Trucker’s trailer smacked by a departing diner customer — Preventable or not?

Aug 20, 2020

Updated Jan 27, 2021

This video is an adaptation of a scenario pulled from the CCJ Preventable or Not manual. It is presented via a partnership between CCJ and Instructional Technologies. While backing in to make a delivery at a closed restaurant, driver John Doe’s trailer was smacked by a customer who didn’t see him coming. Could the truck driver have prevented this crash?

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