It bothers me that everyone shits on Swift. I get it, they aren't the best nor am I defending the company. However, everyone was new at one point. Not everyone automatically knew how to back into a dock. It is learned. It IS easier for others, but still, learning is learning. If you are laughing at someone for being trained, you are part of the reason as to why people quit so quickly. Help a guy out. Don't shit on him or her out. Be a decent human being. Everyone is doing this shit to support themselves and their families. Again, be a decent person.
I have witnessed a Swift driver fail to realize his driver side door had two latches unlike any usual Swift trailer and damn near rip the whole door off. You get one in every crowd.
I dont really shit on them,, but you have to look at their side of the window they are in a hurry to just hire drivers give them a month or so training and turn them loose,,, just look at their record and accidents and see how many people have been injured or killed just cause they give them the minimum requirements to drive.... I went to swift and I trained two months with them... I trained with a trainer and me and another student went out together it was called the 4x4 prior to that I went to truck driving school,,, for a month so three months of straight training backing driving... at the end of three months I still was not the greatest,,, by the time I got done with swift for 25cents a mile i was pretty comfortable....
Nope, never been that guy, to my pad test after 2 days of straight back, off set and Ally docking practice and passed no problem. I blind side better than most people can regular dock. Learn how to track your trailers movement and the rest is cake.
A good trainer, makes an even better rookie turn vet !!!!! I dont understand what the two replies above mine has anything to do with the initial comment. Weird much?
Daniel I just saw this comment. That's the whole point I tried to make when I said this dock was tricky. It's not really a HARD dock but someone learning it's not a simple stright back and with the off angles it can trip some people up
@@StephanHarz i can't say its easy. Driving a truck or any heavy equipment just comes natural to me or just driving in general. I can't explain how i do it. I just do it . Do i get it perfect every time? Absolutely not. The best thing i can say is pay attention to the surroundings and the rear i don't know the degrees definition if it doesn't work the first time then i pull forward and turn it a half a turn or a full turn and it goes in. I can't explain it. Just watch me and pay attention very closely is all i can tell a feller
Yea danny. It can be very hard to explain something that you have a feel for. I had to come up with way to explain what I was doing at first and that was not easy
@@StephanHarz couple seconds and start turning it the opposite direction is all i can say its just hard for me to explain i have the patience of a saint i am told. Just watch ill do it 500 times if that's what it takes
It's good to see a trainer actually teach. I started at American express 3 weeks of training if I couldn't get it on my 2nd try my trainer wouldn't say we don't have time for this shit & do it . I pretty much learned on my own. Took about 6 months to be comfortable in what I was doing.
You know, I don't drive anymore. I went to Swift training. Truckers who want to make rude comments should know better as we all had to start somewhere and the training you go through is very fast paced. This guy did a great job, especially since he is a new driving and he is in a KW, which we are not trained in at school. They drive different. His trainer is there with him guiding him so give them a break people. It is stressful enough and embarrassing enough for a new student to have to go through this with people watching. Been there done that.
To Martin Carranza and all of the other haters and disbelievers, I would like to inform you all that since I posted this comment I have returned to Swift and have been so fortunate to be mentored by Stephan Harz. Stephan is an excellent mentor and teacher; professional, patient and very proficient. After being out of trucking for nearly four years and driving school buses my backing skills were quite rusty. However, after only being on his truck since just before Christmas and the two of us being really sick, my backing skills have much improved as well as my confidence. Stephan has a TON of patience and takes a great deal of time and effort to help me. There is still time for me to learn and perfect my skills as needed and I am confident that he will help me do that.
I drove for swift out of driving school. My trainer was a complete a hole for 8 weeks. Yelling, cursing, throwing things, I’m a better driver now then he will ever be. 20 years now
Real truckers, just like real men don’t talk trash about new truckers, they uplift them. You don’t know how many new drivers I’ve trained that couldn’t back. Those men will always remember who trained them to back and I will always remember the expression on their faces when they actually bumped that dock for the first time. What an amazing feeling!
Agree 100%. I really enjoy helping others and when they get it and you see them understanding it and then being able to back it up smoothly, thats a great feeling
Thank god my trainer was patient with me. Taught me well at the same time he let me figure it out until he realized i needed help or i asked for his help. I am now solo going on 3 months and so far so good. Pointer he gave me were to be patient, don’t pick up bad habits, no shortcuts, stay away from negative attitudes out there, use common sense, always analyze surroundings, take your time when backing, no matter how you get it docked matters not as long as you hit nothing or someone. Stay safe out here especially with winter around the corner. I myself will be experiencing winter driving for first time. To to do some reading and research on this🙌🏾
Deiving these big trucks can be very complicated but with the right teaching you'll master it just like anything else with extensive practice and experience
He's a dumbass trainer.... When they get off target from first time should teach them time efficiency and how to compensate without resetting unless necessary.
All my last co driver did was yell, learned alot from him but still his approach was wrong, he used to be a trainer, found out really quick why he couldn't keep anyone on his truck.
Brought back memories😃 great job. Training the driver 💯 my old trainer once said if you can't back up you can't make money...That was my motivation to listen stay focus and learn. Excellent video
I’ve learnt throughout my time in a truck that it’s one thing to know how to be a truck driver, but it’s a whole different ball game trying to train one. Takes some real patience. I applaud you man. I couldn’t have done any better trying to teach him.
Im glade you are taking your time and letting your student back I just finished my phase 1 training with CR England and my trainer backed up every load for us just so we can get going to the next load
Been driving LTL for 14 years. I back up 10-20 times a day, 28’-53’ trailers. How you set the trailer up before you start backing is the key to success. Always keep an eye on where the front of the truck is going when backing. Easy to focus on the back and swing your truck into something.
You are a wonderful trainer I wish I had you when I drove for swift ! My trainer frustrated me so bad there I actually quit, I couldn’t get the backing because he was always down my throat I even told him let me do it and just coach me on what I’m doing wrong. Great job on training him !!!
