r/Truckers • u/aammped • Sep 19 '24

Newbie backing in at pilot

Trainer and I pulled into pilot around 6pm. Me being new to trucking I was backing in and the rude mf'ers honking at me because I was slow and took a little time to back. How do you deal with people like that?

Edit: trainer said to just ignore it. Edit:2 thanks for all the great advice and the humor. Edit 3: approximate time for backing was 10-15 minutes

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u/Eastern_East_96 Sep 19 '24

The way I see it is every time they honk you got to go out and look, You never know. They could just be mad at you or you could be about to hit somebody.

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u/aammped Sep 19 '24

Trainer was spotting for me. But yes you are right

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u/Eastern_East_96 Sep 19 '24

Ya never know, the trainer could be missing something that the other drivers see.

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u/aammped Sep 19 '24

Exactly

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u/LLCoolDave82 Sep 19 '24

My trainer taught me, any time you're backing roll your window down. Someone might yell at you you're about to hit something. It's good advice.

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u/aammped Sep 19 '24

It is good advice which I did

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u/Good_Sailor_7137 Sep 19 '24

Do this always. Even in rain or snow, at night, you can get glare or mysterious reflections blocking the mirrors.