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New ambulance for Wheeling

From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:

Brand new Freightliner chassis under a custom Horton conversion

New Freightliner/Horton Type I ambulance for Wheeling. Foster Coach Sales photo

chevron striping on rear of new ambulance

Foster Coach Sales photo

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6 Comments

#1 by Joe on October 31, 2017 - 1:32 PM

Tom, there were 2 main reasons for our (Glenview) switch from Internationals to the Freightliner. First was the money, about $10,000.00 less for the Freightliner and second was the motor, International attempted to meet the EPA requirements without using DEF ( diesel exhaust fluid). In short the International motors were terrible at best. We have a 2013 that has been a nightmare. The Freightliners have had the Cummins engines in them for at least the last 18 years and have been very reliable. International now has the Cummins as standard but still a $10,000.00 difference. Freightliner has taken a lot of market share from International in the last 5 years in the medium and heavy duty truck market.
#2 by FFPMTom on October 29, 2017 - 4:36 PM

I like the look of the Freightliner ambulances. Does anybody know of any factual reasons, not speculation, as to why we are seeing more and more Freightliners compared to Internationals lately? International used to rule that market. Maybe it’s just me and I’ve never paid really close attention, but that seems like a pretty big gap between the cab and the box
#3 by Drew Smith on October 29, 2017 - 11:47 AM

A42 runs as third due and is staffed by the T24/S24 crew.
Station 42 is the old Station 24. The majority of it is used by the police. It houses an engine only. Pre-recession when WFD had another nine members the plan was to build a new station in NW portion of Wheeling. I am unfamiliar with the status of that plan.
#4 by Michael M on October 27, 2017 - 8:50 PM

Nice looking Ambulance, Why does Station 24 have two Ambulances running out of it? There is a station 42.
#5 by Stew on October 27, 2017 - 4:32 PM

It will be assigned to Station 24 as Ambulance 42..
#6 by Hunter on October 27, 2017 - 2:03 PM

Which station is this ambulance going to