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Log Truck Driver Injured In Collision With Train
January 8, 2014
A Cantonment man was injured when his 18-wheel log truck was struck by a train at a crossing on Quintette Road just east of Highway 95A Wednesday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 21-year old Austin Gillenwater of Cantonment was traveling west on Quintette Road about 9:30 a.m. in an 18-wheel log truck. He told troopers that his brakes failed when he attempted to stop for the railway crossing arms. His 1984 Peterbuilt truck came to stop on the tracks as the train was approaching. The CSX train initiated an emergency stop prior to striking the truck.
Gillenwater was taken to Baptist Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the FHP.
There was minor damage to the CSX locomotive and about $10,000 in damage to the 18-wheeler. The logs on the truck and the train’s contents and cargo remained intact during the collision.
Quintette Road was closed by the accident until about noon. No charges were filed in the accident.
The Cantonment and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded to the accident.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
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11 Responses to “Log Truck Driver Injured In Collision With Train”
someone obviously doesn’t know what us log truck drivers go thru from dot. I on a average get dot’d atleast once every two or three weeks. since certain people want to break down the air brake system on a 18 wheeler I think im gone add a couple details that they left out. 1. there are 6 sets of breaks on a truck but there aint but one parking brake on a truck itself and during brake failure the air pressure has to drop below a certain point in order for it to apply itself. scenario 1. lets say you riding down the road its about 20 to 30degrees outside(airlines are pretty fragile when cold) someone pulls out in front of you(take for granted you pulling 52000lbs. down the road a gross weight of about 83000lbs) you apply heavy break pressure blow one of your main air supply lines. brake pressure steady dropping you are steady trying to stop(that same 52000lbs you was pulling is now pushing you). air pressure drops extremely low, parking brake applies now you got 1 brake on the truck and your parking brake on the trailer trying to stop you.it doesn’t do much good. but you really want understand how hard it is to stop a loaded truck quickly until you have drove one. just thought I would let you all know.
Glad it was a train instead of a car or truck. I said all along that DOT needs to take a better look at these log trucks Brakes Failed. There is no way brakes can fail on a semi truck unless they are worn out or out of adjustment. Either case it is the truck drivers responsibility to check and maintain his/her equipment. These log truck are in bad shape and it is just a matter of time before someone is killed by one of them for failer to maintain their equipment. Just so everybody knows these semi trucks are equipped with an air brake system and if a truck does have an air brake failer from and air line rupture or such the system has springs built in the apply the brakes. This is a fail safe brake system. So just so everybody understands if the brakes fail from a system failure the brakes will automatically applie and stop the truck (Not hit the train) Cars on the other hand will not. I work on vehicles simular to these and this is how the braking system works period. DOT needs to start inspecting these trucks and get the drivers to get their trucks road ready or take them off the road. Not all log trucks are in bad shape, just most. If you are on the highway or road and one is approaching you get out of the way as fast as you can.
Some one needs to wake up and look DOT
This is what is wrong with people. More worried about the wait and if your going to make it somewhere okay while this man could have lost his life. Esp because yall have no idea what he has been through in his life. Praying for ya Austin, hope you have a speedy recovery !
Glad that your OK Austin.
Glad everyone is OK. A lot of people and trucks speed down Quintette Rd. This could have been so much worse.
I bet that scared him. I know it would have me. Just so thankful the driver is o.k. and things were not worse.
thanks for the info. I actually got stuck by this, and was wondering what had happened. I got there about 1130, and I live on McKenzie, so I was like I either sit here for 30-40 mins, or it takes me that long to back up and drive all the way around. lol. luckily I came at the end, and it was just bout a half hour wait, and I had lunch in the car.
What a great location for this to happen…. It could have easily been at the stop sign across the tracks and endangered many other lives. Glad everyone seems to be ok. Situation could have been a lot worse.
>>Do you know if this has been opened back up? I
Quintette reopened at noon.
Do you know if this has been opened back up? I have to go to Pace to get my kids and need to leave early if I have to go around. thanks
Praying for you buddy!!!