If you jump your fithwheel to make it easier just raise your fithwheel at the point of jump, roll the landing gear down, lower the fithwheel and pull out. No need for a bottle or apparatus.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thank you

@frankbo25

5 жыл бұрын

the very 1st trailer I touched my first day as a yard jockey, I jumped the 5th wheel

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

That was a first for me! It had me messed up

@supertrucker3030

5 жыл бұрын

I've never been a yard jockey but I've jumped a few fithwheels.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

That’s was my first Hopefully my last

I said hell with the road after 13 yrs. I'm a yard guy now ot after 40 and I get 70 hrs a week. Gross $1455 every damn week and I sleep in my bed. The hell with otr. I actually get to watch college game day on Saturday mornings. I eat homeade food my wife makes and lost 45 pounds. Otr is a death sentence

I love this! Yard jockey will be my retirement job 😊 Take care, be blessed! Safe travels!

I was pulling loads for 10 years with JBH and I just decided to go into the yard about 2 months ago cuz of a more consistent schedule and a much needed break from delivering to NYC everyday. Luckily my time with the company afforded me a lateral move in income. Its just way more routine and consistent and better than coming in everyday not knowing where im going until I get handed my load or given a choice between a few loads. Also nice break from all the traffic, roadwork and asshole drivers. I love it! My hourly rate is $30.16, 5 days on 50 hours total. So a little over $1,500 gross and a little over $1,000 take home. Now if it were 2019 in a Trump economy that income would be stellar but unfortunately in this 2022 Biden economy the money dont go nearly as far cuz literally every expense I have from rent, food, gas, heating oil, electric etc etc has gone up by at least double for me with exception of rent which went up about 20% so it really sucks that an income that is great just a couple years is now just below average for the cost of living. Ny is also terribly governed and is a very tax & regulation heavy unconstitutional nightmare of a state so that aint helping me out either. It's just not right how expensive everything is and it all was completely avoidable if it weren't for the war on American energy and the proxy war in Ukraine this current administration has pursued. Im praying that mid terms go the right way and that 2024 brings Maga back so us down here can prosper again cuz it was so good those 4 years.

When backing up as soon as you touch trailer raise your fifth wheel and you will catch king pin everytime

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Ok! I finally figured that out towards the end of my shift! I’m learning!

WOW!!! I'M LOVING UR SPIRIT 🥰 U'R A HARD WORKING WOMAN... GOD BLESS U N UR FAMILY!!!🙏🏽♥️🛐

That was a great video about spotting with the birds family. I'm a FedEx Ground spotter we run with 18 to 14 spotters a day. Happy Easter

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Julius C. Owens Happy Easter! Have a beautiful morning!

I’m watching this now... I may start as yard jockeying to build my backing skills. Got to start somewhere. Thanks for the video 🙏🏾

@pinkiedabney

4 жыл бұрын

Yes ma’am! Do what works for you! I did this when I was with Transforce temp agency! I was just taking work til I found the job that fitted my needs! 💕

@charitymcgowen9108

4 жыл бұрын

I start doing this Monday night. Night shift work for a while. I have over a year hauling reefer. Kinda nervous but I’m ready for a change of pace

You never know what another person really deals with until you actually walk in their shoes. Deuces!

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Hugs! Yes sir! Things can be tough but the strong always survives

I've been a yard jockey for 13 years And always have drivers coming up to me asking why are the trailers too high I tell them I don't touch the crank handle it's all on them If they ask nice I'll go over and raise it up making it easy to crank it to the right level But if they come at me ordering me to do it I refuse to do it than even the shipping guys can't get me to do it Treat me with respect I give respect

More than one lane in the trucking industry always Network 100% love the hustle inspiration and to be inspired Li ducks and tomatoes thank you so much

I’m a yard shifter at UPS! I like the work it’s cool!

Thank you I start being a yard jockey tomorrow and I pray that I do a good job. I’m going to give it my best because I’m not good at backing .

@sexykeerah

Жыл бұрын

Me either backing is the issue

Been a yard jockey for 10 years I try to tell road drivers, it don't be us.!!!! Lol...

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Form Runna It don’t! It’s other drivers!!

