Firefighters say $922,574 tiller truck nimble, needed

It may have cost nearly $1 million, but was it worth it?

To answer that question, the News-Sentinel decided to put the Lodi Fire Department's new tiller truck to the test, which involved a reporter and a photographer recently taking an extensive ride along.

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