Great advice

wish this was true! its not. arctic drivers will judge any mistake you make. old blokes who laugh if you cant get into a bay first time. or you get a friendly polish bloke who will guide you in doing a blind side reverse.

@@firstnamesurname955 not all artic drivers will judge and laugh any experienced driver will know when its a new driver, we were all new to start with

@@belfast5133 thanks 😁

best advice i've come across so far. One of my main faults is i steer too much and move back quick, start to panic and f+&%k it all up.

But I'm alot better at snooker than reversing a class 1😂

Take your time, line up first as best you can,before reversing to make it easy on yourself,don't be afraid to ask if you don't know,good luck you'll be fine.

I bet you're doing great now though..... 10 months later 👊🏻

Dont dont do it get a job as a brick layer

My favourite is.. If in doubt get out.. If it looks like it don't fit it won't.

Bet you've got it sorted now then?

It will.

Bet you bang it straight in now easy as ayeee

I dread it every day.

@@simonwilliams7497 Its pretty much part of the job, so dreading it isn't good. Dave advice is good, especially at 4:18, about assessing the reverse. Look at the area you going into and the area you have in front to line up, set up the reverse the best you can with the space you have, the aim is to try and get the rear of the trailer pointing into the reverse area. Then try and keep the steering inputs to a minimum. Mostly take your time, keep looking, don't be afraid to abandon it and set yourself up again, if its really going bad. And don't be afraid to ask for help and tell them you're a new driver. Although there are some b**end drivers, most remember we were all there once and I at least struggled like hell at the start.

Thank you very much for quoting Mike Tyson's brilliant quote. It's so helpful. I appreciate your comments my brother. I'm from Bradford, passed in January and still looking for a job.

Kenny Johnson, I totally agree, It’s very daunting at first. At night you might as well shut your eyes and guess. Keep practicing and if you can ask to go into the yard one day and spend some time practicing. One guy told me “we’re all rubbish at reversing, just some days we get it right first time” keep up the good work.

Kenny Johnson had a similar situation myself up at Farm foods Cumbernauld. I’m a new pass and when I landed at the depot after 4:15 driving was under a little pressure to back it up to the bay. Was my first time reversing since pass. Took me a few attempts as they had those yellow tyre barriers built into the ground. Scottish fella came out the office having a go saying he had another trailer for me to couple up to. I told him if he didn’t get back in the office I would get out the truck and comfortably go through him. Didn’t see him again until after my 45 break when I told him now I’m ready for your other trailer. People should be offering help, which can be difficult itself as they probably don’t want to offend you. I later found out this fella is disliked by his own office. NEVER take any nonsense from a fat bastard who views you as fresh meat to massage his ego. It’s your learning experience in the truck, which is not to be interfered with by some fat gob shite who’s been in the game too long. They either fuck off or get ko”d very very simple in my book. If it takes 20 minutes to get the truck backed up to the bay then it takes 20 minutes. Fuck em youl get better

I just wrote myself up for CE here in Sweden, havent gotten to drive yet, all Ive done is practiced in Euro Truck Simulator 2 xD. Im nervous tho how it will be in real life, we dont really drive these arctics, we have combos that usually measure 24m, or as longest 25.25m long (rigid+semitrailer on dolly). So reversing is different and vehicle is much longer overall so will see how that goes..

@@Wiikendzgoodmix To be honest it sets you up well playing a sim. At least it did for me. Found it easier than the game when I did it for real since you have better all round vision and perception of distance.

@@problemslayer3538 nice ....... that definetly slayed the problem lol

@Steven Hickman: Really, no sweat !! I've just failed test number FOUR!! I asked DVSA if they could do me a Season ticket, or maybe a Loyalty Card - you know, do 9 tests get the tenth test free of charge!!

Boss 313 had my class one 11 years and have used it extensively so plenty experience but not used it for over two years, i was recently went at a interview and driving assessment with a big company and failed the reverse. I managed to do it with 3 /4 shunts but struggled my arse off. The assessment guy described me as a little ‘rusty’ and that I’d need a few hours/day to get back to standard, Companies don’t give a toss and they wonder why there is a driver shortage.

Don't give up guys. I know it is intimidating in a busy yard but it is a catch 22 situation. If you don't overcome the fear and just get on with, you lose. A positive mind set is key. A lot of new drivers are beaten before they get into the yard because they worry too much and get inside their own heads.

I'm a ups shutter i do this all night😂if a road unit ask for help i will they are on tachograph

Andrew Jo nes

Well that was a shit show :D First back seemed to go nice and easy, 1 shunt. Happy days. 2nd back, I just could not get the angle right, took me nearly 20 minutes of flapping around. Ohh well, at least I get paid by the hour!

Precisely, there's not much space to pull forward to correct/straighten alot of the time

​@andrewjohnson582 Exactly. Like it or not, it's going to happen at some point. If you've got the room, use it. If not then just take your time, it doesn't matter if you take several shunts to drop the trailer, most important thing is don't hit anything. Reversing an HGV trailer is a fine art, not something anyone will learn in a few days, it takes time and experience. If it's any consolation to anyone I've actually encountered a fair number of lorry drivers that are terrible at reversing! It's a very difficult skill to learn so my advice to any newbie would be to just practice reversing in an empty yard when it's quiet. That will help any learner immensely.

LSJ Shez Don't give in mate. You've got to stick at it and just remember that repetition is key. The more you do it the better you're going to be. (bit like teenage sex) oh, the memories lol

Cheers mickey taker. I think one of the problems was the £2500 insurance waver I had to sign, when I joined up. Having that albatross round my neck didn't help pressure wise. I signed up with an agency recently, who informed me that my insurance would be £1 per shift, which compared to the previous surprised me.

Don't give up,I'm a former DRIVING INSTRUCTOR in cars,and 12 years doing class 2,I'm struggling with it big time

@@andrewjohnson582 Hi Andrew. I was surprised to get a reply to my post. A post I’d forgotten all about. Sticking with it is key. After quitting that job, I got on with another firm. The transport manager was an ex driver and a pain in the arse, but knew how to push: “Yeah, you’ll get a trailer in there, crack on” type stuff. Over time I got stronger, to the point of pokey little yards being my specialty. Just keep at it.

i failed my class 1 due to over correcting wasn't happy roll on my retest

Chris Shaw, through experience it’ll take around 6-9 months before you will be able to get it properly, at times you’ll get so frustrated that it’s just not happening but one day it’ll click, even 2 years on I still have bad days. I know it’s difficult but when people are rushing you but “take your time”. You will hit things but that’s life from time to time (try not to very often lol), having an understanding boss helps. Eventually you will get an imaginary line to follow and it’ll work nearly every time. When new stick your head out of the window and keep looking (check mirrors). Never blind side, do everything to avoid it, if you do blind side adjust your electric mirror as you reverse or just take a shallow angle. Good luck.

Tandem axle (2) is first wheel, Tri axle (3) is middle wheel... hope this helps :}

Is that first wheel back end of trailer or the first wheel closer to the unit (tandem axle)

Dont score an own GOAL.......[G]et [O]ut [A]nd [L]ook...

Use your shunts on test, use all available room in the test area.

I was rubbish at first took me six month to get it right more than wrong and I still have off days 30 years in 😂

Take it easy as long as you clear cone b use your shunt. Line it up nicely then reverse in a straight line. I couln't reverse during my lesson come the test i took one shunt and was ok.