{"id":5299,"date":"2020-04-07T07:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T11:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2020-04-08T07:54:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:54:11","slug":"alexander-fire-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/alexander-fire-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Trucks Built by Alexander Welding of Raleigh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Welding and Manufacturing Company of Raleigh (1931-1980) built commercial truck bodies and notably tank trucks, including tractor-drawn tank trailers. They also built a number of fire apparatus.<\/p>\n<p>They also have a family connection to Atlas Steel Products (later Atlas Fire Apparatus) and Emergency Equipment Inc. (EEI), the latter operated by the son and grandson, respectively, of Alexander Welding&#8217;s found and President Ed Alexander. (And whose wife Nancy operated the firm after his death in 1951.) <a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/history\/stories\/eei\/\">Read about that history<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/name-plate-later.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/name-plate-later.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a running list of Alexander apparatus found so far, both custom bodies and commercial tankers operated by fire departments. More to be added, as they&#8217;re found.<\/p>\n<p>Most of this information is pulled from postings on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/215651062877920\/\">EEI\/Atlas Fire Apparatus<\/a> Facebook group, and from information from fire photographers Jon Umbdenstock and Dave Organ.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Listed apparatus were built with a custom fire apparatus body unless otherwise noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Known Apparatus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1956? Chevy\/Alexander tanker &#8211; Roxboro\/Person County, NC<\/li>\n<li>1956 GMC\/Alexander tanker, 500\/1250 &#8211; Stony Hill, NC (Wake County)<\/li>\n<li>1960 GMC 4000\/Alexander tanker, X\/1000 &#8211; Raleigh, NC (2)<br \/>\nCommercial elliptical tanker.<\/li>\n<li>1962 Chevy C-60\/Alexander tanker, 150 (PTO)\/1500 &#8211; Kenansville<br \/>\nElliptical tanker, with wrap-around compartments.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>1963 Ford\/Alexander tanker, ?\/? &#8211; Louisburg, NC<\/li>\n<li>1971 Chevy C-50\/Alexander tanker, 300 (PTO)\/1000 &#8211; Pittsboro, NC<\/li>\n<li>1975 &#8211; GMC L-7500\/Alexander service truck &#8211; Cary, NC<br \/>\nWith a rare (for Wake County) fully-enclosed body.<\/li>\n<li>1976 Chevy HD\/Alexander tanker, X\/1600 &#8211; Durham Highway, NC (Wake County)<br \/>\nElliptical tanker, don&#8217;t now if it had a pump.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Unconfirmed<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1957 Chevy service truck &#8211; Cary, NC<br \/>\nBuilt circa 1963. Possibly\/likely Alexander body.<\/li>\n<li>1963 Ford\/American LaFrance service truck &#8211; Raleigh, NC<br \/>\nBody from 1922 ALF service truck, and possibly Alexander as the builder<\/li>\n<li>1964 GMC service truck &#8211; Raleigh, NC<br \/>\nPossibly\/likely Alexander body.<\/li>\n<li>1966 International tanker &#8211; Durham\/Durham County, NC<br \/>\nLikely built by Alexander.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1956-chevy-tanker.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1956-chevy-tanker.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" border=\"2\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRoxboro, NC &#8211; 1956? Chevy\/Alexander tanker &#8211; Courtesy Ruth Jones<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1960-gmc-tanker-cor.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1960-gmc-tanker-cor.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRaleigh, NC &#8211; 1960 GMC\/Alexander tanker &#8211; Raleigh Public Affairs photo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1962-chevy-tanker-kfd.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1962-chevy-tanker-kfd.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRaleigh, NC &#8211; 1962 Chevy\/Alexander tanker &#8211; Kenansville FD photo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1971-chevy-tanker-ju.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1971-chevy-tanker-ju.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPittsboro, NC &#8211; 1971 Chevy\/Alexander tanker &#8211; Jon Umbdenstock photo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1975-gmc-service-lw.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/alexander\/1975-gmc-service-lw.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCary, NC &#8211; 1975 GMC\/Alexander service truck &#8211; Lee Wilson photo<\/p>\n<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"on\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Falexander-fire-trucks%2F\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5299\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Fire Trucks Built by Alexander Welding of Raleigh\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Falexander-fire-trucks%2F&text=Fire+Trucks+Built+by+Alexander+Welding+of+Raleigh\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5299\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Fire Trucks Built by Alexander Welding of Raleigh\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Falexander-fire-trucks%2F&description=Fire+Trucks+Built+by+Alexander+Welding+of+Raleigh\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url={url}&description={title}\" data-nid=\"7\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5299\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Fire Trucks Built by Alexander Welding of Raleigh\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-pinterest\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Welding and Manufacturing Company of Raleigh (1931-1980) built commercial truck bodies and notably tank trucks, including tractor-drawn tank trailers. 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