Just saw this locally concerning Roger Fortune from Texas

A truck driver from Texas was killed when he was caught between his trailer and another truck Monday morning. It happened at the Allen Distribution warehouse in South Middleton Township. Roger Fortune, 56, of Garland, Texas, was opening the trailer doors in the loading dock area. Another truck, driven by Mohamud Shil of South Sioux City, Nebraska, pulled in behind Fortune. When Shil hit his air parking brake, his truck kept rolling because the air supply was not fully applied, according to a release from State Police. Fortune was pinned between Shil’s truck and his own trailer. Fortune was taken to Hershey Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
State Police are investigating the accident.


Read more: http://fox43.com/2014/08/06/acciden...rehouse-claims-life-of-trucker/#ixzz39eonJeoi

Please drive safely whether you're on the road or in the yard. Accidents like this one are completely avoidable.

Condolences to Mr. Fortune's family and friends

 

Yeah, I was trying to understand what exactly happened myself.

Obviously the striking truck was driven to the yard. Did the driver know there was a problem? Is it standard practice for this idiot to just pull the knob without applying the service brake? And if so, why pull in so close? Was speed a factor?

Lotta questions here. I'm gonna watch and see if there's any more news about this.