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Usually when you have difficulty backing into a spot it's because your starting point is not correct. Hugging the left side of the road can cause you to have to jack the trailer to severely. A more angled approach towards the middle of the road usually works best, however every situation is different. Try to make the trailer tires just barley hit the left front edge of the entrance to the site. You have to make a mental assessment of where to position your truck in order to hit that spot without having the trucks front swing out go off, or hit something on the opposite side of the road. Another mistake a lot of new drivers make is when they start getting the trailer really crooked They will only pull up a few feet and then fight the steering wheel instead of pulling up 15 or 20 feet and making a smooth correction. The next time you practice try experimenting with different starting points. Don't get frustrated and don't get impatient. After almost 40 years in the LTL freight industry, I figure I have backed a trailer over 125,000 times and sometimes even I look like a rookie! Don't fret, after a while you'll be confident enough to back yor rig around the block.
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