Backing Ep1: The Key to Alley Docking
The Offset Law is the key to Alley Docking. Experienced Truck Drivers are familiar with this...
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The Hangman Setup
How to avoid reversing your trailer to the blindside The Hangman setup route will let you turn a...
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Truck Backing Episode 5 : Using all available space
Set up carefully and find a Tire Target Video excerpt: Hey, future truckers!Shelton here. As an...
Read MoreAlley Dock off a busy Road: Backing Ep4
ck drivers dread, it’s the ones where they have to Alley Dock off a busy road. You’ll feel a lot more confident if you have a solid plan of action ahead of time. In this video I show you how I approach one.
Read MoreClass A CDL skills tests just got easier to pass!
Must know backing Tip: Stop trying to move the back end of the trailer with an opposite turn of...
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Expert Trailer Control: Pushing the Front Corners
Pushing the front corners When straight line backing and relying mostly on my mirrors to give me...
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Backing into Cooper B Line/Eaton in Troy, IL
This stop can be challenging to a beginner. Especially when there are a lot of obstacles in the...
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Kingpin Pressure: The Second Key to Mastering Your Trailer’s Movement.
Here are the four pillars that will make up the foundation of your backing skills: Set Up, Arrow...
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Tractor Trajectory & the Danger Zone : Minimizing Preventable Accidents
Being constantly aware of your rearward Tractor Trajectory is very important. Often, I find that...
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Arrow Awareness: The First Key to Master your trailer’s movement.
Arrow awareness is a crucial two part sense you should develop in order to master your trailer’s...
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How To Double Clutch Smoothly – The Only Guide You Need
Double Clutching is really NOT about a specific rhythm or tempo…
It is really about knowing the relationship between the pedal and the stick, combined with the proper RPMs.
Without knowing the relationship between the pedal and the stick, rhythm and tempo won’t help you.
Never Grind Gears Again! — Know your acceptable shifting RPM range.
Never grind gears again! Know your acceptable shifting RPM range and stay within it. Are you...
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The Hangman Setup: Turn a Risky Blindside Into an Easy Sight-Side
The Hangman setup is another route to add to your repertoire. Warning: This setup route should...
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The Secrets of the Set Up – Visualize A Departure Path. Lesson #3
Visualizing a Departure Path is the key to setting up consistently and minimizing pull-ups. So,...
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Set Up Lesson #2 – The three legs of the “Z” route.
There are different ways to Set Up. I give the students that I mentor a Set Up route to memorize...
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