Austin-Travis County EMS (TX) New Ford F-450/Wheeled Coach Type I

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Austin-Travis County EMS (TX) took delivery this morning of (2) 2010 Ford F-450 Super Duty Extended Cab/Wheeled Coach Type I's with air ride suspension.

ATCEMS has been using International 4400/Wheeled Coach ambulances, and with the exception of these and three Dodge Sprinter/Wheeled Coaches, the Internationals, with some Freightliners, make up the entire frontline fleet. These ambulances will be used for evaluation for future fleet purposes. Also, the Rescue, Hazmat, SWAT, etc medics probaly won't have enough room for their gear, so they will probaly not be assigned these units.

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And one more shot. Hope to get some in better lighting after the holiday.

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And one more shot. Hope to get some in better lighting after the holiday.

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One of the local FD's took delivery of a type I Ford a couple of years ago and although initially I hated the truck have come to appreciate it and MAYBE like it. Good luck to Austin-Travis County with theirs!

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The new Ford's are experimental for them. Here's what they are currently using in their frontline fleet:

Austin-Travis County EMS Medic 6-2009 International Navistar 4400/Wheeled Coach:

I wonder if the lifespan will be any different. Typically, these ambulances are expected go 250,000 miles (I'm not sure what the frontline/reserve ratio is) and are replaced which usually occurs every 5 years. But, every ambulance has a station/quarters to go back to, so a lot of this is true mileage and not "posting time" unless it's a Demand (Peak Load Time) unit.

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And one more shot. Hope to get some in better lighting after the holiday.

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If you leave them out in the sun long enough, will they ripen??

I know, this coming from a guy working TWO companies with Green trucks (TC and Uwchlan Ambulance Corps)