@@palmaken some people have a harder time grasping the mechanics and intricacies of backing, shifting, and driving in general. Granted it's not difficult to keep going in a straight line. Congratulations on your tenure, sir.
I'm loving these backing videos! Keep em up! I've got people here in my class watching them. Oh and today was my first day of road training and I did great! I got to drive back!
how are they liking my videos? that first time out in a truck for me was kinda nervous but I was lucking in the sense that I had exp with smaller trucks
First you need to find a place about 10 or 12 truck an trailer long, an learn how to back straight first. Pull all the way back up an keep doing that till you get it . That helps you learn what way to turn. Makes going in a dock a lot easer. The hell with other people, they don't sign your pay check
I do that but alittle different. I call it line work. Stright line backing with a twist. Slight left and you have to bring it back on the line without going to far. Really works on timing the wheel and knowing when to bring the tractor up under again
Actually dude isn't doing too bad here. Swift drivers get the worst, but most people here on the internet just don't understand that the reason this happens so much is these guys often don't get good trainers like this guy here. And also, swift has more trucks and rookie drivers on the road than any other company out there, so they absolutely should have the most incidents just based on the numbers alone. This trainer is really good, he's taking his time and making the driver learn by driving. These skills take practice, you absolutely can't learn this stuff reading a book in a classroom, it just doesn't work like that. Keep it up my dudes, it gets easier after you've done it a few hundred times.
Sometimes its better to let them figure it out for themselves! Just let them keep trying and don't say anything, unless of course they're about to hit something!
redski1960 Great comment. This trainer seems to be a rookie himself. This video doesn’t sit well with me as the trainer is making many many mistakes in leader ship but I guess that’s the gist of our country now
@@IRO_SportsOfficial I'm pretty sure you would have been screaming at him Jason. In my opinion this trainer is level headed. He's explaining things as he's going. He's not rushing him or belittling him. My hats off to this Mentor and trainee.
Makes a world of a difference when you have a good trainer who when need be will step in and help , but who will also let the driver figure it out. Great job , BOTH of yous!
Good vid. @ 4:32 he's lined up really good. All he has to do is quick get underneath the trailer and he's in there. Getting set up as good as you can going FORWARD gives a more comfortable REVERSE.
There is a game on steam called "American Truck Simulator". It may seem hokey but you'll learn the basics of backing up on that. Once you have the concept, it's just a matter of practice with a particular rig...just like you have to get used to driving a new car.
I've been driving for over a year now and coming back to this makes me chuckle. I could put it in that dock in under a minute. That truck simulator game I occasionally play to this day - on my laptop in the truck
I remember my first time, driving on my own. My dispatch sent me my new destination and I went full loaded to the concrete mixing plant. I wasn't the only truck there, behind me there were at least 10 trucks waiting. We had to unload into boxes were the different materials were stored, backing up over the blind side and then (with minimal room and two wheelloaders around me) backing up over the drivers side into the box which is 1.5 times wider than the truck. THAT wasn't fun on my first time, but now (a month ago) I'm familiar with this type of backing up. Keep practicing guys ;)
Good job #7. What Ive done at that layout, is get straight parallel to the dock, on the other side of the barrier wall, pull up ar far as possible, then offset back in. But still, he did a good job. That layout can be very deceiving and intimidating.
Very much so, with the wall, yellow lines and the dock all being different and not lining up..it can cause someone who is new to over correct and get bent out of shape easily
My first day with my trainer was in Florida... truck did 70 he was making me pass everyone then got to a loves and made me 45 into the tightest spot at the truck stop... with the shop in front of me. It’s intense when u know everyone’s watching u and ur trainer is yelling at u
You’re a good teacher, making him practice it again and again in till he gets it right, and not yelling at him and being patient. I wish I had you to train me
Backing came easy to me for some reason. My very first time was a failure but evry time after (5 yrs ago) ive been a master at it lol. Shifting was a diff story though. Took 3 months to learn how to double clutch & it wasnt until june of 2018 that i finally taught myslf how to float. Pretty damn good might i say. (very seldomly scratching) Only time i ever have to pull up to adjust is when a place is "designed by a child" ie. small irresponsibly built truck stops or docking areas,, large unorganized truck stops or docking areas etc. Glad idont frequent the north east,, cuz its as if the whole region is built on a damn mountain side with roads & buildings designed & built in the 1800s.
I'm a new driver and I drive local and deliver at Walmart everyday and still run into challenges so I would never make fun of the next man's struggles he's learning
My dad, uncles, cousins and brothers were all Owner-Operators at one point. I'm grateful that I was able to grow up around trucks and started driving them around our Ponderosa when I was young. It really helped me when I bought my trucks. Not only driving them, but dealing with brokers, the Authority, tags, insurance and everything else that goes along with Independent trucking....
When I first started driving I already had backing experience. I worked for lawn care companies for years,Had to back the trailer into a garage bay every night. It definitely helped.
Break'em in on harder stuff and then the simple things will be a breeze but do it in a place where there's nothing to hit first. If they are able to accomplish the hard backing, they can better gauge what they are doing. If you start easy, when they hit hard times they're more apt to hit things.
Ok Bobby I love you, you call me a noob for student doing "unnecessary blind side" on a dock that you pretty much HAVE to blind side to a point. You seem to fail to take notice of the curb and power box that's infront of the dock with the STORE on the driver side sooo yea..anyway carry on super trucker.
@Damnit Bobby so when you coming out with a video of you backing up smart ass? Post it so we all can comment on your Super Trucker techniques? Or are you just one of those lease operators talking shit. The Mentor for Swift is doing an outstanding job. Not everyone can teach and by your dumbass comments YOU CAN'T!!
