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<blockquote data-quote="freeloader" data-source="post: 288097" data-attributes="member: 12163"><p>Way back when (before all this yellow vest stuff), I was a shifter and safety seemed secondary at that time. I was trained not to use the seatbelt in the yard horse so that I could make shifts faster. I was also trained to use the red line only (no yellow line or lights). I didn't see a problem pulling empties like that but full loads would be scary. Supervisors would yell at me over the radio to pull trailers off the door without checking to see if it was clear. Yard lighting was decent but there were dark parts of the yard. </p><p></p><p>Yard procedures were implemented as a result of a few bad accidents in the yards.</p><p></p><p>Thankfully I never had any accidents or close calls and there were never any bad accidents in the facility I worked at. I honestly don't know how I could live with myself if I was the one responsible for a death. Wouldn't matter whether it was an accident or not an accident, or at UPS or anywhere else. The guilt would haunt me for the rest of my life. My condolences go out to the victim and the driver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freeloader, post: 288097, member: 12163"] Way back when (before all this yellow vest stuff), I was a shifter and safety seemed secondary at that time. I was trained not to use the seatbelt in the yard horse so that I could make shifts faster. I was also trained to use the red line only (no yellow line or lights). I didn't see a problem pulling empties like that but full loads would be scary. Supervisors would yell at me over the radio to pull trailers off the door without checking to see if it was clear. Yard lighting was decent but there were dark parts of the yard. Yard procedures were implemented as a result of a few bad accidents in the yards. Thankfully I never had any accidents or close calls and there were never any bad accidents in the facility I worked at. I honestly don't know how I could live with myself if I was the one responsible for a death. Wouldn't matter whether it was an accident or not an accident, or at UPS or anywhere else. The guilt would haunt me for the rest of my life. My condolences go out to the victim and the driver. [/QUOTE]
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