Yakima firefighter Andrey Belza likes riding in the back of the department’s ladder truck. Way back. How far back? Nearly 62 feet from the front seat. As one of the department’s tiller drivers, he’s ...
The combined shriek of a siren and roar of a 525-horsepower Detroit Diesel engine beat the eardrums of passersby as the cab of Charlottesville Fire Department’s Truck 9 turns onto West Main Street, ...
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Henrico County has invested $2.4 million in a new tractor-drawn aerial fire truck, commonly known as a tiller, which requires two drivers and offers superior maneuverability ...
Hook-and-ladder. Ladder truck. That fire truck with the guy who sits in the back. You've probably called a tiller truck and tiller driver one of those things, and we all know what you were taking ...
Easton and Wilson Borough are both bolstering their fire-protection capabilities with new ladder trucks costing more than $1 million apiece. Easton City Council on Wednesday night approved a ...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Greenville Fire Rescue is welcoming a new vehicle to its fleet. The department unveiled the Tiller Truck Friday that is set to hit the road in 5-6 months. The department’s ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Fire Department recently added a new tool its arsenal. It’s a vehicle often referred to as a tiller truck, but it operates much differently than traditional ...
When Middletown got a new American LaFrance fire truck in 1931, the city was a different place: The Arrigoni Bridge didn’t exist, the 1899 firehouse was still fairly modern, and a local factory’s ...