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Expandable Box Command Vehicle

A command vehicle whose body opens hydraulically on site to triple its floor area. Built on a 6x4 heavy chassis, it arrives as a truck and becomes a meeting room for dozens of people — the difference between a vehicle that carries a command team and one that gives them somewhere to work.

Key facts

Base chassis6x4 heavy-truck chassis with stabilising jacks
BodyHydraulically expanding side section, sealed when deployed
Floor areaExpanded area sized for a conference of dozens of personnel
FacilitiesConference seating, displays, communications rack, climate control
DeploymentSelf-levelling jacks and hydraulic expansion from the vehicle's own power
DeliveryComplete vehicle with operator training on deployment

A command vehicle that cannot expand is a corridor with radios in it. Once more than four people need to look at the same map, the vehicle layout becomes the constraint on the response. A hydraulic expansion changes the arithmetic: the body arrives road-legal and opens into a room large enough for a multi-agency briefing.

The engineering difficulty is not the expansion itself but the seal. A slide-out section that leaks at the joint is worse than no slide-out at all — it lets water in, loses heat, and eventually jams. Our sections use a double seal with a mechanical lock, and the floor is designed so that the joint is flush when deployed rather than leaving a step for people to trip over.

Deployment is designed to be done by two people in minutes: jacks level the vehicle, the sections run out on their own hydraulic circuit, and the interior furniture is either fixed or folds from the wall. Nothing requires a separate generator or a crane.

Configurations

Each configuration is a starting point — equipment, layout and finish are set per order.

01Conference command

Single-side expansion with conference seating for a multi-agency briefing.

02Dual expansion

Both sides expand, creating the largest floor area for extended operations.

03Operations centre

Fixed operator positions, video wall and radio bank rather than conference seating.

04Briefing and welfare

Combined briefing space with a small rest area for extended deployments.

Where it is used

The same platform carries different fit-outs depending on who operates it.

Multi-agency incident command

Bringing police, fire, medical and civil defence into one room at the scene.

Major event control

A temporary control room for events that have no permanent facility.

Disaster response

A command post that can be established where buildings are unusable.

Other models in this line

Every unit is re-engineered to your specification.

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Questions buyers ask

How long does deployment take?

Minutes, with two people, once the crew is trained. We provide deployment training with the vehicle and a written procedure.

Does the expansion compromise structural strength?

The body is designed with the deployed section locked mechanically and sealed, and the chassis is stabilised on jacks before expansion. We supply the structural calculation with the vehicle.

Can it be used while travelling?

The vehicle can be driven with the sections retracted and the interior configured for travel. The command functions require the vehicle stationary and stabilised.

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Tell us how many people must meet inside and what equipment the room must support. We will size the expansion and the power.

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