The Montebello Volunteer Fire Department has welcomed a new tanker engine, reports The News & Advance.

FireVac made the vacuum tanker which can be used without fire hydrants. The truck can pull up to a body of water and use it to fill up the tanks.

The funding for the truck comes from both the department’s fundraising efforts as well as a donation from Nelson County officials.

The new addition to the fleet is expected to make a big impact for the community.

The Wolf Creek Fire Protection District received a 2007 rescue-pumper fire truck, reports Daily Journal Online.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “Wolf Creek Fire Protection District took delivery of a new used rescue pumper today. The pumper is a 2007 E-One Cyclone rescue pumper and will be replacing our current rescue for vehicle accidents, technical rescues and various other fire related calls. The pumper was purchased from Monroeville Fire Department in Pennsylvania.”

The Fox Township Volunteer Fire Department has added a new mini-pumper to its fleet, reports The Daily Press.

Posted to the fire department’s Facebook, “The new mini-pumper has made it to Pennsylvania. Members of the truck committee were in Mill Hall, PA today at Glick Fire Equipment Company to inspect and deliver equipment that will be mounted by the dealer. It should be making its way home in a couple weeks. We will then train on the unit so our personnel are able to operate it efficiently. Hopefully it will be in full service in September. This will be the 17th unit to service Fox Township in the department’s 84 years.

The biggest difference with this new truck is that it carries about 1/3 less water than the larger trucks about transports about 1/3 less water from the hydrant hose as well. A fire official said this comes as a trade-off in the while losing some capacities, the size of the truck allows them to gain access to more places.

WOODRIDGE, Ill.(September 2021) After 32 years, Gary Gerstenslager, President and CEO of Hendrickson announced his retirement at the end of the year.  Gerstenslager joined Hendrickson in 1989, and his passion, technical knowledge, and drive for excellence lead to a transformation in product design and manufacturing which permeates all of Hendrickson today.

“Gerstenslager became President in 2006, and in 2007, became the first CEO, in addition to President, in Hendrickson’s history. Gary embraced this role and over his 15 years as President turned Hendrickson from an important supplier within the NAFTA commercial vehicle into a leading global supplier,” Stated Matthew Boler, Chairman, President and CEO of The Boler Company, parent company of Hendrickson.

“Hendrickson is committed to a seamless leadership transition, and we are pleased to announce Matt Joy will assume Gary’s responsibilities and be promoted as the fifth President and second CEO in Hendrickson’s history, effective January 1, 2022,” added Boler. 

Matt joined Hendrickson in 2006 and has been instrumental in the on-going transition of the company, eventually moving through several successive roles as Vice President/General Manager of the Specialty Products Group, Vice President/General Manager of the Truck Division, and, since January 2020 as the Chief Operating Officer for Hendrickson.

Hendrickson is fortunate as a company to have two great leaders to transition this important role. Both are passionate about the company, its employees, and our valued customers.

Hendrickson, a Boler company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of medium- and heavy-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air suspensions; integrated and non-integrated axle and brakes systems; tire pressure control systems; auxiliary lift axle systems; parabolic and multi-leaf springs; stabilizers; bumpers; and components to the global commercial transportation industry. Hendrickson, based in Woodridge, Ill., USA, continues to meet the needs of the transportation industry for more than 105 years. Visit Hendrickson at www.hendrickson-intl.com.