How to Offset Back to the Driver Side CDL-A

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Instructors Rick & Ace from Sage Truck Driving School in Endicott, NY do a step-by-step tutorial on how to Offset Back to the Driver Side.

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@mercadodarlene87 9 күн бұрын

Thanks to this video my husband and I both passed our test on Saturday. 🙏🏼God Bless you Guys. Thank you so much!

@ianrs6310 Ай бұрын

I really like this one I’m training on a 140ft course and it kicked my ass today. Getting back at it tomorrow morning with this in mind!

@sainfortable Жыл бұрын

I’ve recently pass my test this month in Atlanta and I wanna thank you guys, since the beginning of my journey your videos has helped me tremendously in mastering these maneuvers.

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

We love hearing comments like this! This is why we do what we do. Be safe driver!

@Shannonkannon100 Жыл бұрын

This is probably the very best instructional video I ever veiwed.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🚛

@LiLFLU3 11 ай бұрын

Just passed my first week of pre trip and off set, on my way to 90s on Monday. I'm trying this and I'll let you know. The instructors at my school teaches to complicated this seems simple and easy

@adangerousmind357 10 ай бұрын

Soo what happened 😂

@LiLFLU3 10 ай бұрын

@@adangerousmind357 I passed my final exam 10/5/23. The trucks at school are single axle. The trucks they are using is double. That's why they have to do a hard left or right at the beginning

@adangerousmind357 10 ай бұрын

@@LiLFLU3 congrats! 🍾

@user-cz6xn9ds1w 10 ай бұрын

The simplest and best video I have seen. Thank you very much

@CDLInstructorSAGE 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@yeedbottomtext7563 Жыл бұрын

Struggling with my offset thank you for this

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Good luck!

@s1w566 3 ай бұрын

I’m currently in cdl school, extremely crappy trucks we’re using, but anyway, those 3 color lines on the side of the truck are genius and would definitely help me allot with this offset technique,I always over shoot the turn after aligning then turning the truck and trailer at 90… instead of the 45 degree turn that you should take, thanks allot…. Again this lines are great

@JimmyGoldberg-ux8ik Ай бұрын

These schools are scams

@reyesjoel79 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video with the drone view! I’m currently having troubles nailing this on my own but the view and recap in this video is exactly what I needed to really get this down!

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Good luck driver!

@komandantekomandante7466 7 ай бұрын

Straigth, direct, simple: YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jerry.

@Jordan24691 4 ай бұрын

For all u new drivers, they won’t tell u this yet u will need experience….! Yw…! 👊

@bluemagic2669 9 ай бұрын

I just wanna say thanks this video helped me during my skill test appreciate you guys keep up the good work

@CDLInstructorSAGE 9 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@christopherball6859 3 ай бұрын

I have to retest my left tomorrow. Wished I could go jump in the truck today. Very simple after watching this video.

@upinsmokedoc 11 ай бұрын

yawl make these parking videos simple thanks to this vid i pass my parking portion of the test

@CDLInstructorSAGE 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@wolfneckkk 7 ай бұрын

Hello !!! Im watching this video for the past week very helpful awesome job guys . Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Very much

@samael9676 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU I have been doing so bad on my offset and this is so great a break down how to do it and the steps to take I have one more time to get it right or I can't get my CDL thanks so much I will post what happens this is GREAT. again thanks

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Let us know how you made out!

@jlynnd1616 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for simplifying it.

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@nilsenalvarez Жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome. You guys make everything look easy🎉

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Practice makes perfect 👍

@josephkirkiii5667 Жыл бұрын

Dude thank you this helped big time!

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Best of luck driver 🚛

@cassandraj1722 Жыл бұрын

So glad I came across this , I’m using this as a guide too and it helps!!!

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for the comment. It keeps us motivated 🚛

@cassandraj1722 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to your video , I passed my skills test on 3/20 , just last month .. I also went back two weeks later and got my Tanker endorsement!!!

@PeckTheDeck2 7 ай бұрын

Great!! Video. I wish his school was in Delaware.

