I really needed to see this. This just happened to me tonight. The exact same situation at a LOVES in Missouri. I couldn't successfully back in to a very crowded and tight spot. As I was starting to leave, a flat bed pulled out of the spot next to the spot I was going for which was the extra space I needed. I was still discouraged and disappointed in myself so I came to KZread, saw this video and it lifted my spirits. Thank you for sharing

@bobnewhart4318

2 жыл бұрын

You'll get there Rome wasn't built in one day

@aladinfire7041

2 жыл бұрын

Something happens to me at a pilot

@tommartin3016

2 жыл бұрын

Stay positive bro

@DanielGomez-pp7bo

2 жыл бұрын

Happen to me do people get fired for that?

@weirdfan88

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanielGomez-pp7bo For not being able to back into a spot at a truck stop?

I commend you 1000% for admiting you struggled and showing what it's like out here. Most guys would never admit they had a hard time! Props to you man!!!!

@kkkk9802

6 жыл бұрын

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@urfatmaother

5 жыл бұрын

Tbh i get out at docks in tight spots sometimes up to 5x times sometimes I’ll see people get irritated with me but I’d rather be 110% certain I’m making it without hitting anything. Best to get out and look a few times then deal with the after math of a hit in my opinion.

@area51junkyard

5 жыл бұрын

Theres no way

@red_rakkoon6782

4 жыл бұрын

This is where I'm at right now. I just finished training... took my solo upgrade test 2wks early, bc they reviewed footage of me on the road.. yes we have driver/ road view cameras in the truck. Anyways.. took my test early, passed. I was averaging 620m a day in training. First week of solo driving.. they sent me to every tight spot they could think of seemed like. Had my nerves tore all to shit. My training was a joke. He did 1 pre trip my whole training.. well, I wanted to quit. They put me team driving to get myself back in good spirits. But I'm still feeling very weary of my tight backing spots. If I have real estate I'm good. But the tight backs are probably going to make me quit. I just wished I had a better trainer or someone to actually train me... FML

@user-lq1dk6gr3p

4 жыл бұрын

@@red_rakkoon6782 the best trainer is yourself. You can only be trained by yourself and the thoughts that go trhough your head. Whether somone else said them or you is irrelevant.

What I like about this video is how different it is from other fails it is. The others are somebody making fun of a guy having a hard time instead of helping out. This one, the guy is self-critiquing what he didn't do in order to learn and teach. Good job, man!

@christopherpearce

8 жыл бұрын

It is not somebody else's job to do your job for you. If you can't do it on your own, then you shouldn't be doing it. Cold hard fact. Truth.

@jamescalvert240

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Pearce found that supertrucker thatll rather sit back and watch their truck get hit and bitch and complain rather than to get out and help. not everyone is perfect sometimes you need help. but you must be god then mr all perfect.

@struedel25

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Pearce What does that have to do with my comment? I like watching this video because it is self critiquing rather than a shaming video by a super Trucker recording a rookie having a hard time backing into an easy spot, when the super trucker could get out and help said rookie.

@christopherpearce

8 жыл бұрын

You obviously can like a video for whatever reason you wish... what difference does that make to me? I could care less about your likes/dislikes. My point is simply, that if you cannot do the job... don't do it. If you need a trainer/co-driver... get one. I am not sorry, if you don't like my response. Reread your second sentence and think, then you may understand my response. I know my initial response came off as "cold", but it is fair and true.

@struedel25

7 жыл бұрын

+Katyusha I think he must be one of those super truckers who videos a rookie driver making mistakes left and right, instead of getting out and helping him. There is a difference between being cold, like he claims to be, and being an a$$hole, like he is!

Anybody can put up videos on how good they're backing skills are but it takes guts to put up a video on a day of struggle. Excellent video...and the aerial view was a great idea.

@robertruschak7083

6 жыл бұрын

Nice aerial view!!! Challenging backing

@GILLETE32

5 жыл бұрын

How you get that aerial view? I'm curious.

@robertcollins7515

5 жыл бұрын

I always say "Some days you have it, Some days you don't ". It just happens that way. When I return to our yard, and 2nd attempt doesn't look good. I go to our back 40 as I call it. Plenty of room. Just have to walk to my car 1/4 mile. No big deal. Lol!

