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The ladder truck would replace the town’s current fire engine, which is 26 years old.—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 An aerial view of the area from the KDKA Drone Team showed multiple ladder trucks spraying water on the home, which spread to the adjacent building next door.—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 The response included two battalion chiefs, two ladder trucks and four fire engines, authorities said.—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026 Those units included several fire engines and ladder trucks, but an exact count was not immediately available.—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ladder truck