While backing a trailer, you notice it beginning to drift off the intended path. What should you do?

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Regulation

AAMVA CDL Manual, Section 6.1.7 "Backing with a Trailer," p. 6-4

Why This Matters

Small drift compounds quickly in reverse, especially with a trailer attached. Catching it the moment it starts, with a small correction, avoids the much harder recovery of a trailer that has already gotten badly out of line.