Thank you for sharing this! I'm a new driver. My company only trained me 2 weeks and backing is a challenge for me! I appreciate your words of encouragement!

It's a good man that can admit to his failures without excuses. And that will ask for help.

@chrisjones245

5 жыл бұрын

i wanted to see the footage of him getting help and actually getting the truck parked, is there a second video? i liked the automated drone footage too

@goxyeagle8446

3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe he ever get into that spot 😅

@graymikep64

3 жыл бұрын

Forsure

@graymikep64

3 жыл бұрын

It happens

My rule in truckstops. Never attempt a spot like this. Yeah i could probably do it. But really not worth it. Im not gonna risk tearing shit up just to prove i can hit a incredibly tight spot

@parisbaxter4996

5 жыл бұрын

I do it all the time, the. I look even way more experienced that what I am and is a great look

@whitealligator8915

4 жыл бұрын

FACTS!!!!!

@AbcXyz-rn2lz

4 жыл бұрын

It eventually has to be a straight line in a hole like that... The other trucks didn't have that problem...

@deathinc.2288

3 жыл бұрын

@BENJAMIN TARVER yupp

@Eric345

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Not worth the risk. I rather park at the fuel isle. Use the restroom & pick up a hot meal. Hit the next rest area or on ramp. lol 🥵 That was close!!

When I saw the title of the video, "... tight truck stop", my first thought was "I wonder if it's as tight as the Loves in Tacoma, Washington?". As soon as I saw the fuel pumps and the scale, I knew it was that same one! I spent a 34 hour restart there once in 2007. I decided to spot drivers parking there. A few old timers said "thank ya, but I don't need any help". A few minutes later they'd look toward me in my truck, and wave me over to spot them. It is the nastiest truck stop parking I have ever seen. I saw two trucks get damaged during my restart. One before I started spotting drivers, and one the next morning when I was getting ready to leave. That Loves should be condemned! The really annoying thing is, that the parking area could be widened by 35 feet, without any overhang, and a 3 ft clearance if they wanted to, but no, better to have driving records fouled up with "preventable" accidents and $10,000 in truck and trailer damage every week from the accidents there almost every single day. That truck stop is 6ft. narrower than almost every other 4 column truck parking area. Those missing 3 ft. cause a LOT of damage! Click the link, and click Satellite for the Google Maps aerial view. www.google.com/maps/place/Love's+Travel+Stop/@47.245258,-122.3849933,17z

@entelechy2020

6 жыл бұрын

Oh I recognised that instantly too as Lives in Tacoma. Nothing short of an absolute nightmare every time I've been to it.

@briancradicsandiego5254

4 жыл бұрын

That is the loves Tacoma.

Props to this guy. We need more drivers on the road like this. Thank all of you drivers for what you do! Stay safe.

As an LTL driver who backs my truck 50 times a day, you did everything you could have. I usually figure if the spot is shorter than my trailer It isn't worth it. Good job!

The point is you got it in without damage I do t care if it takes you 20 mins as long as you didn't hit anything you did fine

@area51junkyard

4 жыл бұрын

F that.. I'll park on the exit ramp

@Taha83

3 жыл бұрын

@@area51junkyard I agreed. Most old truck stops did not designed for 53 foot tractor trailers.

I've had that happened at a loves truck stop in Williams, CA and it was abt 21:30 hours (night time). It was packed with 4 spots left. I thought I found a good spot which was towards the middle but when I started backing, my right side of my trailer almost made contact with the truck on my right side to where a trucker came out and asked me if I needed help. I said, yes I do please (it was my 3 week on my own). The trucker who helped me back actually took the time to explain how my setup should of been, how to maneuver my truck around tight areas and how much of turn I need to do when backing in tight spots. He liked that I got out and looked a lot. Then I was finally in my spot without hitting anything not anyone. I thanked him for helping me and giving me pointers on backing in tight spots. It sucked lol but now I have an idea wat to do. We need more people like him who can help a brother in need.

When i was OTR i drove at night. Traffic was low to null and every time I came into the truck stop i had a wide variety of parking spaces to pick from...