About 18 years ago I'd been driving for about 3 years for MS Carriers when they sold out to Swift, started delivering Stanley mirrors and doors out of Tupelo, Mississippi to Home Depots in New England, and that included NYC, LONG Island, The Bronx. First time in NYC I could feel my heart thumping hard as I got closer to the actual city. After a few weeks of delivering in New England and NYC it was like any other place. Traffic sucked though. Enjoyed the experience. 21 years driving now and I'm pulling doubles, home daily, thinking about how it was in the beginning. Y'all have a great day.
I personally liked going to long Island, alot of great food options from all over the world there. Alot of traffic yea but like you said it's like any other big city kinda of things. How do you like pulling the double trailers?
Backing is easy if you set yourself up right and he didn’t set himself up right at all! He should have never had to back up blindside at any point and he did! I have been driving 24 years now and that’s an easy dock to learn, he just wasn’t set up right
Either doesn't drive at all, got fired by Swift or talks shit while he sits at a Pilot dumping his piss bottles on the lot. I work for Swift and I'll meet you anywhere you choose for a backing contest. Let's make it interesting... Blindside for $1000! Can your super trucker wallet cover that shit?
Man, this video made me realize how much I really wish I could be a trainer at Swift. I tried it for a bit and it seems that I can't sleep in a moving truck. Kept having trouble staying awake when it was my turn to drive so I had to tell Swift it's not for me and went back solo... I don't even work at Swift anymore and I still wish I could be a mentor for them. They are a big company with tons of new drivers coming in and I really wanted to make a difference and try to train these drivers properly instead of just using them for money like a lot of their mentors do, including the one that trained me when I first started there.
@@kaliduncanel3356 at the time you only got paid $100 a week extra if you ran super solo. Sure, you'd get a little extra miles doing that but I don't know if it's worth it
Good video man, we all had to start somewhere. its good to see that people still have the time and patience to make someone want to learn and be positive in doing so. Great job, keep it up.
I don’t think you need to go that close to the wall with your tractor, that space looks quite big, you could actually do a 45 or even a 90 degree back in there just take is slow and remember the GOAL rule!! I’m a class 1 driver living in London,UK
Yes and no, my truck (the KW) has a much wider turning radius than cabovers and just the way they have it setup you can run out of room but also makes for a good training dock. Its not really "hard" per say its just more or less knowing how to get into it
Got my CDL..went to Swift...had a great mentor.. did team for about 8 months...now moved into another company where I'm a solo doing 11 western states! But let me tell you! It's very stressful the first days! People that make fun of other drivers..they all started like that..and it sucks..so every time I see someone that needs help..I always help! No need to make fun of other drivers!...
I totally agree other than I make fun of myself when I make a mistake but always willing to help other drivers! Glad that you had a good mentor, I like hearing about other good mentors/trainers!
I don't know how to drive but my husband was teaching me how I usually back it up for him when he was very sick from a master heart attack after he returned to work I was the one doing all the back up to trailers
I know each of us was a rockie at one point but dawn some guys can't get it thats a eazy dock to back up i meant plenty of space i know he is new but when i went to school there some guys just to slow to learn
i started as a "yard jockey" using a dual axle day cab - the one set of docks (3 docks) were enough apart for the doors to swing open - the door on the right (when backed in) you could pull into the driveway across the street and back in straight - the middle door had a drainage ditch/fire hydrant in front blocked by a metal guard that blocked a small part of the truck so you cant pull in/out straight and the left door had drainage ditch to the left and the one in front - so the door to the left you had to angle in between the building then cut to left between the ditches - the middle door you could pull into the driveway across the street but you had to angle into it but watch the ditch - the ditch was about 3/4 of the truck (no trailer) in front of the truck once its in so had to watch the ditch and if another truck was there you had to watch them also - i had to put a drop trailer into the middle door with the outside doors full and didnt think i could but i did - i went between the trucks and the ditch and cut over to get the angle and slow it into the door
I did Wal-Mart dedicated with swift out of moberly MO and harrisonville MO for a collective 3 years and trained my last 6 months. I can say for sure that the dock you’re having him back into is farrrrr from tricky! Neighborhood markets are the tricky ones.
Joseph Sulpizio III Most experienced drivers probably would chuckle, but a great "teacher" would say that to ease a nervous "student" that lacks EXPERIENCE, but smart enough to realize everyone has to start somewhere LMAO.
@@daslupshaw So if I hand you the controls to fly my plane without experience under your belt, but you completed 3 or so weeks of "school", just wondering how well you'd do. Wanna give it a test drive? I'll even give you 3 months verses 3 weeks lol. I mean you do realize anything with that tonnage without added cargo is a deadly weapon right? It doesn't matter that one is in the air and the other on the ground except that daily all across the USA/world their are thousands of car/truck/bus/transportation vehicles in deadly crashes, right? So whats wrong with a calm patient teacher teaching a student over and over again to ensure "THEY ARE" confident? You crack me up with logic clearly missing.
good for the instructor not letting the student do it making mistakes , making him go around and start over, not letting him get away with errors while with his instructor will help him when he is solo
I'm the trainer and I even cringe at times. Students can easily find them self in a real pickle and it's my job to let them mess up. Correct it and explain to them why xyz was a bad idea and do it again.
Loved the video! Great job to you both. Got my CDL a long time ago just enough to move a tanker once in a while.That was hard. Am now retired flight instructor. So much easier to always fly forward and not have to deal with backing a trailer, using mirrors, and constantly being close to hitting something. Haha.
@@StephanHarz It's a lot of fun and a very rewarding goal. Figure ball park $10,000 to earn licence and $500/month to stay somewhat current. Thank you for posting your video. My son is suppose to start CDL training next week. Torn between Prime and Swift.
If this guy is a swift trainer, I understand , why swift drivers have such a hard time. This poor driver is having a hard time , because the trainer needs a trainer.
Maneuvering a truck trailer to set up for backing is a game of pool. you set up the shot for your next shot. Initial alignment is key for easier backing. 34 yrs behind the wheel and I've seen and been in every situation one can come across, ergo: parked cars, right side backing, confined areas, off street backing while traffic is held up, alley parking in NY city. You must be able to use your mind's eye to picture where your trailer is at any given time. Anyone can learn to drive a truck forward and down the hwy. However only experience can help you after entering a city,. When you have to start watching for traffic, gps directions in an unfamiliar surrounding and tighter turns become more prevalent. Good luck hand.
