Air carrier tow truck driver reported being cut off by a us customs vehicle while towing a B737-800.

Narrative:

Supertug was dispatched to retrieve aircraft (737-800) from terminal. As the tow team started the pushback from [gate]; the tow team was cut off by a us customs and border protection pickup truck. The driver ignored multiple stop signals by move team personnel. The near miss was reported by ground-to-air radio to ramp controllers who showed zero interest in taking action; [they were] even joking about our safety concerns over the radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier tow truck driver reported being cut off by a U.S. Customs vehicle while towing a B737-800.

Narrative: Supertug was dispatched to retrieve aircraft (737-800) from Terminal. As the tow team started the pushback from [gate]; the tow team was cut off by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection pickup truck. The driver ignored multiple stop signals by move team personnel. The near miss was reported by ground-to-air radio to ramp controllers who showed zero interest in taking action; [they were] even joking about our safety concerns over the radio.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1598079
Time
Date	201811
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Vehicle Driver
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown