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For some reason, we don't see rear-steering tandem axle trucks in the US, although fire departments here do operate a lot of tandem axle aerials and tankers.

These European rear-steer trucks are often more manuverable than single rear axle vehicles, and we certainly have many cities which operate tiller trucks for their manuverability, compared to straight tandem axle versions.

Steering axle tandems are very common on aerials and tankers in both Europe and Japan. I wonder if they might show up one day in fire service use here?

Added by Rob Johnson on 30 July 2013.

There has been a few rear steer options offered on the last 20-30 years. But the rear steer has not taken off in the U.S.

Added by Les Davis on 30 July 2013.

All of the rear steer appliances I've seen in the US have been pumper tankers, and only in an appliance magazine. All have been tanderms. HME has come out with a new tower ladder, that has 4 axles. The front two are for steering, the back two are the drive axles. It's called the Scorpion.

Added by David L on 30 July 2013.

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