By doing easy back ups and driving a truck around the block that’s how, you don’t learn how to really back up and drive until you hit the real road you of all people should know that
I'm not understanding What makes this a "tricky" dock? There is a ton of room to maneuver. Maybe he needs a trainer who knows what HE'S doing and has more experience than the trainee.
Whats sad..is alot of people only hear a few of my words. For me this dock is simple but for a student having to come into it on a blind side and have a good setup..it can be alittle tricky for them to get into it. Also if you look up the store number you will see that the dock is on a angle and students always seem to miss gauge that angle
Yea some mentors really don't do a good job but Swift has really been stepping it up with good mentors with bonuses programs and pay scale so they can get good mentors and get rid of the bad ones
Awesome video and u seem like an awesome trainer and you explained things to him and walked him through it a lil bit that's the kind of trainers we need out there instead of some of the trainers try and make the students do things on there own my hats off to you brother keep up the good work and when i get my cdls i hope i get a good trainer
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It bothers me that everyone shits on Swift. I get it, they aren't the best nor am I defending the company. However, everyone was new at one point. Not everyone automatically knew how to back into a dock. It is learned. It IS easier for others, but still, learning is learning. If you are laughing at someone for being trained, you are part of the reason as to why people quit so quickly. Help a guy out. Don't shit on him or her out. Be a decent human being. Everyone is doing this shit to support themselves and their families.
Again, be a decent person.
It takes time to learn the craft.
I solute you sir
God bless you
I have witnessed a Swift driver fail to realize his driver side door had two latches unlike any usual Swift trailer and damn near rip the whole door off. You get one in every crowd.
I dont really shit on them,, but you have to look at their side of the window they are in a hurry to just hire drivers give them a month or so training and turn them loose,,, just look at their record and accidents and see how many people have been injured or killed just cause they give them the minimum requirements to drive.... I went to swift and I trained two months with them... I trained with a trainer and me and another student went out together it was called the 4x4 prior to that I went to truck driving school,,, for a month so three months of straight training backing driving... at the end of three months I still was not the greatest,,, by the time I got done with swift for 25cents a mile i was pretty comfortable....
As drivers, we've all been this guy behind the wheel. Keep grindin' bruh, you'll get it.
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100% true
8secsleeper, that maybe true as with anything else but there is still a learning curve. For some it's easy and others its hard
Nope, never been that guy, to my pad test after 2 days of straight back, off set and Ally docking practice and passed no problem. I blind side better than most people can regular dock. Learn how to track your trailers movement and the rest is cake.
I'm just about to go get my CDL and this comment made me take a deep breathe. I really hope nobody gives me shit for having to take it slow
Nice. Someone doing their job and actually TRAINING a rookie. Good job
Ian
A good trainer, makes an even better rookie turn vet !!!!!
I dont understand what the two replies above mine has anything to do with the initial comment. Weird much?
Not really a tough dock to bump, but definitely not easy for a new driver. Great job, driver. And I applaud your patience, trainer.
He will be a good driver hes actually listening and paying attention
Daniel I just saw this comment. That's the whole point I tried to make when I said this dock was tricky. It's not really a HARD dock but someone learning it's not a simple stright back and with the off angles it can trip some people up
@@StephanHarz i can't say its easy. Driving a truck or any heavy equipment just comes natural to me or just driving in general. I can't explain how i do it. I just do it . Do i get it perfect every time? Absolutely not. The best thing i can say is pay attention to the surroundings and the rear i don't know the degrees definition if it doesn't work the first time then i pull forward and turn it a half a turn or a full turn and it goes in. I can't explain it. Just watch me and pay attention very closely is all i can tell a feller
Yea danny. It can be very hard to explain something that you have a feel for. I had to come up with way to explain what I was doing at first and that was not easy
@@StephanHarz couple seconds and start turning it the opposite direction is all i can say its just hard for me to explain i have the patience of a saint i am told. Just watch ill do it 500 times if that's what it takes
It's good to see a trainer actually teach. I started at American express 3 weeks of training if I couldn't get it on my 2nd try my trainer wouldn't say we don't have time for this shit & do it . I pretty much learned on my own. Took about 6 months to be comfortable in what I was doing.
Nerver give up👍👍
You know, I don't drive anymore. I went to Swift training. Truckers who want to make rude comments should know better as we all had to start somewhere and the training you go through is very fast paced. This guy did a great job, especially since he is a new driving and he is in a KW, which we are not trained in at school. They drive different. His trainer is there with him guiding him so give them a break people. It is stressful enough and embarrassing enough for a new student to have to go through this with people watching. Been there done that.
This guy is a joke and a fool
Natalie Tull #PREACH
Very fast paced is stupid anyone new should be with a trainer for a year at a time. They heard drivers through like cattle
To Martin Carranza and all of the other haters and disbelievers, I would like to inform you all that since I posted this comment I have returned to Swift and have been so fortunate to be mentored by Stephan Harz. Stephan is an excellent mentor and teacher; professional, patient and very proficient. After being out of trucking for nearly four years and driving school buses my backing skills were quite rusty. However, after only being on his truck since just before Christmas and the two of us being really sick, my backing skills have much improved as well as my confidence. Stephan has a TON of patience and takes a great deal of time and effort to help me. There is still time for me to learn and perfect my skills as needed and I am confident that he will help me do that.
Natalie Tull #PREACH
Beautiful Kenworth. And he did pretty well at learning for being only his 5th day. Impressive!
Absolutely agree!!!
I drove for swift out of driving school. My trainer was a complete a hole for 8 weeks. Yelling, cursing, throwing things, I’m a better driver now then he will ever be. 20 years now
Wow...no trainer should ever be like that
Next time curse that f*cker out right back!
