A CL65 FLT CREW HAS TO STOP ABRUPTLY WHILE TAXIING TO AVOID SOME VEHICLES.

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06/FRI/04; WE PUSHED ACR X ACFT FROM GATE. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINES AND COMPLETING THE CHKLIST; RAMP CTL CLRED US TO TAXI TO SPOT XX. THE FO CLRED THE R SIDE AND I BEGAN TO MOVE THE ACFT FWD FOR A L TURN. A VAN AND A FUEL TRUCK PASSED (R TO L) WITHIN 10 FT; IN FRONT OF THE ACFT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE FUEL TRUCK. FORTUNATELY; THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOT INJURED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING SCENARIO AT PHL ON THE RAMP. NUMEROUS TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS PAX; CREW; AND ACFT ARE IN HARM'S WAY BECAUSE OF MOTOR VEHICLES FAILING TO YIELD TO MOVING ACFT. IRONICALLY; A RAMP SUPVR RECENTLY TOLD ME TWO ACFT WERE HIT BY FUEL TRUCKS DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I FEAR IF THIS DANGEROUS DISREGARD FOR SAFETY IS NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY; A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT PHL. IN THE RPTR'S OPINION; IT IS MUCH WORSE AT PHL THAN ANY OTHER ARPT THAT HE HAS SEEN. THESE VEHICLES ARE OPERATED BY PRIVATE VENDORS AND THEY REGULARLY EXCEED 35-40 MPH WITH ACFT TAXIING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. EVEN AT NIGHT WITH THE TAXI LIGHTS ON; THE VEHICLES CROSS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ACFT WHILE TAXIING. THE RPTR RECOMMENDS THAT THERE BE A MEETING BETWEEN THE ARPT OPS; COMPANY AND FUELERS TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL DANGERS.