Acela

Born from a desire to build the most reliable, durable and capable trucks in North America, Acela Truck Company has developed a tried-and-true way to bring military-grade vehicles to the commercial market and to provide military-grade truck chassis to commercial and government markets at a fraction of the cost of less capable products. Acela Truck Company has over 100 years of combined experience in the automotive and transportation industries. We’re backed by more than a century of solution-oriented thinking that’s motivated by a desire to increase productivity and keep you moving both on and off-highway.

With over 150 years of combined experience designing and building custom specialty trucks, Acela can build any truck you can dream of.  We work hand in hand with your team to ensure you get exactly what you envisioned.  The Acela Team has built everything from Fire Apparatus to Mobile Command Centers to Bookmobiles and beyond. We served every market and have produced hundreds of custom trucks.

High Water/Flood Rescue Trucks

Acela Truck Company, manufacturer of North America’s most capable trucks, now offers purpose-built High Water/Flood Rescue Trucks in both 4×4 and 6×6 variations of it’s Monterra™ line of truck chassis. With 47-inch tires, 23-inches of ground clearance, and a proprietary 50-inch water fording capability, there is no other modern truck platform that can compete when it comes to reliable and safe operations in flood waters.

Available models and customizable configurations can safely transport up to 28 seated passengers (incl. driver) with ample room and payload for pets, personal property and rescue gear. Monterra flood rescue trucks can be used for virtually any disaster response such as tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and earthquakes, easily traveling over or through large debris, sand and mud or double as brush/wildland fir e engines, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) support vehicles, cargo haulers and SAR/SWAT team troop carriers, in any rural or urban environment. Monterras come standard with a bumper to bumper parts and labor warranty.

Options

  • Paint
  • Diesel-Fired Webasto Airtronics Heater for  Passenger/Bed Area
  • Additional Flush-mount Wheelchair Tie-Downs in Bed  Floor
  • Additional Scene Lighting
  • Stationary or Sliding Canopy – 1 forward window and rear roll-down wall w/door and windows.

Standard Flood Rescue Body

  • Custom Aluminum Flood Rescue Body – (Bare Smooth Aluminum)
  • Integrated Staircase with Railing
  • Staircase Lower Flip-Style Step for Maximum Clearance
  • OSHA “Man bar” Safety Gate, Top of Stairs
  • Bulkhead and Side Walls
  • Folding Aluminum Seating, Full Perimeter
  • Non-Skid Bedliner Floor
  • (4) Flush-Mount Cargo Tie-Downs
  • WC tie-down strap w/storage bags (under seats),  instructional poster on wall
  • Bed lighting, Lighted Stairs, Rear Scene/Reverse Lights
  • 3000# Tuck Away Liftgate (bed-mounted pump) with  dual controls
  • LED DOT Marker/Clearance/Stop/Turn/Tail/Reverse  Lighting
  • Safety Placards
  • Mudflaps
  • NFPA Rear Reflective Chevron Pattern

Visit the Acela website to learn more.

Reach Us

404-408-7717
sales@tacticalfirevehicles.com

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