I've been driving now for just over a year and I still have trouble with backing at times. The saying is true that you have a wide open space and it's harder to hit the hole than when you back between two trucks.
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I've been guilty of making jokes about Schneider (and Werner and Swift, ect.) but 1. Their training is too short, and not nearly comprehensive enough, and 2. WHY do they have to put newbs on the road in the godawfullest ugly trucks?
As far as backing in general, you can be trained well, and can be competent; some drivers have a flair for it, and some don't. Glad to see this driver didn't get discouraged.
I've been driving for 20 yrs. It's all hand to eye coordination. It doesn't take any great strength. Anyone can go to school and get a license. But you either have it or you don't.
I just love when stupid ass truck drivers film newbies guess when you started trucken you where already backing up soon as you left your mommas twat dum ass its a learning process nobody is born noing everything if its any help jackass i took my Cdl license in 44 hrs of training and passed with the state trooper first shot but there's alot i need to learn common sence is good but having a brain is key jack
if they "feel unsafe backing" then they need to find another line of work, this is what you get when you hire book drivers based on what they wrote on a piece of paper...this also gets people hurt or killed and shit damaged....
@kemokleen yep, they sure do but some need to learn the hard way that they ain't cut out for some things and this guy will never be one of them because the people that hired him most likely based their decision to do so on what he put on his application and never once gave him a driving test, they just assumed that he has the CDL so he most know what to do...
"PROOF that large companies care NOTHING about safety"
It's not fair to generalize like that. There are plenty of companies that care for nothing more than the safety of their drivers and the people driving around them.
Though this particular company doesn't seem to from what you've already said, not all are like that :)
First time I ever saw a spotter in front rather than the rear. That's their first mistake. What they really need to do is find an empty parking lot and practice. If the company gives them a problem simply tell them they broke down, but only after they got their practice in. If they need proof cut the fan belt or something minor.
@VajinalBloodFart This is not flaming, I actually spoke with the drivers afterward. It is crappy companies that want to put meat in the seat that bother me!
I worked for SWIFT and can say that these trucking companies do not give a damn about safety. They hurry to get trainees on the road so they can use them to run more revenue miles. Instead of stopping to sleep, which is what the trainer would have done before he got his trainee, they make the trainee drive while the trainer sleeps. Clear to see why LOL
And if you are not accustomed to sleeping in a bouncing cab then you are in trouble.
I've gotten my class A CDL license Back in December of 2010 and now have a hazmat and tanker endorcement but how do I get on the job when all the carriers require years of driving experience? what company that doesn't require years of experiences and accept graduate drivers?
@sadikhsir I tried Werner and they wouldn't take me because I didn't do my training at their designated School they want me to have 30 days of experience to get on with them other wise I'm screwed.
Im a local P&D driver and I feel like I spend more time backing up then going forward. The way some docks are laid out just makes you want to punch the guy that designed it.
at 4:00 I just shook my head and had to click off.. ouch, I mean.. how could you not back it up straight? All I can say is hard right till it starts swingin' straight, then straighten her out and back her up.. ugh, haha
@FriPilot Yeah. Everybody has to start somewhere. I spoke with them and this is truly a failure on SCHNEIDER's part. They told their STL they were uncomfortable backing and he told them to practice it will come in time.
@FriPilot@FriPilot Yeah. Everybody has to start somewhere. I spoke with them and this is truly a failure on SCHNEIDER's part. They told their STL they were uncomfortable backing and he told them to practice it will come in time. Again this is not these drivers' fault, it is the company training them.
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Wow. I watched this video about 1 month ago before attending a trucking school. I am a couple weeks in and I can barely offset back. Even I could do this one.
he gave it to much right wheel when he almost jacked his trailer. Should of threw more left wheel on it to stay in front of his trailer. Coulda set up as a ally dock for more room.
Nothing was hit. They are learning. I had someone trying to tell me how to do it when I first started. I had to learn myself. At least he had a spotter. Schneider is so hard up for drivers they send people out way to soon. Give them a good pay and some time off with their families and maybe they could hold onto their drivers. And let them go home when they are promissed to go home. Sitting in a dock and not getting paid, a lugger has a better job.
Am sure we all remember the days...but sir I gotta pile out at 2mins 50sec way to much pain...it'll come in time, the spotter wasn't doing any faves either..
@54321pokerface: Obviously they were undertrained, even if they only back max 5% of their career! Either way, they needed that training or this would be no problem. Not ragging on the drivers, I'm sure they done everything they could do, but upset about the company training? Yes. How much easier would it have been to just have spent a little more time traning in backing. They're with a trainer for 3-6 mos usually. In 3-6 mos if they're still that bad at it, something went wrong somewhere.
I was trained and drove for schneider. luckily, i had the best trainer there. But when we did backing, i nailed it the first time. backing was really easy for me. I used to drive a pickup with small trailers behind it, which is actually trickier to back, so i had the experience already. The only thing that took me a lil bit was the double shifting. everything else was cake.
Anybody know if their is a height requirement to become a truck driver because I was watching a video of a DOT physician and I saw them take height and weight measurements and I was wondering why because I've seen plenty of fat truck drivers I'm overweight myself (6'0 270 lbs) but I can't recall seeing any really short ones and I wanted to do team driving with my girlfriend but she is only 5 feet tall and 100 lbs
@mcbam989 absolutely no restriction or preferred size of any...funny how you would assume there is any...go ahead and do the training than get yourself and you girl on the road..best of luck.
