As we here at Emergency Equipment News feel full disclosure is the best policy. Here are the official releases from ALF related to the recent article about Chapter 11 filing. There is also a FAQ that helps to answer many questions.
Here is the press release from ALF:
http://www.americanlafrance.com/interior.asp?n=22&p=4&s=22&a=162
and Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.americanlafrance.com/interior.asp?n=22&p=4&s=22&a=163
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Well it goes to show you when you need to be inventive, there is always a new way to do anything. This is clearly the most interesting towing vehicle we have ever seen.
Based on a Honda Goldwing:
Info Update:
1/30/08
We received updated information on this vehicle from a reader. The website for the makers of this can be found at:
Full Brochure: Click Here .pdf Download
The photo credits here are hard to determine so whoever forwarded these to us…. Thanks…
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AFX News Limited (January 28, 2008)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Fire engine maker American LaFrance on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing inventory problems and a depressed market for emergency equipment.
In a filing submitted to U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the South Carolina-based company said it had problems changing from a unit of Freightliner, which ran the company from 1995 through the end of 2005, to its new owners.
Freightliner provided accounting, inventory and payroll services to American LaFrance through June, the court documents said. When American LaFrance went to a new system, there were inventory and customer data problems.
The company was also unable to finish many vehicles on order, according to documents filed in bankruptcy court. The documents also cited new emission standards that the company said will require vehicle design changes.
See the full article at:
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/newsArticleDisplay.html?id=156721
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