FREEMAN TOWNSHIP – No one was hurt yesterday afternoon, after a tractor trailer truck carrying a load of logs went off the road on the Foster Mill Road.
According to information provided by Sheriff Scott Nichols, dispatchers at the Franklin County Regional Communications Center took a 9-1-1 call regarding an overturned truck on the Foster Hill Road at approximately 1:12 p.m. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Matthew Brann responded, meeting with Chief Deputy Steven Lowell and Maine State Police Commercial Enforcement Trooper Joseph Parker at the scene.
The truck, a 2020 Peterbilt owned by Loignon Champ-Carr Incorporated of Saint-Côme-Linière, Quebec, was traveling with a load of logs up a hill on the Foster Hill Road when the tires lost traction on the snow-covered road. The truck slid backwards and went off the left side of the roadway, turning over onto the driver’s side. The operator, Mike Larivere, 27 of Saint-Zacharie, Quebec, was not injured in the crash.
FCSO was assisted at the scene by firefighters from the Salem and Strong departments. Dutch Gap Auto recovered the truck.
The roads don’t look very well maintained in this picture. Not even any sand on them. I feel bad for these truck drivers who work no matter what the weather is…..and a new truck…Ugh…. Glad Mike is OK.
That’s a scary looking photo
I think the count commissioners need to find someone else to maintain those roads!
Are you for real?? The road hadn’t been plowed yet, why would someone sand a road before plowing?
The contractor that plows Salem and West Freeman has a contract with the county. They do not keep the roads well plowed or sanded. They are not supervised and always try to save money by using less sand and plowing less frequently
Hard to keep up with the roads when it is snowing. Sanding is usually done after it snows. I think they do a very good job.
well there leave maine trees alone
It’s really to bad that the road crews can’t be everywhere at once.This is Maine and sometimes the roads get slippery.
Old Maineiac tell someone else to bid and then people have to be ok with spending more money as the price would definitely go up. I don’t disagree with your statement but the county commissioners I’m sure only get one envelope to open when bidding is done. Not many people want the job.
Heres my thoughts on this picture: TO ME it looks like the road had been plowed but of course, the ditch had not been. So as the tractor trailer truck lost momentum and he started to slide backwards he dug up some snow so that may make it look like it hasn’t been plowed. I also feel bad for truck drivers that have to(?) go out on days when the weather is bad. I also hope his truck is o.k. it looks nice and new. Also, on the other side of things I APPRECIATE our plow truck drivers. They do the best they can with the information they have. And they work for long stretches at a time. I never realized how hard they work until someone in my family became a plow truck driver. In summary of my thoughts:
1.) The roads probably weren’t great
2.) I hope the guys truck is o.k.
3.) Thank you plow truck drivers!!
As ‘Pure” as snow…..yes I am for real. Looks like a hill….my point was usually after you plow, you drop some sand, especially on a hill.
Maybe you need to get in the plowing business
Just saying that is the normal procedure after you plow a large hill like this one. It even helps the plow truck on it’s next time through plowing so they don’t have to run chains. The roads should be treated knowing regular traffic doesn’t have tire chains.
Mike: you supply a plow truck and I gladly will…
this pic was taken when the rd. was shut down for several hrs. there for no plow trucks were plowing that scene till the truck was back in the rd.
@Awww…actually many plow trucks today are equipped with mechanisms which spread sand in front of the rear wheels.
Old Maineiac No Kidding I drive one !!!! Hence sanding hills during the storm to allow the truck traction. It helps everyone !!!
Why was a Canadian truck using the roster bill road instead of rt.27
Taxed he was more than likely coming from one of two log yards in Strong. It wouldn’t make sense to go south from Strong to Farmington and then head north.