Commercial Cabs Can Be an Affordable Alternative For Apparatus - Firehouse.com
Two apparatus manufacturing experts, Rich Demski, commercial chassis product manager for Pierce Manufacturing and Bruce Nalesnik, chassis sales engineer for KME Fire Apparatus, gave a lecture titled “Modifying Commercial Chassis,” at the Fire... Fire departments need to be mindful of the liability and limitations commercial cabs and chassis present however, said Nalesnik, noting that some commercial chassis lend themselves more easily to fire apparatus then others. International cabs and chassis are most user friendly for apparatus builders, Nalesnik said, noting that they’re already compliant with National Fire Protection Association apparatus standards without any additional work from the apparatus builder. Demski said the Ford F550 cabs and chassis are also very good platforms for fire apparatus with Ford sharing engineering and design information with apparatus builders as well as technical expertise. Kenworth has been reaching out to the fire market and recently introduced a crew cab configuration for extra seating which “is a little pricey” Nalesnik said, but available for those who want it. Less common, but still seen in the fire service are... Source: www.firehouse.com
