Commercial Fixed Wing
Dispatch Dispatcher; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Training / Qualification
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Equipment Issue
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Procedure
Flight XXXX ZZZ arrived at ZZZ; was given taxi direction to take [taxiway] north line to Gate XX. As A/C made the turn from [taxiway] to the north line; a tractor with 3 loaded cargo dollies in the VSR moving from south abeam Gate XY to north in the direct on [taxiway] committed to shoot the gap between out bound aircraft. Controllers on duty noted tractor not giving way to the inbound flight. Advised Flight XXXX to STOP. Tractor was observed weaving out of the VSR lines and entering the non-movement area near Spots XX and XY cutting off the aircraft and near missing a major incursion.
Inbound Flight XXXX from ZZZ1 was coming inbound to gate. As it was coming into the north line to the gate; a cargo runner almost came into contact with the nose gear of the aircraft. The cargo runner had to divert his path in order to avoid the aircraft.
Air carrier flight crew reported an advisory from ATC to stop taxi and then observed a tractor pulling three cargo dollies cross the taxi way between aircraft on the vehicle service road; causing them to stop abruptly.