Spartan Chassis now will offer Navistar's MaxxForce 13 heavy-duty diesel engine in its 2011 Gladiator brand chassis.

The 12.4-liter MaxxForce 13 engine provides 475 hp and 1,700 lb.-ft. torque. Gladiator chassis are designed with aluminum cabs up to 99 inches wide with ample room for up to 10-man crews, equipment and storage. Multiple cab lengths, seating configurations, and roof options allow fire departments to customize vehicles for specific applications, including numerous roof trench options for specific aerial needs.

The MaxxForce 13, like all MaxxForce brand engines that meet current EPA emissions regulations, uses Navistar’s MaxxForce in-cylinder emissions technology. Benefits include no additional wheelbase length to accommodate additional tanks, no secondary operating fluid to add (urea), no additional driver training, and ease of maintenance. And minimal diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration cycles are achieved through advanced electronic control module (ECM) calibrations.