@romnumiv4

7 жыл бұрын

Incog Nito Same here

@shatteredsquare

7 жыл бұрын

Incog Nito same, I start at 0300 done NLT 1600, constantly stress free evenings

@karangrewal2711

7 жыл бұрын

Incog Nito ya so night driving must be easier compared to days

@SkilledEddie

7 жыл бұрын

In the spring and summer i would drive at night but not in the winter with snow and black ice.

@seancostello437

6 жыл бұрын

I shut down by 1700. Always somewhere to park. Back on the road around 0300. Then you can miss the traffic in the cities and still only have to drive in the dark for 4 hours or so.. Nothing worse than a full truck stop at night with nowhere to park and no time left.

i love this video ,it shows the real of trucking

respect for putting up a video when you struggle (like every truck driver does sometimes). That stop looks like one nightmare indeed.

That's crazy-tight. I've been driving 4 years, had my tandems slid almost all the way up and misjudged my trailer swing. Backed into a co-driver of mine here at the company I work for, practically in my own back yard! (Home town) felt so stupid. I typically do the G.O.A.L method, but for some reason I figured I was good enough on the driver side to clear the blind side. Now I have ZERO issues with getting out and looking EVEN IF I know I'm clear, just to get a clean visual of the angles and placement.

Great drone footage. This view is great and it will help a lot of new people to the industry.

@Bo_Shifter

8 жыл бұрын

thats all im tryin to do, help the entry level drivers, and you big guys give the sophomores yall knowledge

@michaelblackwell6194

8 жыл бұрын

Whatup Saint? What happened to YTTA, I logged in and nobody was home.

That truck stop is a mess lmao. I pulled In there and pulled right out 😂 Never will I go there again!

Thanks for showing the REAL side of the biz. I'm just getting back into it after almost 10yrs out. Best to ya.

Been watching videos like this all day as a new driver. Thanks for uplifting messages bc I am experiencing a lot of anxiety

@cubano31j

3 жыл бұрын

IM new driver too , that shit give me anxiety.. IM nervous I start next week driving..🙄🙄

For all my truck drivers out there , when your reversing with a 53’ BEST way to set up is 3 spots forward after the spot your going to reverse into after te 3 spots cut hard right then hard left! Trust me it angles right where you want it to line up. Welcome

@Barsabus

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody knows that for sure

@seanmcguire6011

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip 👍

@rodneyestrada5457

2 жыл бұрын

This only works if you have ample forward room when making initial “hard right”

I see a business opportunity here! Drone Parking Assistant! You deploy it when you get to your destination and watch the feed from your Monitor inside the Cab. Who wants in?!?!

@karolgadki3126

3 жыл бұрын

I've done it at tight customer's yards where only way to get in is to blind side in, or when backing from yard onto busy street. Lunch your drone, watch for trees and electrical wires, set your drone and watch live what is going on the tablet screen. My tablet is permanently mounted on the dashboard and has multiple porpuses like ELD, GPS, music player, drone :)

@allaboutsemis232

3 жыл бұрын

@@karolgadki3126 ..I do the same thing with mines defiantly good for backing out to streets where you can't see

These guys are the real Santa’s.. Thank you for hard work to make sure that our shops & stores get the goods!!

Setup is everything for backing into tight spaces. Thanks for sharing.

We've all been there the best advice I have for anyone starting out is to GOAL and take your time above anything

dude congrats on this backing. it looks damn near impossible to me. I've been driving for a year and I would never have attempted that without help

@Bo_Shifter

8 жыл бұрын

yeah I eventually got it in I had got some help

WOW! From this angle .... OMG! Even with the perfect setup, there just isn't enough space to swing that tractor... Glad no contact was made. Rough lot!

You're a good driver and your humble as hell, most guys would be too chickenshit to even admit that they struggle backing up let- alone, filming it and narrating it you're real people.

You might've pulled it around and got it parked in A spot, but I guarantee it wasn't THIS spot. The nose of your trailer was just about on the bumper of the trucks across from that spot and you hadn't even begun to get back under it. It's one thing to have a video showing that you don't always get in the hole the first try, but you don't need to go lying and saying you magically achieved the obviously impossible.

@Ward413

4 жыл бұрын

How did all those other trucks get in then?