I went through swift and fortunately for me, I had some good training and a good driving instructor. Backing came pretty easy for me, but I also had off days, which sucked especially trying different holes and different setups and seemed like nothing was working. lol
@duck0702 you forget something very important...max 5% of the driving is backing..max 5%..some people would never have to back in, because they route is not require them to do so...many engineer and architect design the premises to avoid backing, as backing is an insurance hassle if there is any damage done while backing so, its not like they do this every day and still they cant execute it properly...they are just simply not required to do backing more then max 5% of their entire career. cheers
@tr0uble860 yes...most truck drivers understand that most drivers that work for big companies like swift and schnieder etc are new to drivin and they need help backin up......this situation looks like the new driver is still with his trainer
Interesting note on Schneider telling newbies to get "on the job training". When does a newbie driver trying to make a living have the free time to practice backing up in a lot with cones or markers? You can't reasonably use other rigs as cones when learning. Talk about a baptism of fire.
I've only been working 5 months now with Werner, and I've come to realize that 99% of backing is proper setup. Miss your setup, and you'll never get it in the hole.
i agree its not easy i myself only have 2 years under my belt but after my first month i wasn't doing this bad lol guess some people it comes Natural to and others well there's always swift if it don't work out lol
its not easy backing up when your a greenhorn. it comes with time. we make it look easy, but its not. even now i sometimes get all crossed up and i've driven all over europe. i still have my off days too y'know??
is this a student team or student trainer?if it is student team then we should be happy they were playing it safe instead of just going for it lol, i hate when rookies just go for it and take out 2-3 trailers in the docks lol
Poor guy. We all have to start some time. At least he was overly careful, instead of being reckless. It took him a while, but at least he got the job done and didn't hit anything.
I dont think he would have been able to do it with out the expert directions that he was getting from his spotter. Thank god it was not at night, raining, snowing, nothing in front of him or all of the above.
Aren't you supposed to pass a driving test to get a cdl? I thought that included parts with backing up trailers and stuff. This guy probably don't even have his cdl, or his daddy was the guy testing him.
ah yes memories from when i was in trucking school couldnt back a straight line to save my life 5 years later i can back a truck better then my car lol!
it is hard i agree ive have my class a for 2 years but i could back it up right after i got my licence how did they get there lice and go to a good company like that but i am 22 and cant drive for them cause of my age but some 1 wit no experce and b over the new 23 yr old driveing age i dont get it ive had my class a since 18 thies people are proly in there 30s wtf yall need more seat time
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a 53 with tandems is cakewalk compared to blindside backin my 48 spread axle into a tight spot at a truck stop. experience is everything. we all gotta start somewhere. I started with a big company, and now, I own my own truck, and trailer, work for myself, no one else. it all comes down to knowing the equipment, and environment. I can get my 315'' wheelbase 379 with the spread axle into any tight spot you can shove the refer, and still do it faster than you.
Just had my first day of tractor training at work. I didn't think it would be easy but it's hard to reprogram your brain on driving in reverse after being in a regular vehicle for 15 years. Never had CDL training but both guys who moved the trailers in the work yard were deployed to Iraq and they asked me. Tore a trailer door off after it got caught on the rail on the loading dock. Was searching youtube for video aid in backing instruction but no luck. Kudos to those that can back in 30 seconds.
I remember my first time backing a 53......I was soaked with sweat... and it was 15 degrees C below zero ....lol. We all started off looking like fools to seasoned drivers
Damn I could have made that in 2 shots on my worst day, with a truck that the power steering was failing in. Hadda put a trailer in a hole in NJ w/o power steering that sucked
@comet773080 Did you read the info he put on the video. They had less than a months experience and their trainer had only let them back up once. Pay special attention to what it says they were told when they complained that they did not feel safe backing the rig up.
The problem Schneider driver is having is that he turns hard right and goes forward. Then backs up at a hard right as well. Should go forward at hard left then back up hard right. Then straighten out and you're in the hole.
wtf if he cant back the truck he shouldnt be behind the wheel full stop what happens if he gets in a jam somewhere in a busy public spot ie an accident or something hows he gonna manage then.......
@olstar18 point taken but....if this guy aint confident enough to do it he shouldnt be behind the wheel ive my hgv license since i was 18 and never failed as bad as this fella this looks like a very poor attempt your either cut out for it or your not and this guy looks like he aint cut out for it or else hes a slow learner its not like its a tight space hes trying to back into its a big yard!!!
@peterbiltroy Thats a good question. I think its more along the lines of they can do it but don't have enough experience to do so with confidence and definately not speed.
the only people who would consider being a otr driver now in this day and age are losers . and only desperate losers drive for jb hunt , swift , and schneider !
@direct998 You forgot about CR England who clearly doesn't give a 3825 about any of their drivers. All they care about is their drivers move their freight and don't give a $#!t if their driver has legal issues to tend to at home and has communicated that innumerable times. They may get you home if requested 6 mos in advance
wanabe trucker question. stay away for Schneider???? how is Swift with their training? Any recomendations for baltimore, md for training and start up company. Thanks for sharing the video. It helps us wanabe drivers understand the challenges of trucking.
