As most know 136 was involved in an MVA Friday night. The crew is OK, the unit doesn't look real bad, but has a lot of mechanical front end damage.I always say, we can fix metal easier than we can fix you. Please let me remind you again, BE CAREFUL!
Clearing intersections, and anticipating the other drivers move, as well as making sure that you use that spotter button (every time) are a few of the ways to reduce our chances of a wreck. In the words of that old show Hill Street Blues, "Be careful out there"!
Change in plans
Ford is not going to be making any new E-350 for a while. It has a lot to do with the 6liter motor that we are having so much trouble with. In fact there is a class action law suit in the ambulance industry against Ford over the 6liter problem. We are going to try to get a little more miles out of the 7liters and up the miles on the 6liters where possible. All this means right now is that 318 will get a new motor, and 509 will be remounted. (dizzy yet) In the end it will all work out. 509 leaves at 5AM tomorrow and the new unit comes home.
New Unit
The new arriving unit will be numbered 126, and the old 126 will now be 73. This keeps the trucks grouped right.
Greg
