The new home site of American LaFrance’s new headquarters is buzzing with activity; slabs have been poured, and wall panels have been erected. Staying on their schedule, American LaFrance intends to have machinery moved to the new facility by mid-May and product and employees moved in by June 1st.
The assembly plant and headquarters, both of […]

LADSON, S.C– American LaFrance, LLC recently hired Jim Rogers as vice president of vocational sales and marketing. In his new position, Rogers will lead the sales and marketing teams in the vocational market, including the Condor product line. He reports to John Stevenson, President and CEO of American LaFrance.
“Jim brings a wealth of knowledge […]

LADSON, S.C.– American LaFrance, LLC recently hired Mark Gobessi as vice president of engineering. In his new position, Gobessi is responsible for all aspects of American LaFrance product design and development, including engineering management of the company’s line of chassis, aerials, ambulances, pumpers, rescues, and tankers.
He reports to John Stevenson, President and CEO of American […]

LADSON, S.C. - American LaFrance, LLC recently hired Steve Moore as the new manager of quality assurance. In his new position, Moore will manage the implementation of new and improved systems and procedures of quality assurance within the Ladson, SC corporate headquarters, and he will manage the inspection and testing of all materials purchased […]

Ladson, S.C. - American LaFrance, LLC announced today that it will discontinue operations at its Casper, WY plant by late 2006. The majority of the existing backlog for these vehicles will be completed at this plant during a transition period. Some of the existing orders as well as future orders will be manufactured […]

Ladson, S.C. – Patriarch Partners, LLC, an investment firm based in New York and Charlotte, N.C., announced today that it has purchased American LaFrance from DaimlerChrysler’s Freightliner LLC.

“Patriarch is honored to make its entrance into the fire and emergency apparatus industry carrying the American LaFrance flag,” said Lynn Tilton, Chief Executive Officer and Founder […]

Ladson, S.C. American LaFrance, a major manufacturer of custom-designed fire, rescue and EMS vehicles, recently signed multi-year contracts with the cities of Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco. These contracts will result in the delivery of more than 100 vehicles in the next five years.

The company signed a renewable contract with the city of […]

North America’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, Freightliner LLC, today announced it intends to divest its American La France fire and emergency services manufacturing business unit.

Based in Ladson SC, American La France (ALF) was acquired by the Freightliner organization in 1995 as part of a corporate expansion.
ALF is the country’s fifth largest fire and emergency services […]

American LaFrance introduced the addition of the new Liberty Walk Around Rescue to the Liberty series at the Fire Rescue International Conference in Denver, Colo., Aug. 11-13, 2005. The Rescue is the newest product in the company’s Liberty series, which was introduced earlier this year. Like other products in the line, it has […]

Denver, Colo. –Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (CGP) and American LaFrance have signed a joint venture agreement that positions American LaFrance as the exclusive marketer and distributor for Brunswick CGP fire and rescue boats and equipment in the firefighting industry in North America. Brunswick CGP, previously known as the commercial and government products division […]