Old school trick to stop criminal comedians

You'd be surprised through the years how many drivers I've noticed were having trouble disconnecting their trailer from their tractor because they didn't know this basic skill. Some of them were actually truck driver school graduates too. So here goes.
To all you new drivers: If you ever have trouble getting disconnected, set your trailer brakes, put her in reverse and gently release the clutch to increase pressure. Set your tractor brakes before depressing your clutch pedal. You should then have no problem releasing your kingpin. This may seem like a basic skill to most of us but I have met several drivers that surprisingly weren't aware of that trick.

Now about the comedians. There are some people out there, some of which claim to be professional drivers that love to sit back and watch you screw up. I call these drivers criminals with a CDL. I have seen 3 drivers in my lifetime abruptly pull away because they were in a hurry, were not thinking and consequently dropped their trailer. This can be an embarrassing event for any of us. It can have even greater consequences if you are carrying hazmat or pulling a tanker with pin type landing gear. One rule that became part of my basic fabric in the beginning was trying to pull away while applying my trailer brakes. The other thing I do every time I am parked and away from my truck for awhile is to take the time to walk around my trailer and check all pins and both release handles. It also doesn't hurt to shine your flashlight into the rear of your fifth wheel to verify the jaws are in fact locked. This should not take more than a minute or 2 of your time; Small price to pay. The other trick I use is the opposite of what I talked about earlier. I set my trailer brakes, put her in gear and increase forward pressure before setting my tractor brakes. This makes it very difficult to release your trailer slider pins. It don't make it impossible to release your king pin but it does make it much harder to release it with your hand.

I actually talked to a driver one time who shared his desire to do what he called "having a little fun" with this criminal maneuver. I told him my opinion of him using a few expletives and told him to get the f### out of my sight before I gave him an attitude adjustment that was apparently overdue.
Be careful out there drivers.
There are some real idiots out there who are obviously suffering from Cranium Rectal Inversion.

Truck driving is a thinking job.
When you quit thinking, that's when you're going to get yourself into trouble.