New Pierce ____?

[Portsmouth OH Fire Buff 8]

A friend of mine sent this link to me today from Flickr, its the wierdest looking rig Ive ever seen, look more like a really really old step van front end to me.

Pierce Ladder Truck

[IzzyEng4 427]

It's either a Velocity or an Impel cab, the new ones that replaced the Lance and Dash cabs last year or the year before. The only reason it looks "weird" in my opinion is the round style headlights, the small style LED waring lights used above them and the painted grill instead of having it chromed out. It does look plain-wrapper like but hey its a fire truck and not a parade piece, function over form the way it should be.

I know we all like a good looking truck but sometimes you can't spend it all on flashy stuff if you need more important equipment on it instead.

[AndyC3J 190]

I would guess that's an Impel, based mainly on the lack of chrome on the grille and around the headlights. The bezels around the lights themselves are apparently an option on either model, but when it's not there altogether is usually a tip that it's Impel. That's one of the very few ways to tell them apart, short of looking at the oval badge on the door......which, in a posted photo, is kind of hard to do.