Everyone starts out as a rookie. It only takes so much of driving without sleep for too many hours before it starts to screw with your head. Rookie drivers make rookie mistakes. We can't all be Super Trucker.
I'll be a greenhorn myself after I retake my road test and get my CDL and there is no reason why people on here are talking shit to a new driver better stop and think I bet some of you were in worse predicaments than this driver how do you think you got experience practicing right I don't see any other way you got it so give the new drivers respect or shut your fucking mouths and keep your comments to yourselves
When I was 17 I went to work for a government contracted company that fueled aircraft on a Navel base. The job was to drive a truck pulling 5000 gallons of JP5 and fuel aircraft. To pass the test and drive the truck I had to back the truck and trailer into the shop instead of pulling thru, with no formal training and a regular drivers license....passed on the first try(never pulled forward to realign).
It does take practice, they need to practice on their own. You can't expect the company to baby sit a grown ass person. If he/she has a CDL and is trained to drive a semi then they are legal and safe to drive. You can't be scared of the trailer, take some time and practice on your own where there isn't anything to run into. "I only got to back up once in training" is no fricken excuse.
we have a similar issue in Australia!! Big companies advertise for these people to leave their office jobs, put them through a big 'training' school, and all of a sudden theyre let loose on the highways!!!!
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Backing a truck is like riding a bicycle. You have to do it enough that it is automatic. If you have to think about it, it's almost impossible to do.
My wife teaches at a trucking school, and I drive for Toys R Us. We're both million milers plus, but I know that any given spot can give any given driver a rough time on any given day.
All of you professional drivers that are talking crap should take a trip down memory lane. How well did you do the 2nd time you backed up a 53' trailer? It is not an easy task. But you do get better wiht practice.
I was in the same boat as this team. When I was in training I only got to back once and it took me forever to do it. And now after backing up about a million times I can do it 100X better.
What was the dispatcher supposed to say? "Okay, we'll make sure all the docks are pull-throughs!" Practice, practice, practice. Looks like the trainer has about as much experience as the driver.
I GUESS YOU ARE TOO FUCKING FAT AND LAZY TO GET OUT AND HELP..YOU MUST BE A SWEAT PANTS NON SHAVING VIDEO PLAYING NO SHOWER TAKING,FAT FUCK PROABLY WORK WITH US XPRESS YOUR THE FUCKING LOSER...
instructor shouldnt be on the passenger side, i understand shes watching the trailer hes backing up to, but ive trained a few drivers, and i stay on the driver side and move with the truck, and a quick squat and peek under the trailer will tell you how close he is, being on the passenger side is just stupid when training. your making the trainee have to move his head way to much that way.
When i get my class 1 licence i hope if i have problems like this a more experienced driver would help me out and give me tip's, not just watch and see me struggle!
I am currently doing my class 2 licence, our trainer lets us do atleast 2 backup's every day! that being said backing up a class 2 is a piece of piss!
Their trainer letting them only do 1 backup is a joke!!!! they should be allowed to do it until they can do it mostly right.
Only thing that pisses me off bout all this is they prob went to school and then just got put in a truck...... I have been driving cdl class A for 7 years locally and the OTR fucker companys won't hire me cause I don't have over the road experience what a fucking joke. Shit I could have made one swing and backed that trailer in there I do it all day long as a local trucker.
@djghostonthewheels your gonna look like an idiot. we all do our first months. and after a few months you'll still have an off day once in a while and you can't back to save ur life. turn your radio off if you don't want to hear the criticism. but then one day you'll hit a very difficult spot dead on in the first try. it'll make it all worth it
WOW I was getting stressed just watching him. LOl but with all fairness I rememebr when I first started driving. and the white knuckle and beads of sweat on my forehead everytime I had to back up. but man oh man you could have parked a B52 in that hole LOL.
How can some get a CDL when they can't back up ? Everyone has to start somewhere, but this guys instincts are all wrong. It's obvious they've had little or no training. I find it very scrary !!!!!!!
its not the drivers fault, he is the one thats trying to learn. the spotter on the other hand didnt have a clue on how to direct him. thats the scary thing,
i can drive better than this and i haven't even been driving for a week. Hauling grain for the family farm with no cdl and can drive circles around this clown.
Seeing shit like this makes me glad I started on a lot smaller truck. Its a lot better starting on a smaller truck,trailer what ever.
deadpool19954 1 month ago
I've been driving now for just over a year and I still have trouble with backing at times. The saying is true that you have a wide open space and it's harder to hit the hole than when you back between two trucks.
pagan22 1 month ago
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GoodAlwaysDieYoung 2 months ago
I've been guilty of making jokes about Schneider (and Werner and Swift, ect.) but 1. Their training is too short, and not nearly comprehensive enough, and 2. WHY do they have to put newbs on the road in the godawfullest ugly trucks?
As far as backing in general, you can be trained well, and can be competent; some drivers have a flair for it, and some don't. Glad to see this driver didn't get discouraged.
Simplicimus1945 3 months ago
This is my motivation to be rookie of the year!!!!!!
SivRaj1977 3 months ago
I retired from the road in 2000. Backing is a skill that can be taught. But, some people just never get it.
