Stop the #BombTrucks!: July 2018

Friday, July 20, 2018

#BombTrucks: ANOTHER XNG Rollover Crash!

by William Huston

I was reading the NRC log and found out there was ANOTHER XNG rollover crash,

which I have not heard about previously, on June 2, at 8am, Route 87,

in Mount Hope NY, Orange County.

Here's the log entry:

SEQNOS DATE_TIME_RECEIVED DATE_TIME_COMPLETE CALLTYPE RESPONSIBLE_COMPANY RESPONSIBLE_ORG_TYPE RESPONSIBLE_CITY RESPONSIBLE_STATE RESPONSIBLE_ZIP SOURCE	1213991 6/2/2018 11:51 6/2/2018 12:01 INC XPRESS NATURAL GAS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE ANOVER MA 01810 TELEPHONE
SEQNOS DESCRIPTION_OF_INCIDENT TYPE_OF_INCIDENT INCIDENT_CAUSE INCIDENT_DATE_TIME INCIDENT_DTG INCIDENT_LOCATION LOCATION_ADDRESS LOCATION_STREET1 LOCATION_STREET2 LOCATION_NEAREST_CITY LOCATION_STATE LOCATION_COUNTY	1213991 CALLER STATED DUE TO A TANKER TRUCK ROLLOVER THERE WAS A POTENTIAL RELEASE OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TO THE AIR. MOBILE TRANSPORT ACCIDENT 6/2/2018 8:00 OCCURRED ROUTE 87 SOUTH OF ALBANY, NY MOUNT HOPE NY ORANGE
LOCATION_ZIP DISTANCE_FROM_CITY DISTANCE_UNITS DIRECTION_FROM_CITY LAT_DEG LAT_MIN LAT_SEC LAT_QUAD LONG_DEG LONG_MIN LONG_SEC LONG_QUAD LOCATION_SECTION LOCATION_TOWNSHIP LOCATION_RANGE POTENTIAL_FLAG

Only problem... Rt. 87 runs nowhere near Mt. Hope!

I found one rollover accident reported on that date, between Albany and Selkirk,

but that is Albany County.

https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/tractor-trailer-rollover-closes-one-lane-of-nys-thruway/1214367909

This incident does not appear to have been reported correctly.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

ANOTHER XNG rollover crash in Otsego County // #BombTrucks

By William Huston

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Photo Source: WKTV: http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Section-of-Rt-28-closed-in-Schuyler-Lake-following-tractor-trailer-rollover-487926141.html

Today at 3:05 PM: multiple fire units were dispatched to 7202 State Route 28, in Exeter, Otsego County for an XNG rollover crash. The report issued by Otsego Emergency Management Dispatch was that the truck was leaking gas. The trailer was manufactured by Quantum Fuel Systems, and is believed to be a VP-Lite model.

Rt 28 is CLOSED from 16 to Schuyler Lake. As of about 4:30, they were trying to disconnect power and phone lines. First responders are waiting on Verizon, NYSEG, and rep from XNG from Forest Lake PA to arrive.

As I have reported, one of the NUMEROUS safety issues I have identified with these trucks is their high center of gravity, making them a rollover risk.

Image 1: High Center of Gravity (Center of Mass) increases rollover risk. The Quantum VP-series (right) have an even higher CG than the Hexagon Composites Titan-40 (left)

Image 2: Critical angle is much smaller for trailers with a high center of gravity.
Hexagon Composites Titan-40 (left), Quantum VP-Lite (center), Fedex Box Trailer (right)

In fact, there have now been TWO rollover crashes in Susquehanna County of XNG vehicles (both were Quantum VP-Lites),and also TWO MORE rollover crashes in Otsego County (one Hexagon Titan-40, and the one today is a Quantum VP-series).

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