Apparatus built by International included horse drawn steamers, hose wagons, and hook & ladders to chemical engines, water towers and combinations.

An example of their touring model exists, and because the design was based on a Crane-Simplex chassis, several early ALF fire trucks have been retroactively converted into speedsters.

The company had created Foamite, a liquid chemical designed to extinguish fires in temperatures ranging from −15 °F to 110 °F.

Freightliner continued to utilize American LaFrance's original nameplates and designations including the Eagle custom chassis.

ALF operated additional manufacturing facilities in Ephrata, Pennsylvania; Sanford, Florida; and Hamburg, New York.

In December 2005, it was announced that Freightliner had transferred the ownership of American LaFrance to the New York–based investment firm Patriarch Partners, LLC.

Under new ownership ALF relocated within the Charleston, South Carolina, area in summer 2007 to a brand-new facility,[9] including manufacturing and corporate headquarters, with nearly 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of total space.

On 28 January 2008, American LaFrance filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming problems with implementation of a new IBM enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

[12] Remaining assets of the company, which included parts and partially completed trucks, were auctioned to pay creditors.

[13] The North Charleston Fire Museum and Educational Center, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, claims to house "the largest collection of professionally restored American LaFrance fire apparatus in the country".