Hey buddie, would you back my trailer for me? Huh?

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I was doing a trailer swap at a dedicated dock tonight. That means, I have to drop my empty, move the loaded trailer. Drop it, dock the empty then hook back up to the loaded trailer. Another truck pulls up on the street, driver runs up to me jabbering about his load. I point him in the right direction to shipping. A few minutes later, as I am finishing my swap, he comes back and asks me to back his trailer in. Says it's his first pickup and he's never docked before.

This site requires backing off the street. As such places go, not a bad site. Without malice, I tell this driver, if your going to drive the truck, your going to learn to back up. Deciding I better put my rig out of harms way, I bury it between some other trailers. The other driver pulls in headfirst like he's going to jack it around. Finding that won't work, he trys to back out. Although not without implications, I decide to help this guy.

First I had him put his four ways on then got him out and then pulled up far enough to jack it back in. He was clueless and I mean clueless. I got him jacked in almost straight on the dock and left him on his own. It took him another 30 minutes to get it halfway straight to the dock.

I don't pretend to be perfect but this clown had me wondering just how he got to be behind the wheel of 68' of truck? I honestly think he never backed up before that's how bad he was.

Within the trucking industry, you hear tales like this. There is no shortage of drivers. Rather, there is a shortage of drivers who will work for scumbag companies who will hire anyone. Scary.