Introducing the KME 103′ Tuff Truck Ladder, built in the U.S. for the Riverdale Fire Department of Cook County, Illinois. Domestic assembly ensures faster service and parts availability without the delays and costs of tariffs or customs. Designed with a robust safety margin, the Tuff Truck meets or exceeds fire service equipment standards and can withstand full operational loads. Its Predator Severe Service chassis complies with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The aerial device is engineered to align with NFPA 1901 standards and is built, tested, and certified accordingly.

  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-36 Specification for Structural Steel
  • Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (SAE) SAE Hand-book American Welding Society (AWS)
  • AWS014.4-77 Classification and Application of Welded Joints for Machinery and Equipment
  • American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) ASNT Guidelines; Procedure SNT-TC-1 A.

Built to navigate around tight city streets the KME Tuff Truck™ takes maximum drivability to a new level with a cab and body width as narrow as 96” and a wheelbase as short as 198”. Designed with two sets of H-style stabilizers fully extending to only 12’ allows for positioning and unrivaled performance on an 11-degree slope. By integrating mitered corners the rear tail swing is reduced by 9” and diminishes the possibility of damage to the rear body. The Tuff Truck has an increased water capacity of up to 650 gallons of water and up to 249 cubic feet of body capacity for enhanced firefighting capability.

Notable specifications 

  • 96″ Predator Severe Service Cab/Chassis
  • 103′ Vertical Reach
  • 94′ Horizontal Reach
  • -7° TO 80° Operating Range
  • Tip Load with water: 500 lbs. – Flowing 1,500 GPM
  • Wind & Ice rating: 50 MPH Wind & 1/4″ ICE ON Entire Structure
  • 650 US Gallon Water Tank
  • 2000 GPM – Hale Qmax Single Stage Water Pump
  • Tandem Rear Axle