Following the frontal impact test, the testing returned to roof strength integrity for a second and third time on the same cab. This cab had twice previously been impacted: first by the initial roof strength testing then by the frontal impact test. The Ferrara Inferno™ and Igniter™ cab was loaded for the second test to 54,300 pounds. and then a third time to 33 metric tons (65,979 lbs which is 300% of the vertical load criteria). To our knowledge this test is 17% more than any other fire apparatus manufacturer has ever attempted to place on the roof of their cab.

Our cab roof successfully supported 33 metric tons, more than three times the required amount as dictated by ECE-R29 Standard. There was no failure of the cab structure or mountings, no passenger compartment intrusion or degradation of occupant survival space, or any other structural failure and the doors still opened.

To complete the testing, Ferrara successfully placed all 65,979 pounds on the apparatus body (which is not required in the ECE-R29 Standard). Placing the weight on the body further demonstrates that our entire apparatus can withstand such a load and is something that no other fire apparatus manufacturer has ever attempted. So why did we stop there? We simply ran out of weight.