Flatbed driver tears fuel tank on a guard rail — Preventable or not?

This video is an adaptation of a scenario from CCJ’s Preventable or Not manuals. It is presented via a partnership between CCJ and Instructional Technologies. After delivering a load of lumber at a construction site, flatbed driver John Doe was backing down a makeshift ramp when his fuel tank scraped the side of a guard rail, tearing it open and spilling fuel. Was this accident preventable or not?

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