Theres no way to back in that spot... no way

One of my biggest concerns coming into trucking, I appreciate u showing this video once I complete my classes ill be out there I hope I can keep my cool the way u did

It's tough, but you did a great job. Got out and looked several times. Asked for help. Did everything right.

tighter than a rusted lug nut. i give credit to you otr guys having to deal with this end of the trucking world. An end a local daycab driver like myself has long forgotten about. cool areial view. when i arrive at an ugly backup situation, I visualize myself already in the spot and what my truck would look like when im pulling out of it, cuz thats exactly how ill need to look backing into it

@ald3975

6 жыл бұрын

Pulling out is not exact opposite of backing in because your trailer is not just following you

@gen157

6 жыл бұрын

It's a good starting point. You can adjust it as you go based on that pre-image.

Getting out check the back was funny at that speed 😂

Couldn't get my trailer in the hole tonight. Was let down that I couldn't think myself through it. Being Christmas I think every trailer was in the facility and it was no room on the front end for swing. At least, I couldn't get it yet. Rookie that I am. Thanks for this. Needed it.

I'm not a commenter usually but being a new cdl driver. And driving a 28ft straight for 14 straight years I've learned a few things about myself. In the straight I'll put that truck anywhere u want 1st attempt. In the big truck I learned I'm not to proud to ask these older guys for help, and you know what I haven't had one tell me down yet. Seems all the old guy truckers I've met are willing to train or help us new guys out. Springs me pride in my profession that the guys who have a lifetime of this are willing to share

I do not no how you got that over view ,, but hey you have a great attitude about this

Reading the comments on these truck videos you realise how massively insecure truck drivers are.

@teaminvestors4493

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you don't even know how to turn the ignition let alone to drive one of these things

@sonorajosh6636

6 жыл бұрын

I've been a driver for five years and I agree. It's one big insecurity parade

@user-ci6dg3ng4c

6 жыл бұрын

Team investors катуу катуу базар жоок

@ray7483

4 жыл бұрын

Are you saying that in a negative way? Or positive?

Man that was an awesome view! A perfect way 2 demonstrate the difficulties of backing up a big rig on a tight spot, best of all you didn't got involved on a fender bender accident, well done driver!

good upload man. And well said. it's very easy to just wanna quit when you feel that the truck just can't go anywhere. respect

He'a approching it totally at the wrong angle.

@NatoWarPigs

7 жыл бұрын

it does not have a right angle too approach....it won't fit!

@lliambunter

7 жыл бұрын

Oh it 'll fit alright, he needs be further over the road.

@bensetera

7 жыл бұрын

He said the in the video....

@MartyrBrown

7 жыл бұрын

I've been to that Loves. It will fit. That spot is easier to get into with your tandems back further and if you set up a 45 degree back-in.

@nottelling4828

4 жыл бұрын

@LARAMS rock I couldn't fit in that spot if these were all matchbox trucks, let alone a real rig next to actual vehicles.

I was scared how close you were to purple tractor yea pilot/ flying J are good for full truck stop parking, mainly cause of fuel points for free showers 🚿🚛

Thanks for this video. It’s awsome! My husband and I are team drivers been pulling doubles for three years! Got spoiled for sure never had to back or worry about parking we parked where we could with those doubles made our own spots at times. But we went owner op pulling for ourself but holy cow we forgot how to back. It terrifies me. My husband is pretty calm about it. But as for me I want to crap myself I worry I am gonna hit something or someone. So we decided to work on our backing again. And I really appreciate your video because your right sometimes we struggle but sometimes people help us out and we both appreciate everything people help us with.

There’s been several times where I’ve had to ask someone to be my eyes when backing in situations just like there’s been several times where I’ve had to get out of my truck and be someone else’s eyes. It’s just part of the job. I also try to find locations that aren’t as tight providing I have enough time I’ll keep driving and looking. It ridiculous how small some of these places are.

Good job, great drone footage. CDL schools should have that video for teaching.

@Bo_Shifter

8 жыл бұрын

yea dey should

@weialles_weinix3900

8 жыл бұрын

+Bo Shifter Sell it to DOT

no way i will ever try that i back in very often and i aint going to risk it.

@Bo_Shifter

8 жыл бұрын

thats my favorite part of trucking bro, the challenge

@ryandoe11

8 жыл бұрын

yeah what about filing all the paper work and headache it causes when you hit that truck right next to your spot? Is it worth risking your CDL for that?

