Which ambulance design uses a truck chassis with a modular ambulance body?

• A. Type 3 Ambulance
• B. Type 1 Ambulance
• C. Hybrid Ambulance
• D. Type 2 Ambulance

Answer: (B)

Type I ambulances use a full-size truck chassis with a modular patient-care body. The key idea is that the ambulance body is a separate module that can be mounted onto or swapped from the truck chassis, giving a rugged, spacious platform for equipment and space for patient care. This modular, chassis-and-body setup distinguishes it from van-based designs, where the patient compartment is integrated into the van body (Type II) or built on a cutaway van chassis (Type III). The Hybrid option isn’t a standard chassis-body classification. So the design described—truck chassis with a modular ambulance body—is the Type I configuration.