Could you be able to change mentors?
With swift, yea you could but sometimes you could be waiting for a while before you got a new mentor
Real truckers, just like real men don’t talk trash about new truckers, they uplift them. You don’t know how many new drivers I’ve trained that couldn’t back. Those men will always remember who trained them to back and I will always remember the expression on their faces when they actually bumped that dock for the first time. What an amazing feeling!
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Agree 100%. I really enjoy helping others and when they get it and you see them understanding it and then being able to back it up smoothly, thats a great feeling
Everyone has to learn, I've been doing this for 15 years and I'm still learning
I agree with you ..in Trucking and Sailing when you stop learning new things .you'll get F.ck
Nicely said. I also am still learning every day and I’ve been out there for a few years too! I will still be learning years from now too!
Love seeing calm trainers 🙌 patience not like others to put you in situations that you have mistakes (KEEP ON TRUCKING)🚛
The trainer is cool. he took his time with him and showed him how to back it up
He is a good trainer I hope when I get my cdl I have a great guy like this
Thank god my trainer was patient with me. Taught me well at the same time he let me figure it out until he realized i needed help or i asked for his help. I am now solo going on 3 months and so far so good. Pointer he gave me were to be patient, don’t pick up bad habits, no shortcuts, stay away from negative attitudes out there, use common sense, always analyze surroundings, take your time when backing, no matter how you get it docked matters not as long as you hit nothing or someone. Stay safe out here especially with winter around the corner. I myself will be experiencing winter driving for first time. To to do some reading and research on this🙌🏾
Deiving these big trucks can be very complicated but with the right teaching you'll master it just like anything else with extensive practice and experience
Totally agree
Hmm I like that trainer. Not yelling at the guy, talking calmly to the guy
#truth
He's a dumbass trainer.... When they get off target from first time should teach them time efficiency and how to compensate without resetting unless necessary.
Austin pickman
Because he is on video 😂
I had a trainer all that guy did was yell at me, I was so glad when he went on vacation and I got a new trainer😎
All my last co driver did was yell, learned alot from him but still his approach was wrong, he used to be a trainer, found out really quick why he couldn't keep anyone on his truck.
Brought back memories😃 great job. Training the driver 💯 my old trainer once said if you can't back up you can't make money...That was my motivation to listen stay focus and learn. Excellent video
I’ve learnt throughout my time in a truck that it’s one thing to know how to be a truck driver, but it’s a whole different ball game trying to train one. Takes some real patience. I applaud you man. I couldn’t have done any better trying to teach him.
Thank you! I just take my time and I do not let anyone try to rush me or my training.
Im glade you are taking your time and letting your student back I just finished my phase 1 training with CR England and my trainer backed up every load for us just so we can get going to the next load
Been driving LTL for 14 years. I back up 10-20 times a day, 28’-53’ trailers. How you set the trailer up before you start backing is the key to success. Always keep an eye on where the front of the truck is going when backing. Easy to focus on the back and swing your truck into something.
You are a wonderful trainer I wish I had you when I drove for swift ! My trainer frustrated me so bad there I actually quit, I couldn’t get the backing because he was always down my throat I even told him let me do it and just coach me on what I’m doing wrong. Great job on training him !!!
I play american truck simulator and I can feel the drivers pain
Antonio Pilar I love that game
Simulator??? Shit. I drive 32 years. I could do that in 2 minutes when i was a green driver. Euh. In real. No simulator.
@@palmaken some people have a harder time grasping the mechanics and intricacies of backing, shifting, and driving in general. Granted it's not difficult to keep going in a straight line. Congratulations on your tenure, sir.
@@BradUSMCVETrider you are right. Not everybody get it at the first time. Hope that driver does better now.
Oh no my friend a simulator is not the same as the real thing
I'm loving these backing videos! Keep em up! I've got people here in my class watching them. Oh and today was my first day of road training and I did great! I got to drive back!
how are they liking my videos? that first time out in a truck for me was kinda nervous but I was lucking in the sense that I had exp with smaller trucks
@@StephanHarz they're liking them! Said to keep them coming!
@barock Obama thats a sick body kit on that truck😄
First you need to find a place about 10 or 12 truck an trailer long, an learn how to back straight first. Pull all the way back up an keep doing that till you get it . That helps you learn what way to turn. Makes going in a dock a lot easer. The hell with other people, they don't sign your pay check
I do that but alittle different. I call it line work. Stright line backing with a twist. Slight left and you have to bring it back on the line without going to far. Really works on timing the wheel and knowing when to bring the tractor up under again
@Hello James how are you doing
Actually dude isn't doing too bad here. Swift drivers get the worst, but most people here on the internet just don't understand that the reason this happens so much is these guys often don't get good trainers like this guy here. And also, swift has more trucks and rookie drivers on the road than any other company out there, so they absolutely should have the most incidents just based on the numbers alone. This trainer is really good, he's taking his time and making the driver learn by driving. These skills take practice, you absolutely can't learn this stuff reading a book in a classroom, it just doesn't work like that. Keep it up my dudes, it gets easier after you've done it a few hundred times.
Sometimes its better to let them figure it out for themselves! Just let them keep trying and don't say anything, unless of course they're about to hit something!
redski1960 Great comment. This trainer seems to be a rookie himself. This video doesn’t sit well with me as the trainer is making many many mistakes in leader ship but I guess that’s the gist of our country now
redski1960 Facts
Fuc
Jason Logan my boy Jason stating facts
@@IRO_SportsOfficial I'm pretty sure you would have been screaming at him Jason. In my opinion this trainer is level headed. He's explaining things as he's going. He's not rushing him or belittling him. My hats off to this Mentor and trainee.
You learn at places with a mile of space then they send you to New York 🤣
jeremy meline I feel truckers pain in NY as its hard for even a 4 wheeler to get through on many streets.
Fuck NY. Places where truckers get robbed.
