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Boardman, OR
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Experienced Driver
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About 9-10 years experience but was mostly local warehouse to warehouse transferring of trailers which were literally 100 feet from each other. So not a lot of long haul experience except last 2 years were at Walmart DC Hermiston. I'm a regional driver
Posted: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Tampa CDL student having trouble with offset backing.
The video you showed is what I consider parallel parking , not offset backing. You are mixing the 2 up. You just told us why you failed so you should understand what to do to fix it. When you back up you are starting your maneuver too early that's why you keep hitting it. You're trying to force the maneuver. When you do it too early you restrict your movement and you end up boxing yourself into a tight corner you can't get out of. Delay your point of reference and you will be able to do it with more practice. Otherwise use points of reference , but that's a cheat and doesn't let you understand why the truck does what it does.