wagon you had as a kid) those are mostly farm type trailers. you can have a converter dolly attached to a semi trailer to make it a full trailer (the second trailer in a set of doubles (think ups trucks).

[jaysong87]

@blazerx900 hmm... because its a truck with a semi size cargo on it? i ono lol good point tho

[Crossfade543]

@blazerx900 its a full truck when it has its trailer

[AggregateDood]

@blazerx900 A trailer is considered a full trailer when it is supported at both ends and pulled. In other words it can be unhooked from the truck and still be a roll-able unit.

A semi trailer has no front axle or wheels and becomes a roll-able unit once its front end is supported by the back wheels of the tractor. On a double trailer truck, the front trailer is a semi trailer and the back trailer is a..... trailer.

[BornBW]

@blazerx900 Semi refers to the tractor (truck) itself without the trailer. The term semi has nothing to do with the trailer. I have a Class A CDL and my father has been driving 45 years. They call it a tractor or Bobtail because without a trailer the back bounces a lot without a trailer. Especially when stopping due to the weight being shifted to the steer tires.

[AggregateDood]

@BornBW Or you could type, "definition of a semi truck" into Google.

You may find that this answer comes up quite a few times..

Definition of a semi-trailer:

A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported either by a road tractor or by a detachable front axle assembly called a dolly.

This one was cut and pasted from The American Trailer Exchange (amtrex.net).

[TheHeretic37]

@blazerx900 Because unless the trailer is attached, it's not considered the "whole" vehicle. (I'm a trucker)

[wqfs650]

@blazerx900 The Correct term is Tractor Trailer.

[JBofBrisbane]

@wqfs650 @blazerx900 @REANIMATION2 - In Australia we call them "semi trailers", pronounced "SEM-ee", not "sem-eye". And what Americans call the "tractor', we call the "prime mover".

[gopher73087]

@blazerx900 no dunce its a tractor trailer proper term or 18 wheeler

[heatherroseisrflyer]

@blazerx900

A truck is a single unit that by itself can carry a load, usually on a flat bed or in a body attached to the frame. A semi-truck (also known as a road tractor) is the power unit which cannot by itself carry a load but attaches to a trailer which does.

It has nothing to do with length.

[novakane87]

@blazerx900 wished I knew!

[halflife103]

@blazerx900 Well, they are also called Tractor-Trailers.... Truck being the "tractor".

And if you are from Europe, "Lorry", USA "Semi" or in Asia.... "Truck".

[wepoppimpin]

@blazerx900 because people use bad jargon, "Semi" regards the trailer type,one not having a front axle,which is a full trailer, a Semi trailer needs support from either landing gear or other forms of holding the frontend up or a "tractor",,which people call "Trucks" a "truck has its own means of freight support, live a dumptruck,cementtruck,fueltruc­k,watertruck..etc ! a"Tractor" only pulls,it needs a trailer of what ever type to move its cargo. sizes of trators and fulltrucks vary...

[GClary1]

Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around, it's the easiest way that i've found.

[moondog203]

good job.

[emadseksek]

this called K turn this is not a U turn

[jri350]

I'm so disappointed, I got here from videos of car crashes and spins on ice... I was hoping for a much faster and less controlled "U-turn"

[Wurtle38]

thought it was an england truck in the thumb nail, but they would have just taken out the bridge.

[kfrey0501]

what the hell is soooooo great about that!?!?!?!?

[snoman832]

ahh shit low bridge... fuck...

[BashirTheTrainMaster]

In this case, it is How to Make a "Y" turn.

[NJStormSpotter]

No U-turn, but nice rig though.

[nucknoel89]

@NJStormSpotter What do you mean "nice rig"? It's a fricking Volvo.

[NJStormSpotter]

@nucknoel89 I mean that exactly as it sounds. My family in Italy have used Volvo trucks of all shapes and sizes in their businesses and they are nice trucks. Ok?

