Video Overview
Yard Driver Training: Coupling and Uncoupling Trailers
Course Length: 20 minutes English/20 minutes Spanish/23 minutes Canadian French
Video Runtime: 12:54 English/14:35 Spanish/14:44 Canadian French
Intended Audience: Yard Drivers
Overview:
Yard drivers deal with coupling and uncoupling trailers on a daily basis. Drivers need to be able to do it efficiently, but also need to do it safely. If they don't, the costs can be huge. They need to know what to look for when inspecting the coupling system how the coupling process works.
Yard Driver Training: Coupling and Uncoupling Trailers is designed to help inexperienced yard drivers understand techniques to help them safely couple and uncouple a yard tractor and trailer.
Objectives:
After completing this training, learnrs will be le to:
- Explain how to effectively inspect the coupling system on a yard truck
- Describe the coupling and uncoupling process with a yard truck equipped with a hydraulic fifth wheel
Outline
The J. J. Keller Yard Driver Training: Coupling and Uncoupling Trailers covers the following topics:
Introduction
- Introduction
- What You'll Learn
Fifth Wheel Inspection
- Inspecting the Fifth Wheel
Coupling and uncoupling
- Getting Into Position
- Connecting
- Getting Ready to Go
- Before operating on a public road (manually lock king-pin locking jaws)
- Setting up for a proper spotting location for trailers
- Setting up for Disconnect
- After operating on a public road (manually unlock king-pin locking jaws)
- Disconnecting
- Completing the Disconnect
Conclusion
Regulations Covered: N/A
Copyright Date: 2021 (Rev. 5/23)