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Oshkosh M911 tractor hauling logs. A logging truck or timber lorry is a large truck used to carry logs. [1] Some have integrated flatbeds, some are discrete tractor units, and some are configured to spread a load between the tractor unit and a dollied trailer pulled behind it.
A United States Forest Service wildland fire engine during the 2020 El Dorado Fire in California. A wildland fire engine or brush truck is a fire engine specifically designed to assist in fighting wildfires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, along with water or other equipment. There are ...
The Meridian Boundary Fire burned 8,586 acres near Grayling, Michigan in 2010.. The U.S. state of Michigan has been the site of several major wildfires.The worst of these were in the lumbering era of the late-1800s when lumbering practices permitted the buildup of large slash piles and altered forest growth patterns which may have contributed to size of the wildfires.
Among the sidelined vehicles were 40 fire engines, which carry water and are used to fight fires, 36 ambulances, and 10 fire trucks, which carry equipment, like ladders and rescue supplies.
During the 1930s, 40s and 50s it specialised in producing 4x4 forestry logging trucks. In 1972 it launched the 4x4 Unipower Invader suited to fire-fighting and construction use. Todd Motors in New Zealand produced the TS3 Commer Truck, in the early 1970s, with a Unipower tandem drive assembly as a factory option.
The Shyft Group, Inc., formerly known as Spartan Motors, is an American automobile design company that designs, engineers and manufactures specialty chassis, specialty vehicles, truck bodies and aftermarket parts for the recreational vehicle (RV), government services, and delivery and service markets.
HME, Incorporated (Hendrickson Mobile Equipment) is a custom fire engine manufacturer in Michigan. The company was founded in 1913 (112 years ago) () as the Hendrickson Motor Truck Company by Magnus Hendrickson. Hendrickson Motor Truck Company was purchased by The Boler Company in 1978 and later sold the truck manufacturing portion in 1985.
Ferrara offers a custom-design process that allows customer to influence how their truck is built. The manufacturing facility, with a floor area of nearly 300,000 square feet, was constructed by Firmin Construction Corporation. In 2017, Ferrara Fire Apparatus became a wholly owned subsidiary after being acquired by the REV Group.