Or San Francisco lol
Been to both but yall forget that this is someone who is in training and can hardly back other than what school taught (barely taught at that)
I been out here for 10years. I never been to nyc. Closest i been is the i287 and the 95.. I refuse to go any closer.
im about to go to Trucking school and this was great to see and props to the new driver.
Before you go practice backing with a trailer everyday 2 hours a day for 3 months.
Makes a world of a difference when you have a good trainer who when need be will step in and help , but who will also let the driver figure it out. Great job , BOTH of yous!
Good vid. @ 4:32 he's lined up really good. All he has to do is quick get underneath the trailer and he's in there. Getting set up as good as you can going FORWARD gives a more comfortable REVERSE.
I’m working on getting CDL. This would make me a nervous wreck. I hope that I’ll be able to maneuver well.
@Cya it's called being new to the game my man.
There is a game on steam called "American Truck Simulator". It may seem hokey but you'll learn the basics of backing up on that. Once you have the concept, it's just a matter of practice with a particular rig...just like you have to get used to driving a new car.
I've been driving for over a year now and coming back to this makes me chuckle. I could put it in that dock in under a minute. That truck simulator game I occasionally play to this day - on my laptop in the truck
Nice job. This trainer actually did good. I am impressed!
Thank you
He did amazing and you are great at training him! Keep up the good work both of you guys!
Any trainee is lucky to have you as their mentor. Patience, calm demeanor, and knows what he's doing. Keep at it stay safe 🤘
I remember my first time, driving on my own. My dispatch sent me my new destination and I went full loaded to the concrete mixing plant. I wasn't the only truck there, behind me there were at least 10 trucks waiting. We had to unload into boxes were the different materials were stored, backing up over the blind side and then (with minimal room and two wheelloaders around me) backing up over the drivers side into the box which is 1.5 times wider than the truck. THAT wasn't fun on my first time, but now (a month ago) I'm familiar with this type of backing up. Keep practicing guys ;)
Good job #7. What Ive done at that layout, is get straight parallel to the dock, on the other side of the barrier wall, pull up ar far as possible, then offset back in. But still, he did a good job. That layout can be very deceiving and intimidating.
Very much so, with the wall, yellow lines and the dock all being different and not lining up..it can cause someone who is new to over correct and get bent out of shape easily
My first day with my trainer was in Florida... truck did 70 he was making me pass everyone then got to a loves and made me 45 into the tightest spot at the truck stop... with the shop in front of me. It’s intense when u know everyone’s watching u and ur trainer is yelling at u
Bravo you guys did it.. good trainer...
You’re a good teacher, making him practice it again and again in till he gets it right, and not yelling at him and being patient. I wish I had you to train me
Backing came easy to me for some reason. My very first time was a failure but evry time after (5 yrs ago) ive been a master at it lol. Shifting was a diff story though. Took 3 months to learn how to double clutch & it wasnt until june of 2018 that i finally taught myslf how to float. Pretty damn good might i say. (very seldomly scratching)
Only time i ever have to pull up to adjust is when a place is "designed by a child" ie. small irresponsibly built truck stops or docking areas,, large unorganized truck stops or docking areas etc.
Glad idont frequent the north east,, cuz its as if the whole region is built on a damn mountain side with roads & buildings designed & built in the 1800s.
That’s when offsets come into play .
Just what I said....
Facts!
I’m all for picking on swift but not an actual trainee. Hopefully he’ll end up being a good driver. I like how the trainer is actually training.
I'm a new driver and I drive local and deliver at Walmart everyday and still run into challenges so I would never make fun of the next man's struggles he's learning
My dad, uncles, cousins and brothers were all Owner-Operators at one point. I'm grateful that I was able to grow up around trucks and started driving them around our Ponderosa when I was young. It really helped me when I bought my trucks. Not only driving them, but dealing with brokers, the Authority, tags, insurance and everything else that goes along with Independent trucking....
When I first started driving I already had backing experience.
I worked for lawn care companies for years,Had to back the trailer into a garage bay every night.
It definitely helped.
I remember my first time. Worst day of driving lol
Lmao yea the first day is always stressful
Lol I think we all do...learning to shift in DFW traffic no fun
You seem to be a really good trainer I applaud you
Break'em in on harder stuff and then the simple things will be a breeze but do it in a place where there's nothing to hit first.
If they are able to accomplish the hard backing, they can better gauge what they are doing. If you start easy, when they hit hard times they're more apt to hit things.
Ok Bobby I love you, you call me a noob for student doing "unnecessary blind side" on a dock that you pretty much HAVE to blind side to a point. You seem to fail to take notice of the curb and power box that's infront of the dock with the STORE on the driver side sooo yea..anyway carry on super trucker.
@@StephanHarz you tell em
Stephan.the guy is a Couch
bound SUPERTRUCKER.
No he's not why would you have somebody blindsided trailer in in a parking lot bad big when you don't have to
@Damnit Bobby so when you coming out with a video of you backing up smart ass? Post it so we all can comment on your Super Trucker techniques? Or are you just one of those lease operators talking shit. The Mentor for Swift is doing an outstanding job. Not everyone can teach and by your dumbass comments YOU CAN'T!!
The architect who designed this building clearly didn't consult a truck driver.
Pretty easy back.
@@JohnScottishere for a Wal-Mart driver sure.
@Damnit Bobby scary right
Easy with all that room
the blind leading the blind. so much cringe
About 18 years ago I'd been driving for about 3 years for MS Carriers when they sold out to Swift, started delivering Stanley mirrors and doors out of Tupelo, Mississippi to Home Depots in New England, and that included NYC, LONG Island, The Bronx. First time in NYC I could feel my heart thumping hard as I got closer to the actual city. After a few weeks of delivering in New England and NYC it was like any other place. Traffic sucked though. Enjoyed the experience. 21 years driving now and I'm pulling doubles, home daily, thinking about how it was in the beginning. Y'all have a great day.
I personally liked going to long Island, alot of great food options from all over the world there. Alot of traffic yea but like you said it's like any other big city kinda of things. How do you like pulling the double trailers?
