Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced a new order from the United States Navy for 29 Contender® by Pierce custom pumper fire trucks. This is in addition to a recent separate order for two Pierce® Velocity® HAZMAT vehicles. The 31 vehicles will be deployed at U.S. Naval bases within the United States and around the globe beginning in early 2010. The total contract amount is $10.3 million.
这些车辆是通过与总服务管理局（GSA）和国防物流局（DLA）合同采购的。请求提出建议的请求，并从响应制造商中选择了Pierce。
“Pierce continues to expand its sales and service offerings to the U.S. Navy and we are able to provide more sophisticated apparatus like the units represented in these contracts,” said Wilson Jones, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Fire & Emergency. “We’re proud to have our vehicles on duty protecting the lives and property of those who defend America. It’s gratifying to see the Navy continue to select Pierce apparatus.”
Each of the 29 Contender by Pierce custom pumpers is built to deliver quality and value. Each is equipped with a 330-hp engine, 6-speed automatic transmission, LED light package and a 6 kW generator with 110V lighting. The firefighting systems include a powerful 1250 GPM single stage pump, stainless steel plumbing, 750-gal. poly water tank, Husky® 12 foam system with 70 gal. foam cell and a radio remote controlled monitor and nozzle. The units also offer a hydraulic ladder rack, roll-up doors and full height compartments with adjustable shelving for organizing equipment.
这两辆Hazmat车辆建在Pierce速度定制底盘上，每辆车都有21.5英尺的车身，一个具有20英寸的指挥驾驶室。高架屋顶和一个通信区域，其中包括全宽，L形的桌子。其他值得注意的功能包括TAK-4®独立前悬架，四人座椅，515马力的发动机和22英寸。扩展的前保险杠。其中包括一个40 kW的三相发生器，带有呼吸空气级联系统的呼吸空气压缩机和一个填充站。每个单元还具有15英尺。动力轻型桅杆，安全视觉后置摄像头系统和带有监视摄像头的垂直桅杆。
As part of the contract, Pierce will supply two full days of vehicle training through its nationwide dealer network.
Photo caption: This Contender® by Pierce custom pumper is an example of one previously purchased by the U.S. Navy.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company, is the leading North American manufacturer of custom fire apparatus. Products include custom and commercial pumpers, aerials, rescue trucks, wildland trucks, minipumpers, elliptical tankers, and homeland security apparatus. In addition, Pierce designs its own foam systems and was the first company to introduce frontal airbags and the Side Roll Protection system to fire apparatus. To learn more about Pierce visitwww.piercemfg.com.