Hey Boo, Us Wally Yard Drivers never miss the king pin. 100+ moves a day. Love

Lol 😂, thank you lady for making this video it’s awesome 👏🏽 and helpful 🤩😊❤️👏🏽👍🏾‼️‼️‼️

You go girl. You are working and doing your thing 😊

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Thanku sis! Have to provide for my family!!

Hey girlie, that's so true about your fingernails....that's why I stopped getting my nails done....as always be safe out....blessings

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Ms Sharon! I’m going to do it every so often not much! They mess my nails up!! Hugs

You go girl!!!! You rock!!

I recommend froggtoggs rain gear Not the cheap ones but the ones that you use for hunting and hiking Comes with a lifetime warranty It kept me dry in a hurricane More like tropical storm by the time it came up north

You be doin it all🙌🏾

I like this video keep up the good work 🤜🏾🤛🏾💯💯💯

I feel ya on the trailer being to high or to low... happy you said it wasnt the the yard jockey fault for that lol i use to blame them too. Enjoyed the video though

Dat intro beat: Be havin' a brotha bob'n dat head, Nice! 👍

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! Thanku

would you suggest doing this before doing cdl school ? just to get a feel for the trucks ?

I just put in a application for a yard jockey position thanks for the tips.

awesome video loved it

As a starting yard driver if you have some experience with let’s say a 16ft trailer and a 21ft trailer, and you get that position will it help out? Or do you need more experience? Also do they train you before they hand you the keys? What advice would you give to those who are starting this position and wanting to gain more experience with trucking before getting a CDL?

@HVACSoldier

Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking MOST places require a CDL, to be a yard jockey.

I'm laughing at you sister, they hand you the keys and say get out there and go to work.. 😂.. I'm about to try this yard job driving position myself, I'm in North Carolina, I live in Raleigh the job is about 12 miles down the road in fuquay.. so I'm watching these videos so that I have some idea what I'm doing when I get out there.. wish me luck sis. 😂..

Amazing video awesome channel big fan

Remember to raise your 5th wheel to compensate for the high trailer B4 backing under it... You probably figured that out by now... Good video!

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Dee Wheels I learned it now

@deewheels3146

5 жыл бұрын

@@pinkiedabney Cool... I knew you would learn that real quick!..Stay blessed my friend!

Keep grinding and videos getting better and better

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

I’m working daily to improve the content! Thanku for noticing

@brianfranklinskicks

5 жыл бұрын

@@pinkiedabney yes indeed

Always turn left (depending on the style of yard dog) to protect your lines and give it gas to sped up raising or lowering!!

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

10/4

I admire ya work ethic...

Been OTR for 12 years want to hang it up and become a yard hostler I see that their are positions for them in California and Nevada I will be applying for it through Knight Transportation. I'm also retired Army and feel Yard Hostler would be a good fit for me.

Imma yard dawg yo truck is exactly like minds basically junk lol

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! Yup! But it looks new, guess all the moves wear and tear on it quick

Great job 👍

You're the best!

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

You are too!

I go in for an interview on Monday for a yard jockey job. I was told I’ll get a “skills test,” also.

I’ve been following you for seven years. I always thought me and you were gonna date I know I tried to do you like a star in the sky no matter how hard you try to reach for it you never get it you just keep trying take care❤❤❤❤❤

Same wagon but my back door is like 5'tall. We call them "head busters".

When you run into trailers that's drop high, raise the fifth wheel up to meet the trailer, and if you press the accelerator it will speed up the hydraulic lift of the fifth wheel..

Always do a double tug just to be on the safe side. I’ve switched for over ten years one dropped trailer from a faulty fifth wheel it was empty thank god lol.

@pinkiedabney

3 жыл бұрын

Good info, yard jockey wasn’t for me, I love being on the open road!

@conradjones9673

3 жыл бұрын

Keeping it 100 Experiences thank you. I was thinking about getting on the road. How long have you driven over the road for and are you still doing so?

You're in good shape

Class a cdl but recently got hit with a dwi charge. Are there any job prospects after getting back my license? Thank you.

Yup you're right. The YJ don't touch the landing gear. The drivers do.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

I kinda knew that but now I do it I know for sure now!

