A very upset and concerned B767-300 captain reported that 2 ground vehicle operators displayed unpro...

Attributes
ACN	624580
Time
Date	200407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	624580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : ord.airport

Narrative:

On taxiway B holding short of A7, road vehicles were holding short of our taxiway B. After being cleared to continue (right turn onto A7), I turned on taxi light, pwred up and this person driving a pickup from another air carrier darts out in front of us and beats it across to go on his merry way. That surprised the heck out of me, had to jerk power back and apply brakes. What really irritated me was the dumb individual behind him then decides to dart across, too! That really irritated me and we told ground the first vehicle description and number, the second vehicle description (same air carrier's minivan -- unable to get vehicle number due to all the excitement) and what happened as well as their direction of travel. They proceeded northwest, parallel to runway 32L towards company parking lot. I see more and more careless operation of ground vehicles. I think it is because of pressure to 'keep things moving' for economical purposes. The safety aspects of all operations should be better emphasized over economics, period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY UPSET AND CONCERNED B767-300 CAPT RPTED THAT 2 GND VEHICLE OPERATORS DISPLAYED UNPROFESSIONAL DRIVING BEHAVIOR AS HE WAS TAXIING AT ORD.

Narrative: ON TXWY B HOLDING SHORT OF A7, ROAD VEHICLES WERE HOLDING SHORT OF OUR TXWY B. AFTER BEING CLRED TO CONTINUE (R TURN ONTO A7), I TURNED ON TAXI LIGHT, PWRED UP AND THIS PERSON DRIVING A PICKUP FROM ANOTHER ACR DARTS OUT IN FRONT OF US AND BEATS IT ACROSS TO GO ON HIS MERRY WAY. THAT SURPRISED THE HECK OUT OF ME, HAD TO JERK PWR BACK AND APPLY BRAKES. WHAT REALLY IRRITATED ME WAS THE DUMB INDIVIDUAL BEHIND HIM THEN DECIDES TO DART ACROSS, TOO! THAT REALLY IRRITATED ME AND WE TOLD GND THE FIRST VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND NUMBER, THE SECOND VEHICLE DESCRIPTION (SAME ACR'S MINIVAN -- UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE NUMBER DUE TO ALL THE EXCITEMENT) AND WHAT HAPPENED AS WELL AS THEIR DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THEY PROCEEDED NW, PARALLEL TO RWY 32L TOWARDS COMPANY PARKING LOT. I SEE MORE AND MORE CARELESS OP OF GND VEHICLES. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF PRESSURE TO 'KEEP THINGS MOVING' FOR ECONOMICAL PURPOSES. THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF ALL OPS SHOULD BE BETTER EMPHASIZED OVER ECONOMICS, PERIOD.

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.

A very upset and concerned B767-300 captain reported that 2 ground vehicle operators displayed unprofessional driving behavior as he was taxiing at ord.