@erozetina 7 ай бұрын

me fue muy bien muchas gracias por estos videos sigan ayudando. gracias

@nicholasburlingame3849 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you 🙏🏼

@Mastalinkproduction 5 ай бұрын

The best video

@CDLInstructorSAGE 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@heavens7996 Жыл бұрын

I try it but intead of the corner of the trailer i was taught the end of the trailer tire and im always off.and my test is next week i hope i pass

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Interestingly enough, we used to teach the end of the trailer tire. Next time you get out and look, you will see the end of the trailer tire and the corner of the trailer are one in the same. We just think the corner of the trailer is an easier mark for new drivers to hit. Good luck driver, you got this! 💪

@heavens7996 Жыл бұрын

@@CDLInstructorSAGE thank you ill be sure to try it

@trad8935 Жыл бұрын

Did u pass?

@heavens7996 Жыл бұрын

@@trad8935 yes i did.now finding a job is hard since everyone wants a year exp

@trad8935 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations bro I test Thursday I hope I pass this offset really got me stressed I hope the video really help me out I was real confused until I came cross it and u might have to start off wit sum like depending on where u located

@peggygonz70 Жыл бұрын

Im super struggling ? 45 angle has to pass the first triangle bar ? Please help 😭😭😭

@shamlee6308 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@CDLInstructorSAGE 4 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@mikekane5003 Жыл бұрын

From the sky view, it looks like when the tractor and trailer are at a 45 degree angle, the inside front corner of the trailer is pointing at the driver’s seat when backing to the right, and pointing at the passenger seat when backing left. Would you agree? I get the concept but i’m trying to find reference points to help me.

@sharayprevost7122 Жыл бұрын

Right, same here

@sharayprevost7122 Жыл бұрын

I was looking at the DOT red & white reflectors as a reference point on side the bottom of the trailer...looks like the tractor "ate up 2 DOT reflectors" on the trailer ( aka 2 disappeared)and then stopped. (Only thing is, will I be able to see it looking out my mirrors?🤔

@sharayprevost7122 Жыл бұрын

My instructor said look for the landing gear in your mirror until you see the V part🤷...just tryna see what works best for me

@mikekane5003 Жыл бұрын

Yea my instructor said the same thing about “look for the v in the landing gear” but these guys look a lot more knowledgable than the school i’m at lol

@sharayprevost7122 Жыл бұрын

@@mikekane5003 yeah I need it simplified, I've been learning a lot of good tips here on KZfaq

@Mikeso367 Жыл бұрын

I need to get this maneuver down to pass my state exam

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Good luck driver!

@jeremeydyke881 3 ай бұрын

would this work with a sleeper and a 40' tri axel trailer

@jameschang2873 7 ай бұрын

Are there reference points to check if a the tractor and trailer are at 45 degrees?

@TheByzmal 6 ай бұрын

How do you know when your tractor & trailer is at a 45 degree angle?

@Lavelmarshall20 5 ай бұрын

So the first step turn the wheel till i see the landing gear?

@francoreyes2063 Жыл бұрын

I am at a school having a hard time with this maneuver. So now matter what the size of a truck I’m using this maneuver will work if I line up the cone with the end of the trailer and make the hard left then hard right?

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

What tractor are you using (day cab/sleeper)? And what size trailer?

@lukeswe2013 Жыл бұрын

@@CDLInstructorSAGE Hi, I will be using day cab and 28 ft trailer, would this work the same as with 53ft trailer? Thanks

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

@@lukeswe2013 it will work, but backing a short 28’ trailer is much harder than backing a longer 48’ or 53’ trailer because they react so much faster. So just go slow and make small wheel turns.

@lukeswe2013 Жыл бұрын

@@CDLInstructorSAGE thank you so much for fast response

@mavelfig9781 Жыл бұрын

How do you know when you reach the 45 angle

@JonHazzard 10 ай бұрын

The corner of the header board will be in the middle of your cab

@mavelfig9781 10 ай бұрын

@@JonHazzardthank s

@janelleslivinskesmith6165 5 ай бұрын

seems ike he was too close to the driver side cone when close to the parking spot. You can see it in the overview better, but you cut the ground view showing his correction to move it to the passenger side more when backing. Perhaps he even needed a pullup to get it more centered, but we dont see that nor the best way to do that. newbies rarely do a perfect maneuver. they need to correct the "imperfect" setup, so its good to see videos showing how to make corrections.

@devontalee6819 Жыл бұрын

I test Thursday I passed pretrip but failed on my offset I’m going to use this technique

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@husseindirie531 Жыл бұрын

bravo 👍

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@shotbyvenel5922 Жыл бұрын

Hold up so the first turn is not a 12 o’clock turn it’s all the way?

