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The patch of Ladder 119 in Brooklyn still has an image of their Sutphen. Syracuse, New York, has run an all Sutphen Fleet of Ladder trucks for 30+ years. The newest unit being at Truck 3 on the city's West Side. The current roster is 5. As of 2010, this will also include 3 engines with no aerial ladders also built by Sutphen. [citation needed]
Such aerial manufacturers included Snorkel, Pitman, Aerial Innovations (AI), Ladder Towers Incorporated (LTI), Smeal, Bronto Skylift and Nova Quintech (whose assets Pierce/Oshkosh acquired in 1997). In addition to its main facilities in Wisconsin, it also has facilities in Bradenton, Florida. The Florida facility is a manufacturing site for the ...
A quintuple combination pumper or quint is a fire-fighting apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. “Quintuple” refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders. [1] Tillers and tractor-drawn aerials also have quint features, and are dubbed ...
Some ladder trucks also have rescue tools and medical equipment on board. There are several types of ladder companies or truck companies in the United States fire service. This includes Hook and Ladder Companies, Tower Ladder Companies, Aerial Tower Companies, etc. Some aerial ladder trucks will also act as quint trucks if necessary.
An aerial platform may refer to: Aerial work platform , a mechanized access platform such as a "cherry picker" or a "scissor lift" Platform truck , a special type of firefighting ladder truck
The LTI TX1 is a Hackney carriage (London "Black cab") introduced by London Taxis International in 1997 and designed to replace the ageing Austin FX4. It was designed by British product designer Kenneth Grange. [1] Most are powered by a diesel engine from Nissan, a relationship which began in late FX4s. [2]
Replacing an advertising poster in London using an aerial work platform. An aerial work platform (AWP), also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform (EWP), mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.
Carbodies was a taxi design and manufacturing company based in Coventry, England.In its latter years it also traded as London Taxis International and The London Taxi Company.