Brooklyn And Nerves

First trip to brooklyn,500 miles away and nerves are shot. Any advice,help

Listen, the only thing in the end that matters is don't hit anything. That's it. Everything else will work out fine if you'll just make sure of that. And honestly, not hitting anything is really not that hard at all as long as you don't get in a hurry. Just take your time, keep your eyes on your mirrors so you know what's around you at all times, and don't let anything force you to get in a hurry.

Every person you see is either going to be walking or driving at 1,000 mph. Everyone's in a hurry. That's not your problem. That's theirs. Don't let it make you nervous. If you're backing in off the street people are going to be moving all around you. They'll walk behind you, drive inches from your front bumper, and of course it wouldn't be New York if they didn't keep hitting their horn every 10 seconds. And most of the time people aren't hitting their horn to tell you to get out of the way as much as they're trying to alert you that they're there.

Try your best to embrace it as an exciting challenge. It's going to make for a great story to tell for sure.

Don't hit anything. Everything else that happens is just minor details and it's all just temporary anyways. You'll be out of there and it will all be over before you know it.

Have you checked your directions against Google Maps to make sure they match up? Have you tried taking a look at the building on Google Maps satellite view to get a feel for where the docks might be? Learn all you can that way before you go in there.

Put your hazards on, and look all around you. I joked on here that I always know I'm getting close to home in NJ when people pass on the shoulder of the road or run over pedestrians.... it's a joke but true. Stay calm, they can't go through you. Blow your horn back hahha of it makes you feel better.

I used to feel like this when backing aND a line of trucks were behind me honking and yelling. Now I pull my brakes and yell back. Same concept. If I'm in traffic and need to change lanes. They dont always like it... but I'm bigger and blow my horn. I creep over and eventually they ease off. Don't be intimidated by them... it's like kids or dogs testing you. Stand your ground. And after you don't hit anyone or anything buy yourself a treat and say good job ;)

I was in New Jersey a couple days ago. I didn't like it at all, but survived without hitting anything. The worst part was all the traffic, like it is rush hour 24 hours of the day. I can't wait to try it again, great driving practice.

I was in New Jersey a couple days ago. I didn't like it at all, but survived without hitting anything. The worst part was all the traffic, like it is rush hour 24 hours of the day. I can't wait to try it again, great driving practice.

Hahha when I come off home time my FM expects me to drive 75 miles north to get the trailer to come back 75 miles south to pick up load. Each time he expects me to have this done in 2 to 3 hours. Uh yeah right.

He's from MO so I said... you know St louis rush hour traffic... well you are expecting me to drive that the entire way. I got a "10/4. Give me an ETA we. U can" lol

So,figured I would update on the trip into Brooklyn. I was freaked out about traffic so I went in around 11 pm. Good choice as far as getting in there, not so much as far as being In Brooklyn! Seeing road signs was a joke, thank goodness my GPS showed them. Managed to have to go through some kind of nightclub area ,man the foot traffic was crazy, road construction sent me on a journey. As far as the flow of traffic and narrow streets,once I got into the idea that I was just going to have to do what everyone else was, I was good. Parked at my receiver, so I thought. Was actually 2 , like half blocks away on wrong side. Across from a scrap yard! Uhhh they start up at 0500. I was blocked in,semi's double parked. People driving on wrong side of road tapping the horn. Had to go around block back into construction traffic, down a frigging one way with garbage trucks setting up to enter this transfer station. However, I made it. Got unloaded and headed off the island and into Pa to get reloaded. Crazy but awesome experience.

I used to get all worked up too. My trainer never had me drive in big cities thinking he was taking it easy on me. When I picked up my first truck it was in Riverside California and my first load picked up in Los Angeles. I was wired for sound. My entire 10-11 hour shift seemed to fly by because I was so wound up. But a funny thing happened, I didn't hit anything and I woke up just fine the next day.

Brooklyn , Manhattan and Jersey are my regular run. I like going there because I can go somewhere and chill while waiting for my break to be over. I would rather go to New York than going to Ohio or Kentucky haha! I like the city in short. As long as you pay attention to the road you will be fine. Do not ever get lost otherwise you will be stuck!

Here's my truck sitting in Manhattan few days ago dropped some freezer to our reg customer. Its fun to go there!!

I got about as close to The Big City as I care to about three days ago. Was on 95 South heading home to Virginia from New Hampshire. Got to go across the George Washington Bridge for the first time. Timed it so it was at 0200. Would like to have seen it in the daylight, but then all the traffic would have been a nightmare for me.