@korey908Trucking Жыл бұрын

It depends on what kind of tractor and trailer to u are driving if you are driving a pup trailer which I believe is 38 ft it off sets faster so you only do one full turn revolution

@pennygenovese5483 Жыл бұрын

The cone was directly behind the back tire. Theres no way he would not have run over it. They had to reposition tht truck so the truck wouldn't hit the cone,no doubt . Thts why they paused the filming for a second . Wish they would show it again. but, correctly this time.. Because I'm havg a hard time with my offset as well.

@sSs-pu3ez 7 ай бұрын

How can i know it is 45 degrees

@kato-coupe1314 Жыл бұрын

Is this blind side or see side?

@JonHazzard 10 ай бұрын

All the way meaning hard turns to lock?

@CDLInstructorSAGE 10 ай бұрын

Yes

@jonsmit6237 Жыл бұрын

You must look not at the rear corner of the trailer! You must look at the rear axle of trailer!

@user-nn2ol2jy1x 10 ай бұрын

Will the 45 turns be the same with a 53” trailer ?

@DecrepitBiden 8 ай бұрын

Still the same concept, but it'll be much faster. If you ever back a dolly, just a quarter turn for less than 1 second. That's why some drivers slide the tandems to the very rear when they back. I prefer my tandems all the way to the front when backing. Shorter wheelbase length, but the rear of your trailer will swing out more. Everything has pros & cons. None of these trucking school mention this. When you're going forward, you're PULLING. When you're in reverse, you're PUSHING. Don't understand the concept, push/pull any object, like your phone or cigarette box. It's all about the placement of your tandem. The front of your vehicle, it doesn't really matter where it is, left, center, right (if you have plenty of space).

@Sibivalara 3 ай бұрын

❤🥰

@angelsolorio225 Жыл бұрын

Is this a 45 foot trailer

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

48’

@zamikpo74 Жыл бұрын

Every time i try this, i always in front of the center corner .Idk what else to do . This is really depressing.

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Your adjustment is slightly off. Try lining the rear corner of the trailer on the center lane.

@zamikpo74 Жыл бұрын

@@CDLInstructorSAGE Thank u sir.I m gonna try that.

@lilvato88able Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way this video is great you guys explain everything way better than the trucking school I'm in now. It's frustrating and some days I feel like throwing in the towel and just getting a regular job but I'm determined I hope watching this video a few times helps me

@DanzBeGaming Жыл бұрын

@@lilvato88able did you end up gettin your license?? Please update!

@lilvato88able Жыл бұрын

@@DanzBeGaming I have my appointment on the 24th of this month I'm hoping for the best 🥲 but we will see hoping I do alley dock instead of parallel since you use that in the real world

@Frostythesnowmanhewillkill 4 ай бұрын

I’m still struggling with my straight back up , Off set and parallel, still my school didn’t teaching me properly Disappointed! Thanks for this video seems like simple and nice 👍

@CDLInstructorSAGE 4 ай бұрын

Good luck driver! Wish you were enrolled here.

@Jehovahdolce Жыл бұрын

🙂

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@luisbenavides377 9 ай бұрын

Watch your Vs

@keepingupwitnissyy Жыл бұрын

My Instructor has us turning the wheel as we back up! 🙄

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

We teach this way, then if the student gets comfortable they can do rolling offsets. If they don’t, that’s OK. They can do it this way and pass their test.

@donaldstohr2961 7 ай бұрын

Well.... That's one way to do it. But, I do have to say that if most of the DMVs around the Country see those "cheat" marks on the trailer they will end the test and send the student away. The way I teach you turn the wheel 3 times. And don't waste a get out seeing if you crossed the center line. Mostly, SMH at the "cheat" lines though.

@kennethhites1738 4 ай бұрын

Not true in my neck of the woods do you consider skips and fog lines as cheating also

@ellelegant9779 Жыл бұрын

They do not give us that much room to work with. We have to offset in while in the lane.

@CDLInstructorSAGE Жыл бұрын

On your road test they should get this exact amount. It is state regulated, federally regulated. However, your training yard may not which is OK. It will make you a better driver and when you get to the road test it should be easier. Good luck driver 🤘🏻

@ellelegant9779 Жыл бұрын

@@CDLInstructorSAGE Thank You