Captain of a super MD80 made an abrupt stop during parking to avoid a service truck that was speeding to cut in front of the aircraft ignoring the wing walker.

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Attributes
ACN	466940
Time
Date	200003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : parking
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	466940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Arriving at dfw had cabin service truck speed up to get between us and the gate causing me to slam on the brakes at about the truck lane. He saw us and sped up to go in front ignoring the wing walker on the right. Many passenger commented about the truck because they could see him accelerating toward the airplane. The driver was going too fast for the wet ramp. He was too close to the airplane and the passenger could see him and knew what was happening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A SUPER MD80 MADE AN ABRUPT STOP DURING PARKING TO AVOID A SVC TRUCK THAT WAS SPEEDING TO CUT IN FRONT OF THE ACFT IGNORING THE WING WALKER.

Narrative: ARRIVING AT DFW HAD CABIN SVC TRUCK SPD UP TO GET BTWN US AND THE GATE CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AT ABOUT THE TRUCK LANE. HE SAW US AND SPED UP TO GO IN FRONT IGNORING THE WING WALKER ON THE R. MANY PAX COMMENTED ABOUT THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY COULD SEE HIM ACCELERATING TOWARD THE AIRPLANE. THE DRIVER WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR THE WET RAMP. HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRPLANE AND THE PAX COULD SEE HIM AND KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

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.