Jet/Long Ranger/206
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 3000; Flight Crew Type 2500
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Human Factors
We landed on Taxiway 1 at ZZZ in front of the FBO hangar. We then began to hover taxi to parking at approximately a 3 foot skid height above the ground. A tug pulling a cargo container was approaching from the south traveling north on the service road. As I neared the service road to cross it; the tug just kept traveling towards us and refused to stop. I had to abruptly stop my taxi and let the tug proceed but; in the process; he passed directly in front of the helicopter and underneath the rotor disk. I reported this incident to my manager and county airport personnel. This is the 5th incident with personnel in the same location within the last 3 months. The others were all very similar. Basically; the tug drivers refuse to give way to moving aircraft.
Helicopter pilot reported that while they were hover taxiing a tug pulling a cargo container passed directly in front of the helicopter under the rotor disk.