[Skippy585]

@NJStormSpotter just like this?

[K1NO2]

it's a 3-point turn!

[blindtoo]

gregy957 & Lieutelant are neck and neck on the backstretch... but wait, gregy957 is pulling ahead by 6 thumbs... .....

[TheAndrewLupo]

by U turn he means K turn

[jjchargerboy16]

Title should said "How to make a 3-Point turn"!

[imjustpassinthru]

It depends on what you mean by "U" turn. If you were expecting a maneuver between opposite curbs on a two-way street, which might have required some fancy jacknifing, you were probably disappointed. However if by "U" turn you simply mean reversing course any way possible then this qualifies as a "U" turn.

[SMFJ45]

he's lucky he had a road so near to back into. When I drove T/T in Germany (37th Trans GP 68-35) lots of times..running on back roads...I had to back up a long ways before I could turn around. I guess thats what I get for trying to take so many shortcuts-instead of going all the way around on the autobahn. ach du lieber!!!

[blackey661]

help the poor guy out cmon dude spot for him

[emauriceharr]

Instead of recording this feature, put the cam down and assist by spotting.

[daveyboy1810]

Not all low bridges are listed on your rand mcnally. Especially ones that are located on county roads. That driver did a great job at blind siding backing.

[CDOJr1961]

What was the point in posting this? Are we supposed to be impressed?

[cartman0223]

driver did a fine job backing up blind side. it really is a pain in the the ass with a box trailer.

[TheJohn624]

that guy is lucky there is a road that close to the bridge... otherwise he would be awfully screwed

[malone23kid]

Low bridges in the middle of nowhere are the absolute worst.

[ChiefOren]

@malone23kid That is why you check you Atlas before you commit to a road. All the low bridges are listed. So he was alright that he didn't go straight into the bridge, but he is a stupid fuck for going onto that road at all. That is unless he made a wrong entrance. Like they say, "shit happens".

[joeyjerker1]

@malone23kid HUH?If I encounter a low bridge i would hope its in the middle of nowhere.It would be better at 60mph in heavy traffic???

[Leo92053]

Good driving, but this is not a u turn, it is a 3 point turn

[financialcounselor]

That was not a "U" turn. It was a "Y" turn. I once got myself into a situation that looked just like that when I tried to by-pass the I-80 scale in Pennsylvania.

[MrNohab]

Nice job man! No warning sign for low bridge..crap. You even had a flag! Nice! Heaters get a ****** out!

[MrCool621]

108 people failed to do this

[AtreusTedBeer]

For me, f*****g gps didn't show the driver too low bridge.

[MrTubbymarshall]

a very tasty bit of blind-side reversing. top marks for this chap.

[ohmmeters]

This is only basic driving learned when taking the drivers license for trucks.... he does what he is supposed to do :)

[HardLuckTrucker]

I'm a driver myself. I hate blind siding in any condition. Nice job backing and getting squared away.

[haynes1776]

better than hitting that bridge! Well done.

[1daddy48]

BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[hnxsk8boarding]

There is a big red Truck in Mianus :D

[BAwithBALLS]

thats not a turn its a 3 point turn

[farley34]

only problem i have with this is if he was using his map he would have known this route he picked would have had low overpass in this case that train bridge. cobra also makes a 7" GPS unit that will locate all restricted hwy's and low over pass's if u cant read a truckers atlas. but other then that grats on the backing up job.

[flyrock45]

Over the road for 14 years now and I still hate blind siding.

[JoeySpara]

THIS WAS A WASTE OF TIME I HAVE DONE BETTER TURNS THAN THAT WITH AN 18' VAN AND A 33' TOW BEHIND AND I MA 23 WITH NO CDL OR PROPER TRAINING MY GRANDFATHER WAS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS AND HE WAS SO PISSED OFF WHEN HE SAW THIS LOL

[yuddle]

did he died??

