New Idea for Roundtables

[Tony Shelton]

I can't roll a hose. I can't back a trailer worth a darn. But Chris S can!

How about a trailer backing contest at the next roundtable?

Chris can back a trailer like crazy. I'm sure plenty of you guys can. I saw one of Matt Normans' employees back a trailer into a garage at what looked like full speed and stop on a dime about a centimeter from the back wall area.

How does that sound for a roundtable contest?

By the way, this is all mirror work here, with a flatbed and a water tank there's no looking out the back window.

 

[Christopher]

That is not bad at all.

Maybe a parallel parking contest with a trailer also.

Maybe setup cones in a zig-zag pattern to drive through to see who can make it through without knocking down cones or who knocks down the least amount.

 

[apple]

I can't roll hose for crap. That's what reels are for.

I'm pretty sure I can back a trailer better than I drive forward though. Mirrors only.

 

[Larry Millette]

I'm in! Backing straight back is one thing. Around corners and tight spots and into a garaged unit with only 2 inches on either side with a blind spot on the passenger side is another thing.

 

[junker1]

I would kick azzzz in that competition. My very first tractor trailer driving job was in downtown boston. I pulled a 32 foot trailer all over the city for 3 years with only 1 REPORTABLE accident.