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The truck Oshkosh presented was unlike any other on the market to date, being the first fire truck equipped with pump and roll capabilities. [1] Although the MB-5 was designed for use on aircraft carriers, it had many features that made it an ideal fire truck for shore-based airports.
The TK range replaced the Bedford S type in 1960, and served as the basis for a variety of derivatives, including fire engines, military, horse carriers, tippers, flatbed trucks, and other specialist utilities. [2] A General Post Office (later British Telecom) version used for installing telegraph poles was known as the Pole King. [3]
The Oshkosh P-19R is an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle and it was selected by the United States Marine Corps in 2013. [3] The first delivery occurred in June 2017, Initial Operating Capability (IOC) followed in February 2018, and in service the P-19R serves as a first-response vehicle in aircraft fire emergencies at military bases and expeditionary airfields.
Oshkosh unveiled a new modernized Striker at FDIC-Indianapolis, April 2010. It is 910 kilograms (2,000 lb) lighter so it is faster and more maneuverable. The new Striker was designed with extensive feedback from firefighters and fire chiefs.
A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill .
Known as the "Big Bedford", it was the largest Bedford lorry available at the time, with a gross vehicle weight of 7 long tons (7,100 kg). The Bedford S was used extensively by haulers and general trades through the 1950s and 1960s. The chassis was used for fire engines and, in 1966, to carry the first liquid egg tanker. [4]