| American LaFrance Service/Maintenance and Multiplexing Systems |
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| Louis L. Hadju-Nemeth, Shop Foreman |
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I had the opportunity to attend the American LaFrance Service and Maintenance class held at the Freightliner Training Center in Cleveland, North Carolina on November 4-6, 2002. The class covered the various component locations, system functions, and service procedures that are unique to the American LaFrance Eagle and Metropolitan fire apparatus chassis’s. This training not only broke down each chassis by its major components, which include, but are not limited to, the following: engine, transmission, suspension, braking systems, electrical, HVAC, interior, drivetrain, firepump, etc., but went through the ability of the Eagle and the Metropolitan (when optionally equipped) to self diagnosis their systems through the OIC (Officer Information Center) and/or the engine and transmission ECM’s. From a technician’s point of view, this class has given me the knowledge to better understand the inner and outer workings of these two chassis’s. With the various types of applications that both these two chassis’s can be used for (pumper, rescue, ladder, etc.), the training ensures that I myself have the ability, as well as the other technicians at Campbell Supply Company, to provide the best service possible. The ability to service the needs of the customer is very important when the time arises; so through this type of training it ensures that each customer’s chassis/fire apparatus will be at peak performance whenever the need may arise.
Another training course given at the Freightliner Training Facility was American LaFrance Multiplexing Systems. The course, held on November 7th, went over the development of the next generation electrical systems, which will be built into the American LaFrance Fire Chassis/Fire Apparatus. Future applications of this system will make servicing and troubleshooting an easier process. It’s boundaries are limited but few. It will enable us to address the needs of each customer quicker and with more efficiency. Downtime will be cut and in-service time will be at a maximum. This is the future of Fire Apparatus and that’s why we at Campbell Supply Co train for it now.
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