It's not other drivers. It's because we don't touch dolly legs and the elevation of the ground where we drop the trailers is not always the same as the elevation we pick them up from. As far as the OTR drivers whining and snivelling. Suck it up. It's part of the job. There's a low gear on that crank handle for a reason.

That used to happen to me all the time as a yard jockey before yu back under a trlr always raise the fifth wheel up .... To make the fifth wheel to go up faster give it a little gas ...an dont lower it to much cuz the wheels will come off the ground a lil ......an the tires will spinn... soon as the landing gear touch the ground stop right there...i was gettin paid 18 an hour to do that...but i quit cuz i ripped to many doors off the hinges having to park trlrs bone tight next to one another with doors always open.....it was a funn job but i would see the otr drivers come in an i would get to missin the road life

So real your the best

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Aww Thanku!

What's the typical hours and schedule? I'm curious about joining on. I have a bachelors degree and HR experience but I want something blue collar.

@pinkiedabney

3 жыл бұрын

I was at Transforce at this time, a lot of the jobs they sent me on was first shift..

I am Otr experienced. I'm telling you I died in the heat doing yard Hostler lol. I'm going back to that though it's easy.

I didnt know you were a yard jockey now, cool. I have been one at a Honda plant in Alabama for a year now. I love it money isnt great but not bad either

@Jquando

9 ай бұрын

How much money

Look at you, sounding technical.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! I’m just sharing my love for trucking!!

It actually is us the Yard Hostlers that raise the landing gear all the way up. For example, at my Yard if the driver brings an empty they have to opened the doors & slide the tandems all the way to the back. If I get a move & it’s a trailer that they brought in & they didn’t open then doors, i raise them all the way up just to be an ass. I bet they have a good time cracking it up with all that weight on it when they pick up..

All yard trucks have both lines. The blue one and the electrical line isn’t needed unless you are out on the streets with a trailer

Happy Birthday Michael Banks

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Happy bday Michael

damn those yard trucks are loud, you need some hearing protection.

You can get out by steering far right of left and pull out.

💕 😂😂😂 you are so funny young lady, stay with God, I've been driving cross country since 2013, at 60 years old, I'm about to go and try to do the job you're doing, the ducks look nice, but the dogs and the cats on the inside of the house.. jumping on tables I get up to put my clothes on and I got cat fur on my clothes, I'm eating a meal at the table, damn cats in the window, wind blowing cat girl on my food.. they crapped on said well with me at all, I told this woman from the beginning when we first met come when your bring cats and dog in the house, then I'm out, not only that, we're in a pandemic now, but when she met me I was in church, so she followed me to church to see who I was seeing, 😂 I was trying to get my damn life together, all the drinking and drugging I've done.. now it's May 18th 2021 and we're at the back side of this pandemic, so what about to see some light at the end of the tunnel here in Raleigh North Carolina and all of them most of the states.. animals are pretty, I like to see them outside, sorry that's just me.. but let's stay with God, we can't lose, with this world in the way the policemen are killing our brothers and sisters.. they know damn quicks in the White House, child molesters, you name it, well let me get on to watching you give me some idea of what I'm supposed to be doing out there so I won't be so nervous.. you doing a great job baby girl.. I appreciate you.. Levon.. Raleigh North Carolina...

Good tip on trailer height

What’s up Pinkie we see you doing your thing; The all around Wonder Woman!!

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Emo Gin Thanku!

Shout out to the yard dog in Eaton Tx at WESTROCK you need a raise for helping me slide my tandems on that old trailer in the pouring rain

Cute in those glasses.

Lift the 5th wheel a little bit when you are hooking up

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Ok

I raise up as I get close to the trailer...if you go over the fifth wheel raise the trailer and roll the dolly till there touch the ground...lower the fifth wheel pull out and raise the the fifth back up till it touches the trailer...roll the the dollies up then let the fifth all the way down and lower the dollies till they touch and raise and go...sounds like a lot but it's simple....I had to figure that out on my own...

If you see that a trailer is too low, you only have to raise the fifth wheel before locking onto the kingpin. You don't have to lower the trailer.

I'm a yard dog, the best way to NEVER jump your kingpin is to lift the front of the trailer with your boom first then back in. You will catch the kingpin every time.

I know I am a bit late but how much do yard jockeys top out at for pay?

