Crj crew was instructed to abort the takeoff. There was a truck at the far end of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	614490
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	614490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : brake temp indicator other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Our flight was cleared for takeoff on runway 17R at dfw. Flex thrust was set and we had just made the 80 KT call when tower controller told us to abort the takeoff, make a right turn on taxiway left, stay with him and taxi back to runway 17R. We complied as directed by the tower controller. The tower controller advised there was a pick-up truck sitting on the far end of our runway. The tower controller queried us as to whether we would be able to go once we were at the departure end of runway 17R. We checked the brake temperature indicators and our release fuel and determined we were good to go and responded to the tower we would be ready. Only idle reverse thrust was used to slow the aircraft during the abort. Brake indicators were in the green and indicating '01.' this was the same indication noted during the taxi to runway 17R for the initial takeoff roll. Fuel requirements per the release were met and we departed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ CREW WAS INSTRUCTED TO ABORT THE TKOF. THERE WAS A TRUCK AT THE FAR END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 17R AT DFW. FLEX THRUST WAS SET AND WE HAD JUST MADE THE 80 KT CALL WHEN TWR CTLR TOLD US TO ABORT THE TKOF, MAKE A R TURN ON TXWY L, STAY WITH HIM AND TAXI BACK TO RWY 17R. WE COMPLIED AS DIRECTED BY THE TWR CTLR. THE TWR CTLR ADVISED THERE WAS A PICK-UP TRUCK SITTING ON THE FAR END OF OUR RWY. THE TWR CTLR QUERIED US AS TO WHETHER WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO ONCE WE WERE AT THE DEP END OF RWY 17R. WE CHKED THE BRAKE TEMP INDICATORS AND OUR RELEASE FUEL AND DETERMINED WE WERE GOOD TO GO AND RESPONDED TO THE TWR WE WOULD BE READY. ONLY IDLE REVERSE THRUST WAS USED TO SLOW THE ACFT DURING THE ABORT. BRAKE INDICATORS WERE IN THE GREEN AND INDICATING '01.' THIS WAS THE SAME INDICATION NOTED DURING THE TAXI TO RWY 17R FOR THE INITIAL TKOF ROLL. FUEL REQUIREMENTS PER THE RELEASE WERE MET AND WE DEPARTED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.