Yankee Clipper wrote:
Best advice I got when I started driving my rig:
1. Never go down a grade faster than you went up it
2. Use your gears to control speed going down a grade
3. Take your turns as wide as the traffic lanes will allow
4. Never back your rig with a tow bar hooked up
5. Never back your rig without a spotter, no matter how much you like your backup camera
6. Learn to give and receive clear signals from your spotter
Hope this helps. Relax and enjoy the ride!
Rule 5 is impossible to follow if one is traveling alone.
What is not at all impossible is to get out and look, repeatedly if needed...or even if not needed. I've sometimes backed in tight spots in one or two foot increments, wearing down the soles of my shoes some in the process.