[KingTrollable]

i like the part where he honks the horn

[10ZACHS1]

thats not a U-turn, thats a turn in the road (aka three point turn).



[gina22872]

maybe u should get your own reality show how to back up by a douche



[gina22872]

wow u r a douchebag

[thedeeptone1986]

I dont get what is meant to be so good about it? just a standard blindside reverse.

[couvidan]

wow, u can back a semi up...

[hitdrum808]

i might be wrong for saying this,, but at .0 7sec, did he not notice the low bridge sign ahead of time,, i could be wrong

[ARBuilder1776]

@hitdrum808 Many low bridges are not listed anywhere so you find them the hard way. He was that close to the bridge so he had room to back up.

[hitdrum808]

@ARBuilder1776 sorry,, you are right, i just look it all up..

[emercer84]

i drive truck too and any driver should be able to do that with ease. blind side was the only challenge at all.

[maxwatte]

good job!!

[fredsas12]

Great Job!

[squishydafishy]

nicely done. he might not be one of the guys i lmao at watchin tryin to back into a parkin spot in a truckstop. and unless i missed him somewhere the only spotter i see is runnin the camera in a not great place to be spotting from. only thing that might qualify as "stupid driver" is why he came to a bridge he cant get under. missed the clearance sign or didnt check low clearance locations for that road i guess. bad boy

[shaym3421]

true hero...

[Thedeadeye9mm]

good job! blind siding

[229ovidiu]

Yeah nice job... Volvo powe !! Have Respect for the man !!

[cheekone1]

@rodman23t Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. 3 Million SAFE miles, I havent fucked anything up since the early 80's. I didnt realize this guy had a 'spotter' out there, you said it, so I believe it. BUT a solo driver should never blindside if he has an option not to! JMO, of course!

[Lordofcheese1978]

I should film at my loading dock where I work. Truckers hate it, first you have you backup across 522. Then L shape ally.

[ugaugawoshawosha]

Good job on the blindside man.

[SuperJshelley]

T turn?

[gregy957]

This isnt a U turn its backing up into a road then driving out

[squishydafishy]

@gregy957 for a semi thats the only way u can u-turn alot of times ya ninny. u think that thing turns like a car

[gregy957]

@squishydafishy Oh srry i never saw a semi truck

[gregy957]

@squishydafishy and ya lol

[CIKO32123]

@gregy957 or called 3-point turn. -.- :D

[Vossenman]

This clip deserves more viewes!!! (I'm not sarcastic at all)

[TupacX2Pak]

It's funny how every youtube user is an expert on EVERYTHING. Suck my dick faggot.

[smitherszx7]

wow a u turn.!

[karjack11]

if that hill was steeper should consider putting snow chains on the trailer so the trailer would not slide down sideways

[cheekone1]

He did it but I wouldve straight backed and then turned in the side street and then backed out. The whole blind siding into an open icy road seems a tad dangerous! JMO, of course!

[rodman23t]

@cheekone1 please tell me you don't drive truck for a living...there are sooooo many things wrong with your way of thinking.

he did everything he should have just the way he should have. had a spotter and everything.

[arlonn1]

I guess good job if your a beginer or dads kid

[Dolomedesspider]

/watch?v=xkKFpoELhj4

[juvmol]

GOOD JOB , THUMBS UP LIKE NOTHING TATH MOVE

[tvieno]

What's so impressive about that?

[ozzman115]

Frickin highway hero!

[Lieutelant]

That wasn't a U turn... That was just a truck backing up.

[fdjcengine2]

@Lieutelant I agree. Looked more like a V turn

[ManGlock2011]

I would give him an A++. awesome job

[truckertwotimes]

that was a great blind side backing

[Blorin40]

@truckertwotimes of course its great, he had a football field to back up into

[eunnmcd]

They must love you at the scales with a truck looking like that...

[TheEcoDriver]

It was Y turn, not U.