Backing is easy if you set yourself up right and he didn’t set himself up right at all! He should have never had to back up blindside at any point and he did! I have been driving 24 years now and that’s an easy dock to learn, he just wasn’t set up right
AMAZING! A Swift Driver who didnt hit everything in sight trying to back into a dock!
That Shit gets old and I'm not a Swift driver
I've seen more accidents from owner ops and other companies than swift that's for sure
Either doesn't drive at all, got fired by Swift or talks shit while he sits at a Pilot dumping his piss bottles on the lot.
I work for Swift and I'll meet you anywhere you choose for a backing contest. Let's make it interesting... Blindside for $1000! Can your super trucker wallet cover that shit?
Man, this video made me realize how much I really wish I could be a trainer at Swift. I tried it for a bit and it seems that I can't sleep in a moving truck. Kept having trouble staying awake when it was my turn to drive so I had to tell Swift it's not for me and went back solo... I don't even work at Swift anymore and I still wish I could be a mentor for them. They are a big company with tons of new drivers coming in and I really wanted to make a difference and try to train these drivers properly instead of just using them for money like a lot of their mentors do, including the one that trained me when I first started there.
I hope i can make it as a trainer 1 day as well.
They shouldve had you running super solo and not team.
@@kaliduncanel3356 at the time you only got paid $100 a week extra if you ran super solo. Sure, you'd get a little extra miles doing that but I don't know if it's worth it
I’m about to start driving with swift new week, this video help me a lot, thanks bro, I can see my Ethiopian brother good job
Youre a very good instructor man. Very patient man I love that
Good video man, we all had to start somewhere. its good to see that people still have the time and patience to make someone want to learn and be positive in doing so. Great job, keep it up.
Thank you.
Good trainer .. didn’t scream at the guy. And that helps a lot . Can u be my trainer?👍👍👍
I can be but i am booked til next year at this time.
I know hard that place can be when you trying back in. Try doing it with container blocking the way.
Great Job, Walmart lady didn’t think he could do it.
I don’t think you need to go that close to the wall with your tractor, that space looks quite big, you could actually do a 45 or even a 90 degree back in there just take is slow and remember the GOAL rule!!
I’m a class 1 driver living in London,UK
Yes and no, my truck (the KW) has a much wider turning radius than cabovers and just the way they have it setup you can run out of room but also makes for a good training dock. Its not really "hard" per say its just more or less knowing how to get into it
@Hello James how are you doing
Got my CDL..went to Swift...had a great mentor.. did team for about 8 months...now moved into another company where I'm a solo doing 11 western states! But let me tell you! It's very stressful the first days! People that make fun of other drivers..they all started like that..and it sucks..so every time I see someone that needs help..I always help! No need to make fun of other drivers!...
I totally agree other than I make fun of myself when I make a mistake but always willing to help other drivers! Glad that you had a good mentor, I like hearing about other good mentors/trainers!
going to school next week the course is a two month program I received my permit now it's time to get my ass handed to me..
Lmao glad u know what you are in for cdl school was one of the most intense experience i ever had but it was well worth it
Good luck on your new career. You will love it. Take care of your CDL and be a safe courteous professional driver!🏆
How did it go?
I love when you're training and you have 2 blocks of space to learn with then you go out by yourself and reality hits🤣
I don't know how to drive but my husband was teaching me how I usually back it up for him when he was very sick from a master heart attack after he returned to work I was the one doing all the back up to trailers
God Willing your husband is okay 🙏☝️✝️
I know each of us was a rockie at one point but dawn some guys can't get it thats a eazy dock to back up i meant plenty of space i know he is new but when i went to school there some guys just to slow to learn
i started as a "yard jockey" using a dual axle day cab - the one set of docks (3 docks) were enough apart for the doors to swing open - the door on the right (when backed in) you could pull into the driveway across the street and back in straight - the middle door had a drainage ditch/fire hydrant in front blocked by a metal guard that blocked a small part of the truck so you cant pull in/out straight and the left door had drainage ditch to the left and the one in front - so the door to the left you had to angle in between the building then cut to left between the ditches - the middle door you could pull into the driveway across the street but you had to angle into it but watch the ditch - the ditch was about 3/4 of the truck (no trailer) in front of the truck once its in so had to watch the ditch and if another truck was there you had to watch them also - i had to put a drop trailer into the middle door with the outside doors full and didnt think i could but i did - i went between the trucks and the ditch and cut over to get the angle and slow it into the door
Sounds like fun
a walkie-talkie is helpful for those situations
Phone and bluetooth headset leaves both hands free. 😉
Nice Job!!...
Lo hizo muy bien. Muy buen entrenador
NOT A TRICK DOCK JUST A TRICKY TRAINER
I don't give a shyte weather he does it right first time, or not... Just as long as he learns to compensate and gets it in hole 😍
Great job driver and thumbs up for the great instructor. Both did a job well done!
That's a Beautiful Truck
Brandon Balderas it is till that SWIFT driver tear it up
@@MrPent9295 their Not all Bad
Yes it is. They drive nice
THE - THAT BEAUTIFUL NEW KENWORTH T680 (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Good job!
My dad work at swift semi truck I go with him to
How is that a tricky dock??? It’s wide open!
Watch the 2ed video I made about this walmart...
I did Wal-Mart dedicated with swift out of moberly MO and harrisonville MO for a collective 3 years and trained my last 6 months. I can say for sure that the dock you’re having him back into is farrrrr from tricky! Neighborhood markets are the tricky ones.
I understand he’s in training and we all started somewhere, but the trainer saying this is a tricky dock, that’s what made me laugh
Lol both of them learning
I'm always learning new things in life. But I know how to back just fine
Joseph Sulpizio III
Most experienced drivers probably would chuckle, but a great "teacher" would say that to ease a nervous "student" that lacks EXPERIENCE, but smart enough to realize everyone has to start somewhere LMAO.
