If you’ve seen the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in action, then you’ll know that they rely on big, heavy-duty trucks to haul the water they use to put out fires and save lives. That’s why the said agency recently acquired a fleet of Hino trucks, of which 15 units were already handed over.
Hino executives and officers of the BFP at the hand-over ceremony for the new firetrucks
Of note, the first 15 units that we mentioned above were already presented during a ceremony that was held at the Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) headquarters at Calamba, Laguna on June 3, 2022.
Present during the ceremony was HMP Chairman Vicente Mills Jr., as well as HMP President Mitsuharu Tabata.
In total, the BFP has ordered 61 Hino fire trucks. All of these are set to be distributed to a number of local government units around the country, and these were bought through the BFP Modernization act.
Of note, the specific Hino model that BFP ordered uses the FG8J chassis. It is then paired with a body built by a Korean company by the name of Hanseo, which specializes in firefighting trucks and agricultural machines.
Under the hood of these fresh new fire trucks is a 7.6-liter Hino J08E diesel mill that’s capable of producing up to 240 horsepower and 716 Nm of torque. The said engine is also Euro 4 compliant. And suffice to say, that’s one beefy engine.
The Hino FG8J
For those unaware, Hino motors is a subsidiary of the Toyota Motor Corporation. It now manufactures buses, trucks, diesel engines, and heavy machinery, but it was once connected to a gas company way back in 1910.
It wasn’t until the 1940s that it got its “Hino” name, and started to make trucks and military vehicles for the Imperial Japanese Army.
The brand then entered the Philippine market way back in 1975. It then changed its name to Hino Motors Philippines Corporation in 2015.
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