Polypropellor 3 months ago
I've been driving for 20 yrs. It's all hand to eye coordination. It doesn't take any great strength. Anyone can go to school and get a license. But you either have it or you don't.
atomicpunk48 4 months ago
I just love when stupid ass truck drivers film newbies guess when you started trucken you where already backing up soon as you left your mommas twat dum ass its a learning process nobody is born noing everything if its any help jackass i took my Cdl license in 44 hrs of training and passed with the state trooper first shot but there's alot i need to learn common sence is good but having a brain is key jack
kemokleen 4 months ago
@kemokleen 44hrs training...lmao, I passed the written and driving test the FIRST time with no training at all...
savagenomore 4 months ago
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HalfLifeAMD 5 months ago
That looks like blind side back. Its hard to tell from hear
SuperPluto10 5 months ago
if they "feel unsafe backing" then they need to find another line of work, this is what you get when you hire book drivers based on what they wrote on a piece of paper...this also gets people hurt or killed and shit damaged....
savagenomore 5 months ago
@savagenomore everybody has to start somewhere jackass this rookie could turn out to be a great trucker with no bad marks for years ok you tool.
kemokleen 4 months ago
@kemokleen yep, they sure do but some need to learn the hard way that they ain't cut out for some things and this guy will never be one of them because the people that hired him most likely based their decision to do so on what he put on his application and never once gave him a driving test, they just assumed that he has the CDL so he most know what to do...
savagenomore 4 months ago
"PROOF that large companies care NOTHING about safety"
It's not fair to generalize like that. There are plenty of companies that care for nothing more than the safety of their drivers and the people driving around them.
Though this particular company doesn't seem to from what you've already said, not all are like that :)
Tethmes 6 months ago
First time I ever saw a spotter in front rather than the rear. That's their first mistake. What they really need to do is find an empty parking lot and practice. If the company gives them a problem simply tell them they broke down, but only after they got their practice in. If they need proof cut the fan belt or something minor.
sjtom57 7 months ago
How many Schnieder trucks does it take to fill up Walcott? 10...
Vaneps0 7 months ago
@VajinalBloodFart This is not flaming, I actually spoke with the drivers afterward. It is crappy companies that want to put meat in the seat that bother me!
dieselducy 7 months ago
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etdrury 7 months ago
I worked for SWIFT and can say that these trucking companies do not give a damn about safety. They hurry to get trainees on the road so they can use them to run more revenue miles. Instead of stopping to sleep, which is what the trainer would have done before he got his trainee, they make the trainee drive while the trainer sleeps. Clear to see why LOL
And if you are not accustomed to sleeping in a bouncing cab then you are in trouble.
nosajj12345 7 months ago
gatdamn,i just finished trucking school and would of been done...wow,no wonder they dont want to hire us new drivers...
locsta06 8 months ago
I've gotten my class A CDL license Back in December of 2010 and now have a hazmat and tanker endorcement but how do I get on the job when all the carriers require years of driving experience? what company that doesn't require years of experiences and accept graduate drivers?
sideslide23 8 months ago
call werner enterprises. they'll take you with no experience.
sadikhsir 7 months ago
@sadikhsir I've allready send a application to Werner and have no responce from them yeat
sideslide23 7 months ago
@sadikhsir I tried Werner and they wouldn't take me because I didn't do my training at their designated School they want me to have 30 days of experience to get on with them other wise I'm screwed.
sideslide23 6 months ago
Im a local P&D driver and I feel like I spend more time backing up then going forward. The way some docks are laid out just makes you want to punch the guy that designed it.
xDONTxTREADxONxMEx 8 months ago
at 4:00 I just shook my head and had to click off.. ouch, I mean.. how could you not back it up straight? All I can say is hard right till it starts swingin' straight, then straighten her out and back her up.. ugh, haha
WowMike2002 8 months ago
this is not a easy job wow
josgaleldo 8 months ago
I'm a class A trainer. it's not at all the fault of these team drivers. the T.E. should have kept them a few more weeks.
modawg8k 8 months ago
The good news is, that they got her in the hole. They didn't quit and didn't get too frustrated. The next time will be better.
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FriPilot 8 months ago
@FriPilot Yeah. Everybody has to start somewhere. I spoke with them and this is truly a failure on SCHNEIDER's part. They told their STL they were uncomfortable backing and he told them to practice it will come in time.
dieselducy 8 months ago
@FriPilot @FriPilot Yeah. Everybody has to start somewhere. I spoke with them and this is truly a failure on SCHNEIDER's part. They told their STL they were uncomfortable backing and he told them to practice it will come in time. Again this is not these drivers' fault, it is the company training them.
dieselducy 8 months ago
Trucking companies I deal with daily and how I rank them for being incompetent.
5. Navaho 4. Schneider 3. CTC 2. Hogan 1. Werner The most punctual and organized is FedEx.
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TheWallSaysBoycott 9 months ago
Wow. I watched this video about 1 month ago before attending a trucking school. I am a couple weeks in and I can barely offset back. Even I could do this one.
gailengillespie 9 months ago
christ, this is what is out on our roads driving around our families?
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he gave it to much right wheel when he almost jacked his trailer. Should of threw more left wheel on it to stay in front of his trailer. Coulda set up as a ally dock for more room.
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adamup83 9 months ago
Nothing was hit. They are learning. I had someone trying to tell me how to do it when I first started. I had to learn myself. At least he had a spotter. Schneider is so hard up for drivers they send people out way to soon. Give them a good pay and some time off with their families and maybe they could hold onto their drivers. And let them go home when they are promissed to go home. Sitting in a dock and not getting paid, a lugger has a better job.
