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<blockquote data-quote="Rocking chair guy" data-source="post: 242958"><p>I shifted for about 25 years ft ....yep I know I was crazy according to my fellow feeder drivers but it kept me busy and I liked it ....summers are hell when it gets really hot and winters are no fun working all day in the cold and snow or freezing rain , but every job has its bad sides right ? Like someone already told you , take your time , be safe and watch EVERYTHING around you ! Dont be afraid to ask the experienced shifters for adivce , to be a good shifter takes time but before long it is second nature and you will be taking only one shot at spotting a trailer in a door or hooking up the doubles . Over 25 years of shifting I saw a lot of new guys come in who had just gotten to feeders , usually they got stuck on the shifting jobs because the senority feeder drivers didnt want the shifting jobs and it was hell for them at first trying to learn how to back up or get the fundementals down at the same time trying to keep up with the inbound and outbound moves around the building during the sorts but eventually you learn all the little tricks you need to know to make your job easier and safer . Even some of the feeder drivers who had been around for awhile would struggle for a little while getting into the different routine of being on a shifter job and what it entails what with the speed of the moves needing to be done and amount of trailers you have to move and sets of doubles needing to be hooked up . You are no different than anyone else , it just takes time and experience ....my first couple of weeks in feeders as a shifter , trying to learn how to back up and all that goes with it , I thought I would never get it but I did after awhile and it ended up being like second nature to me . Good luck and be safe .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rocking chair guy, post: 242958"] I shifted for about 25 years ft ....yep I know I was crazy according to my fellow feeder drivers but it kept me busy and I liked it ....summers are hell when it gets really hot and winters are no fun working all day in the cold and snow or freezing rain , but every job has its bad sides right ? Like someone already told you , take your time , be safe and watch EVERYTHING around you ! Dont be afraid to ask the experienced shifters for adivce , to be a good shifter takes time but before long it is second nature and you will be taking only one shot at spotting a trailer in a door or hooking up the doubles . Over 25 years of shifting I saw a lot of new guys come in who had just gotten to feeders , usually they got stuck on the shifting jobs because the senority feeder drivers didnt want the shifting jobs and it was hell for them at first trying to learn how to back up or get the fundementals down at the same time trying to keep up with the inbound and outbound moves around the building during the sorts but eventually you learn all the little tricks you need to know to make your job easier and safer . Even some of the feeder drivers who had been around for awhile would struggle for a little while getting into the different routine of being on a shifter job and what it entails what with the speed of the moves needing to be done and amount of trailers you have to move and sets of doubles needing to be hooked up . You are no different than anyone else , it just takes time and experience ....my first couple of weeks in feeders as a shifter , trying to learn how to back up and all that goes with it , I thought I would never get it but I did after awhile and it ended up being like second nature to me . Good luck and be safe . [/QUOTE]
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