Tanker Truck Leaks Gallons Of Oily Substance Onto Highway 29

June 26, 2018

A tanker truck leaked about 25 gallons of an oily, soapy substance on Highway 29 near 10 Mile Road shortly before 6 a.m.

The “Flexatrac-ACM-100″ was shipped in a 53-foot tanker truck from Ascend Performance Materials in Gonzalez and spilled mostly into one southbound lane of Highway 29, closing the the outside lane for cleanup.  The material — described  by officials as basically soybean oil and soap — was not considered hazardous except for being slippery.

The Florida Department of Transportation said sand was used to remove the oil and road was washed to remove any residue (bottom picture). Al lanes of southbound Highway 29 reopened about 2:30 p.m.

NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “Tanker Truck Leaks Gallons Of Oily Substance Onto Highway 29”

  1. A Alex on June 27th, 2018 11:20 am

    Drove by today at 8:30 am and lots of oily looking residue on top of sand.6-27) need more sand or cut it out and repave. Hot days and rain is going to cause an issue

  2. hazmat guy on June 27th, 2018 8:44 am

    After some research, this is a byproduct for biofuel. I was unable to find an “ACM-100″ as well bu that is what was on the shipping papers. The best way to describe this liquid is, Murphy’s oil soap with a little boric acid. It’s basically a fatty acid ester.

  3. C on June 26th, 2018 2:10 pm

    Not seeing information for “ACM-100″ in Ascend’s publicly available literature. Several other variations of Flexatrac but no ACM.

  4. Just saying on June 26th, 2018 8:56 am

    To think Panhandle did an awesome job paving that too.
    Guess they will have to mill and replace.

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