RAVINFORONE 9 months ago
ohhh yawn... CDL yet?? or yet
PokerOnTour 9 months ago
Am sure we all remember the days...but sir I gotta pile out at 2mins 50sec way to much pain...it'll come in time, the spotter wasn't doing any faves either..
TheWelshloz 9 months ago
I seen some Swift drivers do better
MeatLoaf1966 10 months ago
@54321pokerface: Obviously they were undertrained, even if they only back max 5% of their career! Either way, they needed that training or this would be no problem. Not ragging on the drivers, I'm sure they done everything they could do, but upset about the company training? Yes. How much easier would it have been to just have spent a little more time traning in backing. They're with a trainer for 3-6 mos usually. In 3-6 mos if they're still that bad at it, something went wrong somewhere.
duck0702 10 months ago
could of got 2 trucks in that hole lmao
5003662 10 months ago
looks to me like he set up too soon for his back in
tempestmayhem 10 months ago
I was trained and drove for schneider. luckily, i had the best trainer there. But when we did backing, i nailed it the first time. backing was really easy for me. I used to drive a pickup with small trailers behind it, which is actually trickier to back, so i had the experience already. The only thing that took me a lil bit was the double shifting. everything else was cake.
activejames 10 months ago
Anybody know if their is a height requirement to become a truck driver because I was watching a video of a DOT physician and I saw them take height and weight measurements and I was wondering why because I've seen plenty of fat truck drivers I'm overweight myself (6'0 270 lbs) but I can't recall seeing any really short ones and I wanted to do team driving with my girlfriend but she is only 5 feet tall and 100 lbs
mcbam989 10 months ago
@mcbam989 absolutely no restriction or preferred size of any...funny how you would assume there is any...go ahead and do the training than get yourself and you girl on the road..best of luck.
54321pokerface 10 months ago
at least they are practicing with a nice wide space give em a break!
seaniesean5 10 months ago
I went through swift and fortunately for me, I had some good training and a good driving instructor. Backing came pretty easy for me, but I also had off days, which sucked especially trying different holes and different setups and seemed like nothing was working. lol
bigrigcrow1 10 months ago
this is so sad that a company would "under" train their driver's like this! Very upsetting!
duck0702 10 months ago
@duck0702 you forget something very important...max 5% of the driving is backing..max 5%..some people would never have to back in, because they route is not require them to do so...many engineer and architect design the premises to avoid backing, as backing is an insurance hassle if there is any damage done while backing so, its not like they do this every day and still they cant execute it properly...they are just simply not required to do backing more then max 5% of their entire career. cheers
54321pokerface 10 months ago
Will there be kind people out there to help out if they see someone trying to park at a TA?
tr0uble860 10 months ago
@tr0uble860 yes...most truck drivers understand that most drivers that work for big companies like swift and schnieder etc are new to drivin and they need help backin up......this situation looks like the new driver is still with his trainer
ihaveaverybadcold 10 months ago
Interesting note on Schneider telling newbies to get "on the job training". When does a newbie driver trying to make a living have the free time to practice backing up in a lot with cones or markers? You can't reasonably use other rigs as cones when learning. Talk about a baptism of fire.
divisioneight 11 months ago
dont see a problem get your tandems close to the parked trailer and hit it hard other than they need to put a ball gag on the spotter
metaltech5356 11 months ago
they didn't tart following the trailer quick enough, thats they jacknifed twice
1234niall 11 months ago
I've only been working 5 months now with Werner, and I've come to realize that 99% of backing is proper setup. Miss your setup, and you'll never get it in the hole.
moonflow23 11 months ago 20
@moonflow23 Thats what she said........ hahhahaha
PokerOnTour 9 months ago
i agree its not easy i myself only have 2 years under my belt but after my first month i wasn't doing this bad lol guess some people it comes Natural to and others well there's always swift if it don't work out lol
usmc031786 1 year ago
its not easy backing up when your a greenhorn. it comes with time. we make it look easy, but its not. even now i sometimes get all crossed up and i've driven all over europe. i still have my off days too y'know??
tubbymarshall 1 year ago 10
@tubbymarshall agreed. i learned on a mack w/o power steering, i still had a few issues. it came to me wiht a few stops and miles under my belt
yamahonkawazuki 10 months ago
@tubbymarshall Damn I know how that is,someday I can back and make it look easy and other days it can take me all day to back just once.
coryallen75 4 weeks ago
Keep Up Your Good Videos Coming> Good Work Diesel. God Bless.
Onyxnewyork 1 year ago
Kkep Up Your Good Videos Coming> Good Work Diesel. God Bless.
Onyxnewyork 1 year ago
yes the spotter sucks
1dogeez 1 year ago
ridiculous !
ptakja1 1 year ago
Yes, that trainer was an ass.
Neonflowful 1 year ago
Look ma, I only burned 40 gallons of fuel backing this trailer.
F008Chris 1 year ago
is this a student team or student trainer?if it is student team then we should be happy they were playing it safe instead of just going for it lol, i hate when rookies just go for it and take out 2-3 trailers in the docks lol
lucifer948 1 year ago
Poor guy. We all have to start some time. At least he was overly careful, instead of being reckless. It took him a while, but at least he got the job done and didn't hit anything.
