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title: Commercial Wet Side Tanker | Pierce Mfg
description: The commercial wet side platform offers multiple chassis options to meet your product models and horsepower needs.
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# Commercial Wet Side Tanker

![Front and driver’s side of a Pierce Commercial Wet Side Tanker Fire Truck parked outside near trees and three flags on a sunny day. ](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Tankers/Banners/Commercial-Wet-Side-Banner.jpg)

## Feature-packed for maximum flexibility.

**[TANKERS BROCHURE](https://www.piercemfg.com/pierce/literature/tanker-brochure?hsLang=en-us)**

## Overview

The commercial wet side platform combines all the standard features of the BX platform with the flexibility to provide additional choices. Providing both the single axle 2,100 gallon and tandem axle 3,000-gallon poly water tank, an aluminum body with integral hard suction hose storage compartment and rollup door compartments with LED lighting. The wet side tanker is available with the Freightliner, International and Kenworth chassis, a variety of water pump offerings from 500 or 1,500 gpm in PTO and midship and lighting options to meet the needs of most fire departments.

- Multiple chassis options to meet your product models and horsepower needs.
- Body compartments and water tank designed with tanker purpose.
- Options available for dump valve and portable tank storage.

 

![Front and driver’s side of a Pierce BX™ Tanker Fire Truck with a side Tandem Axle. ](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tankers/Pierce-FXT-Tanker-Drivers-Side-Tandem-Axle.png?width=600&name=Pierce-FXT-Tanker-Drivers-Side-Tandem-Axle.png)

![Front and officer’s side of a Pierce BX™ Tanker Fire Truck with a side Single Axle. ](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tankers/Pierce-FXT-Tanker-Drivers-Side-Single-Axle.png?width=600&name=Pierce-FXT-Tanker-Drivers-Side-Single-Axle.png)

![Officer’s side of a Pierce Tanker Fire Truck with a side Tandem Axle. ](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tankers/Pierce-FXT-Tanker-Body-Passengers-Side.png?width=600&name=Pierce-FXT-Tanker-Body-Passengers-Side.png)

## Specifications

### Design

| Body Compartments | Lower & upper compartments | Body Material | Aluminum |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Body Warranty | 10-yr structural | Body Width | 98" |
| Commercial Chassis | Freightliner, International & Kenworth Chassis |  |  |

### Performance

| Lower Compartment Load Capacity | 500 lb | Pump GPM | 750-1,500 gpm w/PTO - pump in motion, 1000-1500 gpm Midship |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tank | Single axle: 2,100 gallons; Tandem axle: 3,000 gallons / lifetime warranty | Tank Dumps | 10" Newton air actuated side and rear dumps; 10" Newton 90-degree swivel chute (rear only) |

### Proprietary Options

| Foam Systems | [Husky™ 3](https://www.piercemfg.com/Innovations/Foam-Systems/Husky-3?hsLang=en-us) |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

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