@pinkiedabney

3 жыл бұрын

I was a temp worker at this place and I was making $22 a hour

I used to be a yard jockey the only difference I used to use a regular tractor for the truck out the door

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Doing it that way was messing my shoulders up!! I couldn’t do it!

Blessings

Hey there ms 100 yard life!!!!

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

philip pennerman Hey!

Whats the song while you were working out?

I would love to do this, what would it require to get this job? Just a CDL?

@iblune72

3 жыл бұрын

Some places don’t require a CDL

Hello sister, been watching your videos 📹 for a while. I see that you have a home base now.🏡 Will this be your permanent job or will you eventually go back on the road?🚛🛣 I understand that you have your family with you and support is hard to find.🙄 I wish you well in your new job. 👍 Keep on keeping on and be safe & blessed!🙏

What's the name of that instrumental in the beginning tho lol

I have an interview soon for this job. They didn’t say anything about needing a CDL. I assume they will train? Please respond thanks

@pinkiedabney

3 жыл бұрын

I was working for them thru a tempt agency.. it’s a good job. U don’t need a CDL to do yard hockey unless they make u run loads

@davidb6117

3 жыл бұрын

@@pinkiedabney thanks!!!!!

Do you get a real break as a yard driver?

Getting a cdl, do they hire new drivers? Thanks

@pinkiedabney

2 жыл бұрын

Call and find out (704) 247-9296

Someone explain to me why after working 10 hours at an amazon, I get drunk, stoned, and bored, and start watching other people work? What the fuck is wrong with me lol... Edit: I am 30 seconds in and holy hell I already love your energy. I wish mf's at my job were as fun as you are.

Hows the USA Truck comeback looking?

Do you know what type of drug test Midwest logistics systems do for a Yard Jockey?

@pinkiedabney

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure but most companies are doing either urine or hair

I once was a yard driva: Yo, iWas dam Good Gud @ it 2.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Do u miss it

That fan looks more insulting then helping 😂😂

@daltonbrink9924

Жыл бұрын

It is. In the summertime it turns the cab into a convection oven.

You gotta raise your fifth wheel before you back under trailer under the box.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Form Runna Ok

YEAH, that truck could use, a detail on the inside.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

duane howard U so right! I wiped it down the best I could

What was it you said you were getting, in the first minute of this video? Some what? I didn't get that.

If your company allows it get you a roller ball for the steering wheel

@frankbo25

5 жыл бұрын

I took mine off lol, I hate that thing

Ok I understand

Hey Boo. Us Wally Yard Drivers(we don't use that jockey word) are the Best, and we never miss the king pin, with our Kal Mar and Auto-Cars. 100+ moves on a typical day. LOVE

Wow that truck is loud

I've been to places where the yard dog placed the trailers so close u I had to crawl under the trailer to raise the landing gear.

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Zekaryah Child of TMH GOD I’ve been thru that too! I hated it!

@mathisbailey1413

5 жыл бұрын

Make them pull it out. Not safe going under them trailers

@bones6554

3 жыл бұрын

Drag the trailer out.

Can you be new cdl holder to be a yard jockey? I would think it would be good experience for any future trucking careers. Can any experienced truckers give me any advice? 🤔

@pinkiedabney

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely some companies sponsor their warehouse employees to get their CDL

Hope your day was good, Jesus was on the Cross of Death so we could be on The Tree of Life

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

Amen! I just sat down to teach my kids about it today! We had a peaceful day today!!

When are you getting back your truck? Or did you walk away from the lease

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

My family come first so yes I walked away

@derrickwilson9039

5 жыл бұрын

Keeping it 100 Experiences -Amen!👍

Yes, you are crazy, I love the ride with you though, it was fun, take care of bacon baby... Peace

You quit USA TRUCK? Did they charge you a penalty for walking away from your truck lease?

Do you need a CDL to do this job?

@tracyhall8038

Жыл бұрын

No they will train you..

😲

@pinkiedabney

5 жыл бұрын

🤗🤗

start raising the filth before you hook up to the trailer. You should feel the weight of the trailer. Once you hear the pin lock do a little tug...raise the trailer and roll with it. once you're done before you let the trailer down roll the dolly's up a little and set the trailer down. Disconnect and go to the next one.

Are you still working as a yard jockey?