EnzoF288 1 year ago
straight, just go straight
SAlley01 1 year ago
Just stop and ask for help, I mean Sh!!!
SAlley01 1 year ago
painful to watch... but we've had worse trainees at our workplace. btw, the spotter sucks.
katz6988 1 year ago
I BET HIS LEG WAS SORE AS HELL AND SHAKY TOO
smokefast90606 1 year ago
I dont think he would have been able to do it with out the expert directions that he was getting from his spotter. Thank god it was not at night, raining, snowing, nothing in front of him or all of the above.
2222thorn 1 year ago
one word >>> HORRIBLE!!!
ksmalik999 1 year ago
Aren't you supposed to pass a driving test to get a cdl? I thought that included parts with backing up trailers and stuff. This guy probably don't even have his cdl, or his daddy was the guy testing him.
bonderman2007 1 year ago
ah yes memories from when i was in trucking school couldnt back a straight line to save my life 5 years later i can back a truck better then my car lol!
cyberdriver219 1 year ago
Glad to see someone give that driver a ground-guide. Not everyday is a good day and sometimes the help is really nice to have.
tzebra 1 year ago
glad 2 c u cant help just take video
bet ur a sorry ass dock bumper
moondog9415 1 year ago
@moondog9415
There's already someone out there helping, what more would you like? Bet you wear a turban
AZDriverSias 1 year ago
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4199dave 1 year ago
anytime you put it in the hole without hitting anything is an A+
4199dave 1 year ago
it is hard i agree ive have my class a for 2 years but i could back it up right after i got my licence how did they get there lice and go to a good company like that but i am 22 and cant drive for them cause of my age but some 1 wit no experce and b over the new 23 yr old driveing age i dont get it ive had my class a since 18 thies people are proly in there 30s wtf yall need more seat time
ruggedramos 1 year ago
@ruggedramos I agree man. Dont try and understand the law, and rules cause they dont make sense. You can fight for your country at 17 if your parents sign, but you cant drink a beer. You can shoot 50 cal. Machine guns but you cant buy a pistol at a store. My all time fav is you cant bye a hand gun until your 21, but you can buy a AK-47 cause its considered a rifle! The only thing I could think of is insurance, but even then your supposed to be 25 or older, so I have no idea. Good luck!
bfry38 1 year ago
@bfry38 YOU CAN BUY MULTIPLE RIFLES BUT ONLY ONE HANDGUN EVERY 30 DAYS PLUS TEN FOR THE BACKROUND STUPID LAWS THE CRIMINALS DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT LAWS ARE THEY GO DOWN THE WAY PAY FOR IT TAKE IT LOAD IT WALK AROUND WITH IT BUT THE GUY WITH NO CRIMNAL INTENT CANT
smokefast90606 1 year ago
There's a new kid in town...
pullbackbaby 1 year ago
a 53 with tandems is cakewalk compared to blindside backin my 48 spread axle into a tight spot at a truck stop. experience is everything. we all gotta start somewhere. I started with a big company, and now, I own my own truck, and trailer, work for myself, no one else. it all comes down to knowing the equipment, and environment. I can get my 315'' wheelbase 379 with the spread axle into any tight spot you can shove the refer, and still do it faster than you.
TheDevilsdriver666 1 year ago
Just had my first day of tractor training at work. I didn't think it would be easy but it's hard to reprogram your brain on driving in reverse after being in a regular vehicle for 15 years. Never had CDL training but both guys who moved the trailers in the work yard were deployed to Iraq and they asked me. Tore a trailer door off after it got caught on the rail on the loading dock. Was searching youtube for video aid in backing instruction but no luck. Kudos to those that can back in 30 seconds.
silkkessler 1 year ago
Oh come on, backing with a trailer isn't hard. Sigh..
freedetheman 1 year ago
I agree 100%. The the first time is always tough. With time, patience & persistence, we can all attain the perfect (30 second) back up - PERIOD!!!
couragio235 1 year ago
I remember my first time backing a 53......I was soaked with sweat... and it was 15 degrees C below zero ....lol. We all started off looking like fools to seasoned drivers
Trruckker 1 year ago
the guy giving signals is worse than the driver
dazzy8 1 year ago
That's fukn painful to watch...they'll end up in Australia, driving for Bunker's (our version of Schneider)
sted904 1 year ago
what the hell is this boy doing us irish boys would swing that toy round
123markmac 1 year ago
@123markmac well said!!keep her lit hi fulla the pipe lol
mrsuperrodge 1 year ago
thats big hole
piazzadriver 1 year ago
s....t, this is a .....can`t belivet......
elenapopescu100 1 year ago
Damn I could have made that in 2 shots on my worst day, with a truck that the power steering was failing in. Hadda put a trailer in a hole in NJ w/o power steering that sucked
comet773080 1 year ago
@comet773080 coulda backed 2 onto the 3rd in less time...on my worst day.
sted904 1 year ago
@sted904 Then again your experienced or at least had more than a single shot at backing up a rig.
olstar18 1 year ago
@comet773080 Did you read the info he put on the video. They had less than a months experience and their trainer had only let them back up once. Pay special attention to what it says they were told when they complained that they did not feel safe backing the rig up.
olstar18 1 year ago
who gave this idiot a license? my 12 year old son could back that thing in there and thats no shit.
