Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200.02; Flight Crew Type 1640.80
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
Beginning taxiing from gate had to come to a stop avoid a collision with a company vehicle. Fortunately; I brief this as a threat in ORD and DEN; so I was able to stop smoothly. The disturbing part of the event was how reckless his driving was. He didn't even slow down. Instead he or she took a hard left turn towards the terminal and continued on the parallel road. Ramp frequency was too busy to make a timely report.
Air carrier Captain reported stopping abruptly to avoid a collision on the ramp at DEN when a vehicle failed to give right of way to the aircraft.