How to pick the best truck dealership for aerial trucks

CUES does not publish reliability rankings. What you can compare is the coverage behind each unit: Ford's 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper and 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain coverage on the 2026 F-550, Versalift's lifetime structural warranty on the aerial device, and Elliott's lifetime structural and one-year parts and labor warranty. The VO260 and VO270 are road tested and DOT inspected before delivery.

Look for a service department that takes service requests on both the chassis and the aerial, a parts department that orders components, and training for operators. CUES runs all three, along with a rental inventory for short-term needs. You can send requests through the service and parts pages on cuesequip.com, or call 800-258-1010.

CUES is an authorized Versalift dealer and also carries Elliott Equipment, Auto Crane, Superliner, Niftylift and BrandFX bodies. On this page that means Versalift units such as the VST-55-HDI, SST-40-EIH and VO270, and Elliott units such as the L50 and L65. CUES also builds custom bucket trucks when a stock unit does not fit, described on the custom bucket truck page on cuesequip.com.

CUES has two locations: 14 Caldwell Drive, Amherst, New Hampshire (603-889-4071) and 53 Lebanon Road, North Franklin, Connecticut (800-526-3916). You can schedule a test ride on a unit before you buy. Hours and directions are on the locations page on cuesequip.com, and the main line is 800-258-1010 if you want sales to have the unit ready when you arrive.

CUES takes credit applications for financing through the financing page on cuesequip.com and offers trade-in valuation on your current trucks. Every unit on this page lists purchase or lease as an ownership option. Bringing the trade-in and financing into one deal keeps the paperwork with one dealer, which fleets replacing several trucks at once often prefer.