Date: 201508
Local time of day: 1801-2400
Location: DFW.Airport, TX
Light: Night
Aircraft: Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Operator: Air Carrier
Operating under: Part 121
Flight plan: IFR
Mission: Passenger
Flight phase: Taxi
ATC / advisory: Ground DFW
Reporter organization: Air Carrier
Reporter function: Captain
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Human factors: Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Distraction; Physiological - Other
Second reporter function: First Officer
Anomaly: Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Detector: Person Flight Crew
When detected: Taxi
Result: Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Contributing factors: Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Airport
Primary problem: Airport

Narrative: Pushed back tail west. All checklists accomplished and taxi clearance received normally. Cleared out Spot 42. FO (First Officer) received the closeout and was looking over and resetting numbers. As I started to taxi; I noticed a fuel truck to the south east of the aircraft northbound and in my mind thought that it would be turning around us or giving way. DFW is notorious for random vehicular traffic traveling in all directions and is a very high threat environment as discussed with my FO when we taxied in earlier. As we taxied towards spot 42; it came to my attention that the fuel truck was approaching rapidly and should be turning or braking; I applied brakes gently and realized that the truck wasn't going to turn or stop; I had to apply maximum braking and bring the aircraft to an immediate stop. At this point the fuel truck noticed what happened and stopped immediately. I would estimate that the truck was about 20 feet outboard of the right wing tip and about 75 feet in front of it. I set the brakes and immediately called the FA's (Flight Attendant) on the interphone. They all checked in and I explained what happened and asked if they were ok? They talked back and forth and ascertained that they were ok. Again I asked if there were any injuries and if they would like to return to the gate. They assured that they were ok to continue. The flight continued normally and upon reaching Gate 15 in our destination and opening the cockpit door; the #1 FA informed me that all three FA's did indeed have injuries and would like to be removed from their sequence. I gathered information from them; contacted Dispatch to report the event and then made sure that the FA's were adequately taken care of and talked with their Manager to explain what happened as they were still a bit shaken.In the future I will try to brief even more than usual situational awareness in the ramp area. Also; DFW needs to get better control of their ground vehicular traffic.


Second narrative: The Captain then applied normal braking and shortly thereafter used max braking to stop the aircraft. I then looked out and saw a fuel truck that was stopping very close to the right; just forward of our nose. I then saw the fuel truck go into reverse and turn away.


Synopsis: A Captain reported maximum brake application while taxiing at DFW in order to avoid a fuel truck which appeared would not give way. The truck did stop but flight attendants were injured during the hard braking.