mingopetro 1 year ago
Meu Deus que dificuldade!! Esses americanos deveriam vir aqui no Brasil aprender dirigir carreta.
paarcanjoprimo 1 year ago
The problem Schneider driver is having is that he turns hard right and goes forward. Then backs up at a hard right as well. Should go forward at hard left then back up hard right. Then straighten out and you're in the hole.
kasl33 1 year ago
wtf if he cant back the truck he shouldnt be behind the wheel full stop what happens if he gets in a jam somewhere in a busy public spot ie an accident or something hows he gonna manage then.......
mrsuperrodge 1 year ago
@mrsuperrodge Read the info on the video. It isn't the drivers fault it is their trainer and whoever hired the guy to train people.
olstar18 1 year ago
@olstar18 point taken but....if this guy aint confident enough to do it he shouldnt be behind the wheel ive my hgv license since i was 18 and never failed as bad as this fella this looks like a very poor attempt your either cut out for it or your not and this guy looks like he aint cut out for it or else hes a slow learner its not like its a tight space hes trying to back into its a big yard!!!
mrsuperrodge 1 year ago
@mrsuperrodge Again read the info. During their training they only backed up once. How many times did you backup before you got your license.
olstar18 1 year ago
@olstar18 backed up once in a hole month wtf cowboy outfit
mrsuperrodge 1 year ago
@mrsuperrodge Agreed.
olstar18 1 year ago
If this driver couldn't do this in such a wide area....how the hell did he get a CDL????
peterbiltroy 1 year ago
@peterbiltroy Thats a good question. I think its more along the lines of they can do it but don't have enough experience to do so with confidence and definately not speed.
olstar18 1 year ago
is men is chance of job
197168602 1 year ago
the only people who would consider being a otr driver now in this day and age are losers . and only desperate losers drive for jb hunt , swift , and schneider !
direct998 1 year ago
@direct998 You forgot about CR England who clearly doesn't give a 3825 about any of their drivers. All they care about is their drivers move their freight and don't give a $#!t if their driver has legal issues to tend to at home and has communicated that innumerable times. They may get you home if requested 6 mos in advance
comet773080 1 year ago
wanabe trucker question. stay away for Schneider???? how is Swift with their training? Any recomendations for baltimore, md for training and start up company. Thanks for sharing the video. It helps us wanabe drivers understand the challenges of trucking.
janji3202 1 year ago
Everyone starts out as a rookie. It only takes so much of driving without sleep for too many hours before it starts to screw with your head. Rookie drivers make rookie mistakes. We can't all be Super Trucker.
tornadoguy2006 1 year ago
Bad setup + always use a spotter if your unsure.
IlovemyGlock21 1 year ago
it amazes me that most longhaul companies have turned me down, because of my young age and small size, yet they hire useless drivers such as this.
ha.
siqbrah 1 year ago
I'll be a greenhorn myself after I retake my road test and get my CDL and there is no reason why people on here are talking shit to a new driver better stop and think I bet some of you were in worse predicaments than this driver how do you think you got experience practicing right I don't see any other way you got it so give the new drivers respect or shut your fucking mouths and keep your comments to yourselves
godblessasiangirls 1 year ago
When I was 17 I went to work for a government contracted company that fueled aircraft on a Navel base. The job was to drive a truck pulling 5000 gallons of JP5 and fuel aircraft. To pass the test and drive the truck I had to back the truck and trailer into the shop instead of pulling thru, with no formal training and a regular drivers license....passed on the first try(never pulled forward to realign).
superstocktx 1 year ago
It does take practice, they need to practice on their own. You can't expect the company to baby sit a grown ass person. If he/she has a CDL and is trained to drive a semi then they are legal and safe to drive. You can't be scared of the trailer, take some time and practice on your own where there isn't anything to run into. "I only got to back up once in training" is no fricken excuse.
philsime 1 year ago
we have a similar issue in Australia!! Big companies advertise for these people to leave their office jobs, put them through a big 'training' school, and all of a sudden theyre let loose on the highways!!!!
PS.. DD You're a unit mate!!! Off tap videos, but they make me laugh!!
AUSSIEGIZMO76 1 year ago
oh geez
prsobotka 1 year ago
Backing a truck is like riding a bicycle. You have to do it enough that it is automatic. If you have to think about it, it's almost impossible to do.
My wife teaches at a trucking school, and I drive for Toys R Us. We're both million milers plus, but I know that any given spot can give any given driver a rough time on any given day.
And yes, practice is the key.
mrblanche 1 year ago 2
All of you professional drivers that are talking crap should take a trip down memory lane. How well did you do the 2nd time you backed up a 53' trailer? It is not an easy task. But you do get better wiht practice.
I was in the same boat as this team. When I was in training I only got to back once and it took me forever to do it. And now after backing up about a million times I can do it 100X better.
Ranger337 1 year ago
its so easy to judge you faggots you dont even know the bloke. Sad fuckers.
tomkkkkk 1 year ago
Looks like the driver was turning the wheel too much and not quick enough to counter.
All n All every driver has to start some were and work his way up the ladder.
178goldenstate 1 year ago
dieselducy cant drive see him in action go to puling a trailer with locked brakes into bugerking
MrCatakiller 1 year ago
Bunch of arrogant twits on here.
This is how we all started. Give him a freakin break.