@fourbyfourer

8 жыл бұрын

If you're good than you won't have to fill out paper work. Simple.

@ryandoe11

8 жыл бұрын

Peter North accident happen, especially when putting yourself in an accident prone position...

@Bo_Shifter

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan dats y u get out and look

Problem is that you repeatedly set up wrong. Difficult to overcome a bad set up! But kudos for having the guts to show it!

Thanks for posting this video. I'm biting nails.. those tight spots are scary GOAL! GOAL! Thanks again

so do you have a drone that is on follow or is the CIA always following you too

@mytruckinlifeace4047

6 жыл бұрын

TheVegasCabbie 😂 lol

All you 'super truckers' who are saying that they could have gotten that truck into that space are lying ! There simply wasn't enough space to get straight or manoeuvre . Any half decent driver knows when a space/situation is too tight ! Should never have tried it ! If they laid out the parking spots in a 'herringbone' pattern,it would make parking a LOT easier here. And yes, I AM a 'class 1' driver (U.K.), with over 35 years experience and I've had an artic (you call 'em 'big rigs' I believe) in places you could only dream of !....... Still,impossible IS impossible.

@snek9353

7 жыл бұрын

Nahh, that's totally doable, he never used the full width of the drive to get the trailer lined up. All you really need is the length of the trailer. At 2:24 he was pretty much there except that he was too close to the Volvo to finish.

After 30 years of driving. The advice I would have is to get about 8 feet or so from the line of trucks where your parking spot is located. Pull just pass where trailer tandems are just to the left of the hood next to your parking spot. Cut the wheel to the right for about 10 feet then to the left. This allows you to see the rear of the trailer. I usually open the door to stand on the step looking at the rear of the trailer as I back up. Mirrors are tricky. Before anyone makes a dumb comment, I own a 379 X Pete with a 330 inch wheelbase. Believe me, the more you practice the easier it gets but you can’t continue to pick the easy spots to park. Backing is essential. Try backing at the Chicago Water Market. That’s a lesson.

I LOVE UR VIDEOS! U funny as hell and u know what ur doing! Thanks for the knowledge.

How the hell do you film with a drone and back in at the same time?

@svhusky999

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Katt with a follow me drone it follows the device so you dont have to physically control it. alot of xtreme sports people use them ie mx, bmx,snowboarders, and etc

@adamkatt

7 жыл бұрын

Well then, that's pretty sweet.

@jerometruitt1452

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Katt I don't know why he didn't just stream the camera feed to a device and watch everything from that. air view should be perfect for setting up and backing, you can see EVERYTHING

@WhiteUnicorn82

7 жыл бұрын

Thinking exactly that. Having aeriel drone footage has to be better than following a mate's instructions ..

@jerometruitt1452

7 жыл бұрын

Phil Wetherick has to be better than getting out and looking too lol. Great minds think alike

the drone didn't help you?

thats like trying to park a jumbo jet in downtown Manhattan.Thats good you finally said screw it.Odds were stacked a mile high and a hundred feet deep on that one.

Most people make the mistake of staying to close to the driver side problems when you are able to pull far up like this. Stay closer to the passenger side problems (obstacles), slide the back away from the driver side obstacle more, angle from further away if your vision allows it. Tracking gets easier. Takes practice. But then you are not almost in park with no room in front of the truck. Hope this helps. Learned that as a local route driver on tight city routes ironically by watching other drivers. Good job getting out to look.

The real question is, who tf is recording?

1k dislikes wow these the best views on the tube.

Dude, at least you got out and looked. A lot of noob drivers don't bother and wreck something in the process. At school they want you to do perfect the first time without getting out. But real world, you can get out and check as much as you like. Kudos

I salute you for this. sometimes its really hard to back. doesn't mean you don't know how you do it

Why do truck drivers risk making a bad situation worse? My rule is, if you have to get out of your truck more than twice.....then you probably shouldn't be parking there.

@michaeltierney9307

7 жыл бұрын

MrNew122 what kinda arbitrary rule is that? the spot is tight as hell. GOAL.

@MrNew122

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Tierney Whatever....Super trucker!!!

@ScottZane

7 жыл бұрын

MrNew122 some of us enjoy a good challenge. The fact you give up after 2 GOAL's indicates your willingness to give up more easily than others. No offense intended by this either.

