rolled the trucks

Verb

roll the trucks (third-person singular simple present rolls the trucks, present participle rolling the trucks, simple past and past participle rolled the trucks)

1. (intransitive, slang) To alert and deploy ARFF emergency vehicles to the scene of an aircraft accident, incident, or emergency landing on or near an airport.
   • About 2211:04, the first officer contacted the ground controller to inform him that aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) was needed because of a cargo fire. The controller then confirmed that the first officer was reporting an aircraft fire and stated, about 2211:24, 'we're gonna roll the trucks...2009 June 30, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.1 History of the Flight”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Ground Fire Aboard Cargo Airplane, ABX Air Flight 1611, Boeing 767-200, N799AX, San...