@@daslupshaw So if I hand you the controls to fly my plane without experience under your belt, but you completed 3 or so weeks of "school", just wondering how well you'd do. Wanna give it a test drive? I'll even give you 3 months verses 3 weeks lol. I mean you do realize anything with that tonnage without added cargo is a deadly weapon right? It doesn't matter that one is in the air and the other on the ground except that daily all across the USA/world their are thousands of car/truck/bus/transportation vehicles in deadly crashes, right? So whats wrong with a calm patient teacher teaching a student over and over again to ensure "THEY ARE" confident? You crack me up with logic clearly missing.
@@someonewhoknows1000 this how slow u is .all i said was both of them learning ..but it must hit a nerve ..
One you’ve backed about 50-100 times you’ll know how to back with ease
Si muy cierto. Saludos
Look like a easy place to backup
How long you been driving dude? You were a rookie once so shut the fuck up.
@@dioniciobenavidez5386 Your mom was a rookie once, too -- but she learned real fast!
@@AliensAnonymous but dosen't that means everyone's mom yours too 🤦♂️
Idiots training idiots.. that’s the problem! They gave this guy a trainer position at swift.. now his head is swollen! Bahhhh!
@@2isceez Don't be jealous.
thank you,, you are a very entertaining educator, moreover, I am getting my CDL with the CDL School here in Miami, Thank you
good for the instructor not letting the student do it making mistakes , making him go around and start over, not letting him get away with errors while with his instructor will help him when he is solo
Best way to learn is by doing it wrong and learning why it wasn't working
Buy him a 1lb ribeye 🥩😄
Lol he will love that
GREAT JOB MAN YOUR A VERY GOOD TRAINER
Thank you!
Who else doesn’t even drive semis and is cringing?
I'm the trainer and I even cringe at times. Students can easily find them self in a real pickle and it's my job to let them mess up. Correct it and explain to them why xyz was a bad idea and do it again.
@@StephanHarz That's the best
way to do it. It's like falling off
a bike get back on it. Practice
makes a good driver.Keep up
your good work.
2ironrockymtn
What's the matter pal are you
Jealous.
Hmmmm....don't drive semis means your comment is irrelevant. Move on
Natalie Tull not necessarily, I know how to do it properly
I'll be with my trainer next week. This is definitely inspiring that I will be comfortable backing as long I keep at it....Thanks!
Loved the video! Great job to you both. Got my CDL a long time ago just enough to move a tanker once in a while.That was hard. Am now retired flight instructor. So much easier to always fly forward and not have to deal with backing a trailer, using mirrors, and constantly being close to hitting something. Haha.
Mind teaching me how to fly? Lol would love to get my license one day
@@StephanHarz It's a lot of fun and a very rewarding goal. Figure ball park $10,000 to earn licence and $500/month to stay somewhat current. Thank you for posting your video. My son is suppose to start CDL training next week. Torn between Prime and Swift.
I wonder if filming the student makes that person a little exter nervous
Most likely. Lol
Alex my students do just that to.
Yeah i was actually lil nervous but stephan harz paid me $100 to be in his RUclips video!
Lmaos
If this guy is a swift trainer, I understand , why swift drivers have such a hard time. This poor driver is having a hard time , because the trainer needs a trainer.
i think i can, i think i can😲
Maneuvering a truck trailer to set up for backing is a game of pool. you set up the shot for your next shot. Initial alignment is key for easier backing. 34 yrs behind the wheel and I've seen and been in every situation one can come across, ergo: parked cars, right side backing, confined areas, off street backing while traffic is held up, alley parking in NY city. You must be able to use your mind's eye to picture where your trailer is at any given time. Anyone can learn to drive a truck forward and down the hwy. However only experience can help you after entering a city,. When you have to start watching for traffic, gps directions in an unfamiliar surrounding and tighter turns become more prevalent. Good luck hand.
It's nice to see some trainers actually still train their drivers
How did he get the cdl in the first place?
By doing easy back ups and driving a truck around the block that’s how, you don’t learn how to really back up and drive until you hit the real road you of all people should know that
By taking the test. Derp.
I'm not understanding What makes this a "tricky" dock?
There is a ton of room to maneuver.
Maybe he needs a trainer who knows what HE'S doing and has more experience than the trainee.
Whats sad..is alot of people only hear a few of my words. For me this dock is simple but for a student having to come into it on a blind side and have a good setup..it can be alittle tricky for them to get into it. Also if you look up the store number you will see that the dock is on a angle and students always seem to miss gauge that angle
I said the same exact thing
Stevie Wonder Institute For Truckers
Alex we are now accepting applications for deez nutts 😂😂..and for you tuition is free..
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thats the best one i have heard LOL
Alex Antonio Rectal cranial inversion
Sure Wish I Fucking Tried
Good to see a mentor teaching. When I started with Swift Transportation I was just a set of logs. Much respect to you. We have all been there before
Yea some mentors really don't do a good job but Swift has really been stepping it up with good mentors with bonuses programs and pay scale so they can get good mentors and get rid of the bad ones
Your a hell of a teacher and trainer props man it takes alot of patients and trust
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You gotta start somewhere honestly I’ve seen worse for more experienced truckers
I hope he warns me when he's coming to where I am so I can leave 5 minutes early.
He was still in training, he is no longer on my truck but normally by the time a student gets off my truck they can park a trainer very well
You mean the day before😂😂😂😂😂
@@StephanHarz yeah Ken's one of those super truckers that automatically knew how to back up his whole life. Bet he does it from his couch.
That's not very nice everybody starts somewhere...
@@fastjoecorrigan7426 it's ok wen i start my father was my teacher even bet me with pics of wood
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You're a very good trainer i applaud you for your patience
Awesome video and u seem like an awesome trainer and you explained things to him and walked him through it a lil bit that's the kind of trainers we need out there instead of some of the trainers try and make the students do things on there own my hats off to you brother keep up the good work and when i get my cdls i hope i get a good trainer