MILWAUKEE, WI—REV Group, Inc., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of specialty vehicle brands, has announced that an exclusive First Responders sweepstakes to win an ultra-light travel trailer is now open.
This comes on the heels of the announcement that the NTT IndyCar series REV Group Grand Prix June 20-23, 2019, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, would allow all active-duty first responders to have free entry.
Any active duty first responder can visit https://www.revgroupgp.com to enter for a chance to win a Lance 1475 Ultra-Light Travel Trailer in REV Group’s “Answer the Call Sweepstakes.” As the manufacturer of fire and ambulance vehicles such as E-ONE, Ferrara, KME, Horton, and Wheeled Coach, REV Group understands the long hours and hard work that first responders put into their communities. This ultra-light trailer can be hitched to almost any midsize tow vehicle to have even more flexibility when it comes time to relax and "take a load off!"
“We are honored to have the REV Group Grand Prix as a platform to recognize first responders. The employees of REV wanted to share our appreciation for the dedicated people who use our vehicles each day to serve their communities,” said Tim Sullivan, president, and CEO of REV Group.
As part of the tribute, all active-duty first responders will receive free entry to the REV Group Grand Prix during the entire weekend of activities including the NTT IndyCar feature race. All first responders, including law enforcement, fire, paramedics and emergency medical technicians, will be admitted free of charge by showing valid identification indicating active service Thursday, June 20 through Sunday, June 23. Free admission must be redeemed at the gate and is only valid during the event weekend.
Select fire and ambulance vehicles from REV’s E-ONE, KME, Horton, AEV, and Wheeled Coach brands will be on display, allowing race fans to get a close look at some of the vehicles that equip the nation’s first responders.
To be eligible for a chance to win the “Answer the Call” Sweepstakes, entrant must be 18 years of age or older, a legal resident of the contiguous 48 United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) or the District of Columbia, and an active duty, paid or volunteer, first responder (defined for the purpose of this Sweepstakes as someone designated or trained to respond to an emergency such as paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters and rescuers) (a “First Responder”). Limit one entry per person/authorized phone number during the Sweepstakes Period. Approximate retail value of $30,152. This Sweepstakes ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on June 30, 2019. For more information and official rules, please visit: https://www.revgroupgp.com.
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Posted: May 20, 2019
West Sebring (FL) Volunteer Fire Department rescue-pumper. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.
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Posted: May 17, 2019
OCALA, FL—E-ONE is beginning delivery of the first of 25 hazmat vehicles to the United States Air Force.
The first hazmat vehicle will be transported to a destination in the Middle East and is painted in a matte finish, desert sand. The additional 24 vehicles will be going to U.S. Air Force bases around the world.
All 25 of the U.S. Air Force hazmat vehicles are being built on an E-ONE Typhoon® cab/chassis. Nineteen of the trucks will be 4x2 units and the balance will be 4x4 units.
Each of these hazmat vehicles features:
- Three-door custom E-ONE Typhoon® cab
- Cummins® 450-hp engine (or 400-hp export engine) and Allison® 3000 transmission
- Meritor® axles with up to 20,000 front and 27,000 rear GVW rating
- 12,000 lb Warn Series 12 winch with 125' 3/8" plated cable
- Rear cab command area containing two workstations
- 16-foot nonwalk-in extruded aluminum body design
- Retractable awnings on both sides of body
- Over 700 cubic feet of compartment storage with slide out shelving
- Onan 25-kW PTO generator
- Federal Signal LED warning light package
- 15-foot Night Scan Powerlite light tower with four 1,500-watt 230-volt Optimum quartz light heads
Other options on select hazmat vehicles include cascade breathing air refill stations and automatic tire chains.
“The Air Force is looking forward to receiving the 25 hazmat vehicles from E-ONE that will replace an aging fleet across the Air Force Enterprise,” said Fred Terryn, Fire Vehicle Program Manager for the U.S. Air Force, who was at E-ONE recently for final inspection of the first of these vehicles. “The new hazmat vehicles from E-ONE will bring us a state-of-the-art apparatus to handle all hazards that we encounter at Air Force Installations on a daily basis.”
Derrick Dias, E-ONE’s Government & Airport Products Sales Manager, said “We are honored the United States Air Force has trusted E-ONE to provide these front line vehicles to our military first responders. We look forward to working with the U.S. Air Force on these apparatus and continuing to provide vehicles that will help them protect lives and property.”
To learn more about E-ONE visit www.e-one.com.
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