DigitalMarine 1 year ago
fire the driver, fire the instructor! americans cant drive! jezus christ, theres room for 5 trucks there!
jadran1959 1 year ago
fire the driver, fire the instructor! americans cant drive!
jadran1959 1 year ago
Now there's a real professional ...sits in the truck video taping instead of getting off his lazy ass and helping.
Whatever happened to truckers helping truckers ???
Oh yeah, it's the new breed out there that don't learn that in truck school.... my bad :)
skips1965 1 year ago
15yrs on the job for myself and I would have turned my camera off and helped another driver out or atleast offered my help.
signmanification 1 year ago
What was the dispatcher supposed to say? "Okay, we'll make sure all the docks are pull-throughs!" Practice, practice, practice. Looks like the trainer has about as much experience as the driver.
jmn120176 1 year ago
thats a schnieder driver for yah
PandaNipss 1 year ago
he can't drive.
bollinger1000 1 year ago
omfg these drivers are horrible
andrewjthrelkeld 1 year ago
god forbid he ends up in n.y.c.
bigpete405 1 year ago
what do you get when you have 365 schneider drivers in one room one year experence haha
cupofsoda 1 year ago
greetings to all truckers from germany
TheRalf1968 1 year ago
How well did you back your first week?
tiffanysavory 1 year ago
I GUESS YOU ARE TOO FUCKING FAT AND LAZY TO GET OUT AND HELP..YOU MUST BE A SWEAT PANTS NON SHAVING VIDEO PLAYING NO SHOWER TAKING,FAT FUCK PROABLY WORK WITH US XPRESS YOUR THE FUCKING LOSER...
cecor1 1 year ago
instructor shouldnt be on the passenger side, i understand shes watching the trailer hes backing up to, but ive trained a few drivers, and i stay on the driver side and move with the truck, and a quick squat and peek under the trailer will tell you how close he is, being on the passenger side is just stupid when training. your making the trainee have to move his head way to much that way.
wtfmanicanthaveaname 1 year ago
When i get my class 1 licence i hope if i have problems like this a more experienced driver would help me out and give me tip's, not just watch and see me struggle!
I am currently doing my class 2 licence, our trainer lets us do atleast 2 backup's every day! that being said backing up a class 2 is a piece of piss!
Their trainer letting them only do 1 backup is a joke!!!! they should be allowed to do it until they can do it mostly right.
MsBrawnGP 1 year ago
Only thing that pisses me off bout all this is they prob went to school and then just got put in a truck...... I have been driving cdl class A for 7 years locally and the OTR fucker companys won't hire me cause I don't have over the road experience what a fucking joke. Shit I could have made one swing and backed that trailer in there I do it all day long as a local trucker.
Donny2064 1 year ago
Fucking people just sitting there doing nothing get out and help fucker.
Netzahualcoyotl2008 1 year ago
Les Femmes restez dans vos chaudrons
MarieLune35 1 year ago
yeah just assholes thats all they are shit i step on in my eyes
lazy84h 1 year ago
I am about to start driving school, this video scares me, I don't want to look like a dumbass
djghostonthewheels 1 year ago
@djghostonthewheels your gonna look like an idiot. we all do our first months. and after a few months you'll still have an off day once in a while and you can't back to save ur life. turn your radio off if you don't want to hear the criticism. but then one day you'll hit a very difficult spot dead on in the first try. it'll make it all worth it
kdunlap53 1 year ago
this had to be a dumb beee atch driver ...right???? What a moron IDIOT!
hububub46 1 year ago
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TheKonsi 1 year ago
holy shit i coulda backed a freight train in there. and i really enjoyed watchin him dump the clutch all the time
skoalcowboy90 1 year ago
Why did he try to blind side it? If he would have backed in from about where the guy is shooting t he video, he wouldn't have had a problem.
harleydcruiser 1 year ago
WOW I was getting stressed just watching him. LOl but with all fairness I rememebr when I first started driving. and the white knuckle and beads of sweat on my forehead everytime I had to back up. but man oh man you could have parked a B52 in that hole LOL.
antoine06066 1 year ago
How can some get a CDL when they can't back up ? Everyone has to start somewhere, but this guys instincts are all wrong. It's obvious they've had little or no training. I find it very scrary !!!!!!!
Jaymaniac73 1 year ago
Ma chi e' sto fenomeno? 5 minuti per parcheggiare, il mio datore di lavoro mi avrebbe mandato a casa a calci.
gallonero78 1 year ago
its not the drivers fault, he is the one thats trying to learn. the spotter on the other hand didnt have a clue on how to direct him. thats the scary thing,
meg5381 1 year ago
one time i saw a jb hunt container on a trailer and i said that thing would be alot safer on the train
micksquizzy 1 year ago
geez I can back up a B train faster with one hand tied behind my back !
oplnk43 1 year ago
@oplnk43 yes my dad can back up in less than a minute
micksquizzy 1 year ago
this driver taping this is a dick wad
donmagill 1 year ago
what is up with truck drivers and backing up
donmagill 1 year ago
@donmagill It's not that ez:)
diddles123wtf 1 year ago
@diddles123wtf It's pretty easy, Backing up a 20 is hard. A 53 is the easyest to back up.
Im 16 and i can back up a 20.
456jr 1 year ago
i can drive better than this and i haven't even been driving for a week. Hauling grain for the family farm with no cdl and can drive circles around this clown.
hogzilla22 1 year ago