@MrNew122

7 жыл бұрын

Scott Zane I've seen your type that loves a challenge, they usually end up in a rollover accident!

@teeroberts6562

7 жыл бұрын

MrNew122 is that what your gonna tell the receiver or shipper.

The fact that the dude tried that reverse shows how inexperienced he is.

@Bo_Shifter

7 жыл бұрын

???

@scooboy

7 жыл бұрын

An experienced driver wouldn't have even looked at that space as its way too tight. Been driving them for 24 years and haven't put a mark on a tractor or trailer.

@Towndrunk26er

7 жыл бұрын

I think that is how you gain experience. He had to try, fail, try again, fail again and then get help to know that not everything is peaches and cream. I give him credit. He had the choice to look for another spot and might have found one, but what happens when he gets to a shit loading dock and has no choice but to get in? Then he would be fucked. This way he learned something and can use it in the future.

@MrLordwrecker

7 жыл бұрын

He said he got it in and he also said he didn't hit anything. So therefore if he got it in that means there was enough room it was just tight. i guess in your 24 years all your backings were wide open. if that amount of room was your dock space you going to tell the shipper that he has to load you in the parking lot? You going to refuse to backing? AT least he didn't give up like you would of with 24 years of experience.

@scooboy

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah whatever mate , he didnt get into that space and it was overly tight. When you come back to your truck and find 5K of damage due to some clown trying a reverse like this without a banksman watching his blind side you will maybe understand why i dont like this kind of bravado

Little man running from cab to trailer and back reminds me of old school Gauntlet....don't forget your ham my brother, hahaha

Brings me back to when I was truck training at the port of tacoma and had never backed up a trailer before, lol. Granted, the chassis I back up are usually no more than 45' with the axels all the way on the end and the hustler/terminal tractors have a super short wheelbase, so it's a lot easier to back up. Can't wait until I get enough experience under my belt for TOTE training and hopefully get certified

Just took me 20 mins to back into this spot I’m at. Decided to cheer myself up by hearing people talking about it. Turns out, I’m at the same place you were in the video lol. I fear truck stops so much. Especially after 600pm

good lad man! i back into mcdonalds parking lots every day and they are super tight, when when i get back to the dc, i struggle ally docking it to drop the trailer because i feel real under pressure from other drivers and management ect this video just shows we all are human, cheers dude

That was real informative. I had no idea, backing up was so hard.

I don’t understand the many dislikes. What we watched was his failure like the title said. Great video showing how it really is out here.

Great job brother! Your night could have been worse! It takes a pro to know when to move on! Remember that rookies! There is never a have too in trucking! Just wait to it's safe or move on! But a trick to do in tight spots is slide your tandems all the way back.

I'm feeling it bro, in the same boat a new pass, does not matter how long or how many attempt's made as long as you don't hit anybody you good, practice makes perfect

I was a pro expert backing up in orientation, but once I got to the truck stop. It was all over for me. The truck stop made me look like it's my first day in school.

Bro at least you are being honest with yourself and proud to let us see what and how you are doing.

I'm still impressed. that backing a trailer stuff is hard to do.

Hey man!! I give you credit, because most of the truck backing videos I see, they don't bother to get out and look. You got out a bunch of times to make sure you didn't hit anything. . . and you didn't! Props to ya!

this is one of those truck stops that brings truckers together. Haha. I had to stay at this loves only once, thank God. yeah definitely crazy tight. had like a 2am delivery down the street at a beer distributer in Puyallup.

All truck stops are tight, even tighter with the 53 ft. trailers. A lot of the problems come from is these steering wheel holders will not back up as far as they can only making it worse. In Ga last week a prime truck bobtail had taken probably the easiest spot there. When he had set the brakes his truck was at least 10 ft pass the trucks that did have a trailer. Guess he was practicing to pulling a 65 foot trailer . Getting a jump start.

Hello fellow driver. I know this was three years ago, and I’m glad you did this video,because it puts it in great perspective. Your drone footage helped us see what we are up against when we are trying to park. I personally would have stopped at the open spot you were parking at and then done a 45 by driving my tractor and stopping in between the grey and the green truck. I would “Jack & chase” staying in front of the trailer favoring the sight-side. You were way too jacked and you were not pushing your trailer straight back into the spot. Fortunately you did the GOAL “get out and look". Your 90 would have been okay if you had gotten back in front of your trailer in sync with your trailer. Knowing your equipment and being aware of fixed objects that you might hit are very important things to watch for at all times. Thank you for your video.

