Emergency manager seeks heavier tow vehicle to move county deployable trailers; commissioners ask to test shared-use first

Montgomery County’s emergency manager reported he had been exploring trading two Tacomas for a 2024 Ram 2500 to improve the county’s ability to haul deployable resources such as barrier trailers, mass-casualty trailers and generators. He said the barrier trailers "the barrier trailers themselves weigh, around 11,000 pounds," and noted towing capacities for current and proposed vehicles: Tacomas at about 6,800 pounds, a Rural Fire Dodge Ram 1,500 at 10,000 pounds and the 2024 Ram 2,500 at about 17,700 pounds.