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New truck for Niles

Niles Truck 2 (the Pierce TDA) has been out of service for several months. The aerial portion of the unit was deemed to be unsafe. They have been running with Quint 2, the 75′ Pierce quint (X-North Maine) or with the TDA as a service truck only. Niles has been searching for a replacement unit from the available manufacturer demos and by looking at used apparatus from around the country. At one point they had the 2008 E-ONE CR100 truck in town that Oak Lawn had traded in, but that unit didn’t work out. They have recently purchased a used Pierce 105′ rear mount quint from a department in Ohio. This unit is reportedly at the Niles Public Works being prepared for service. When more information about it’s previous owner and photos are available we’ll update the post.

Tags: CR100, E-ONE, Niles, Oak Lawn, Pierce, quint

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3 Comments

#1 by Marion George on October 25, 2010 - 11:23 PM

What year is Niles’ new truck? Also when Evanston takes delivery of their new truck, why doesn’t Niles just take the trailer part of truck 22 and hook it up to their tractor? Evanston should take the tractors of t22-t23 and make some use of them somewhere else like in their public works department or EMA or even their police department.
#2 by Bill Post on October 25, 2010 - 12:47 PM

I also read that Evanston is supposed to be buying a new tractor for Truck 23 however I haven’t heard if they have ordered it yet. The good news is that they have ordered a new Pierce TDA (tillered aerial ladder truck) on an “Arrow XT” chassis that was posted on this website earlier.
Speaking about tillered aerials, this (…new quint..) represents a break with “tradition” for the Niles Fire department as they have been using TDA’s for their Truck 2 since the 1970s. It’s apparent that price has something to do with it. Niles’ choice not to get a Tillered Aerial Truck this time, just by the fact that they were looking for used or “demonstrator” models definitely says something about their tight budget.
As far as Lincolnwood goes, I personally haven’t heard any news at all. Perhaps someone else on this site has some news. Their current truck which was actually built as a quint (but runs as a truck company), is a 1989 Pierce and was part of their first ever fire engine order as the department was started then.
#3 by Nick on October 24, 2010 - 11:36 PM

Is Evanston buying a new tractor for truck 23? Also what did Lincolnwood order for a new truck co?