Ran into a spot like this in Denver. Took me 30 mins to finally get it and I did get help.

I go down to Tacoma once in a while, and need to admit this is the tightest truck stop I’ve ever parked at. Took me about 6-7 minutes, got out about 10 times @ about 7pm. I didn’t care that here were 5 trucks waiting to stroll through. I was right behind the building with 2 trucks parked side by side where they shouldn’t have been. One at fault accident in 5+ years. Yes I was backing up, and misjudged my swing on my ass-end when pulling forward. I JUST caught a co-workers tank board and bent the strap. Lost a $1700+ safety bonus. Now, I never hesitate to GOAL (get out and look)

One reason why I love these 45' flatbeds driving for Combined Transport. A little easier maneuvering in the tight parking spots, especially when I happen to be out east. Parking at the loves here in Fort Worth off I35W is a pain. Only spot I could nab was all the way in the corner, so I had to blind side in. Thankfully I have plenty of experience doing blind backing. Been out here 5 years so far, probably gonna retire from trucking as soon as I buy me a house. Doesn't pay enough compared to other blue collar career fields. My uncles a mechanic and he makes good money, better than me. Weekends off, 9 to 5, full benefits, 1 week paid vacation a year. Of course he's also been a mechanic for 35 years, but he said even apprentices start off making good wages.

That's is a so bloody difficult manouver, I really admire the guys who drive those machines.

what type of drone do you have. It's perfect for what I'm trying to do. It's a 'follow me drone' ya?

i like your attitude!! dont give up..stay cool..dont be ashamed to ask for help!! good for u!

Bro that first approach was decent. The fact you eventually got in that spot at all is amazing. I don't why they hate us truckers on the coasts so much. They sure want their goods though

Reminds me of backing a trailer into a yard organized by guys with them yard trucks. It’s tight like this, but you only have to worry about hitting a trailer and not someone’s truck

This is inadequate space for that back. Calling it "tight" is an understatement. This sardine can of a truck stop needs this brought to their attention but us drivers have to do business with them so we don't want to be the ones to inform them of their failure.

? 4 u Bo Shifter or anyone want to anwer. If u slided your tandems all the way back so you don't have a tail swing would you be able to park there? The reason I ask since you don't have a big tail swing it is easier to push in back of the trailer into the spot without having it parallel with other trucks. I'm also considering that you have a small spot in front of you but still. Please answer whoever can.

I love this drone footage! So cool thanks for the upload!

@Bo_Shifter

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no problem man

what kinda drone do you have??

A quick tip from one driver to another... I like to always keep my tandems at the 41' mark. This minimizes your tail swing when getting in and out of tight spaces. Cause remember that farther up, tighter turn but more swing. Farther back, wider turn and less swing. 41' puts it right at center. Not to mention at 41', even fully loaded at 42,000 lbs nine times outta ten, you won't have to adjust... Nice camera work.

Ain't that bad if set up is correct. Shit happens, many get discouraged when there are other trucks waiting, talking shit, screaming hollering and throwing fits. Screw them, do your thing, be patient and properly set up. Drive safe.

very interesting use with a quad.. do you have fpv feed into your cab?

Awesome video bro. Especially new people need to see this

I'll tip my hat to you for your determination to get in that spot.

We need more content like this Mr. Bo

Did something similar in Gothenburg, in traffic. Had to reverse through a tight gate to deliver at a construction site. Went well but I stopped traffic for a 30 seconds with angry people honking.

Thanks for posting the video, I really enjoyed it.

What type of drone do you use? I do alot of backing into tight spots with family dollar stores and i would like to do presentations for other drivers so they dont keep tearing down the buildings.

What drone do you use? And how do you get it to follow you like that?

I was at a pilot somewhere near the East Coast along time ago and I spent like a half hour trying to get into this spot and finally I realized I couldn’t make it and then as soon as I gave up I thought I was done with nowhere to park somebody left and there was a easy spot for me LOL