4/11/2023 0 Comments Drivers Test 90 Degree Back UpI finally understood how to do the 90-degree alley docking procedure when I had an instructor named Shorty who told me to “Follow your tandems they’ll never lead you wrong.” From that point on, I knew that there was no “magic formula” for turning the steering wheel so much to the left or right at a certain point or time. What I didn’t know until I got out on the road was that due to a pretty wide variety in configurations (wheel base of tractor, length of trailer, tandem setting on the trailer and many different types of dock settings), I needed to learn how to back the rig I was driving without reference points. Mastering the 90-degree alley dock backing maneuver was the most challenging for me in truck driver training school. It could be different where you are, but when my husband Mike and I were student drivers, we had no “reference points” for a 90-degree backing except the white line (indicating what would have been a dock line) and a backboard (which symbolized the dock). ![]() ![]() Hello, thank you for asking your question regarding taking a CDL road test and specifically how to back up a rig in a 90 degree backing configuration. What do you use when you get to the real test? ![]() How do you mark your reference points from practice on an instruction course to the real course for the CDL test? Our instructors mark the stopping spot for set up.
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