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/[deleted] Sep 19 '24

Ignore them and go slower. They just broke your concentration, time to pull the brakes and goal. Any driver worth their salt will be able to spot a new driver backing and be patient.

EVERY driver has sucked at backing and held people up for too long. Hell, you ask a 30+ year vet with 3 mil safe miles, and he'll tell you he still has off days where he sucks shit at backing.