Turn Running Lights Off, why?

If your in a place that ships famable products and they get a spill, your trailer electric may become the ignition source. If it comes in contact.

 

They have started a fire before when you have those bumpers/seal that go all around back of trailer

 

Heat from bulbs, non led, melting dock cushions? Never seen it, but.........?

 

Incandescent marker lights contacting the dock bumpers, combined with long load/unload times, could constitute a fire hazard. With LED's it should matter less, but still, if they want the lights off, turn 'em off. Maybe they've actually had something catch fire once and are erring on the side of caution.

 

Now I had to delver to some weird dock, and there was that sign on the wall, I ignored it, but than was told why - the girl said it was because the driver's they have working there can't see with the lights on, some trucks have chicken lights on and there is such a tight fit they've had accidents because of them.

 

If the receivers know trucks are backing onto docks and want you to reverse without your lights switched on have they provided adequate lighting so you can see where your reversing? the only way they might learn is for drivers to refuse to unload, then they might get the picture.

 

You said food service and sense I haul food grade products its for the bugs. Lights attract bugs and bugs are no good in food grade buildings.