CHARLOTTE, Michigan, January 26, 2005 – Spartan Chassis, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), is honoring their top fire truck dealer partners today at the dealer training conference in Las Vegas.
Twenty-three dealer partners and dealership owners from the Western, Southeast, Central, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Midwest regions will be recognized for outstanding sales performance. The top three dealers in each region that have sold the highest number of Spartan chassis during 2004 will be honored with plaques. The dinner and award ceremony is held for all attendees on the final day of the training conference.
The following individuals awarded in the Western region are:
John Witt, Safetek Emergency Vehicles, Coquitlam, BC
Roy Cobb, Hackney Emergency Vehicles, Lincoln, CA
Jim Phipps and Jim Barton, Fire Truck Headquarters, Oakland, CA
The following individuals awarded in the Southeast region are:
Bob Milnes, Fire Fighting Innovations, Coral Gables, FL
Rick Spake, Metrolina Fire & Rescue, Lincolnton, NC
George Rieder, Southern Emergency Products, Chattanooga, TN
Jim Edwards, C.W. Williams & Co. Inc., Rocky Mount, NC
The following individuals awarded in the Central region are:
Dick Goodrum, Emergency Fire Equipment, Mayfield, KS
Steve Harris, General Safety Fire Apparatus, Wyoming, MN
Craig Russell, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX
Sharon & Bill Sells, Mile-Hi Fire Apparatus, Dahlia, CO
The following individuals awarded in the Mid-Atlantic region are:
Andy Kaza, Kaza Fire Equipment, Ebensburg, PA
Mike Zahnen, Zahnen Truck Service & Equipment, Inc., Greenville, MI
Tom Abel, Advantique, LLC, New Philadelphia, OH
Steve Spath, Fire-Safety Services, Huntsville, OH
The following individuals awarded in the Northeast region are:
Jim Feehan, New England Fire Equipment & Apparatus Corporation, North Haven, CT
Eric Saulsbury, S-Fire by Saulsbury, Homer, NY
Paul Wilde, Wilde Fire Equipment Co., Mayfield, NY
The following individuals awarded in the Midwest region are:
Bill Griffin, Jimmy Diesel, LaGrange, IL
Brad Towers, Towers Fire Apparatus, Freeburg, IL
Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL
About Spartan Chassis:
Spartan Chassis, Inc. (www.spartanchassis.com) operates under Spartan Motors, Inc. and is a leading developer and manufacturer of custom chassis for recreational vehicles and fire trucks. The company has a reputation for high quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. Spartan Motors is publicly traded in the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol SPAR.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. (www.spartanmotors.com) designs, engineers and manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire truck, ambulance and emergency-rescue markets. The Company’s brand names – SpartanTM, Crimson FireTM, Crimson Fire AerialsTM, and Road RescueTM – are known in their market niches for quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. The Company employs approximately 900 at facilities in Michigan, Alabama, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Spartan Motors is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol SPAR.
CONTACT:
Elena M. Younger, Marketing and Public Relations Associate
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc.
(517) 543-6400 x111
Reese Adams, Account Representative
Johnson-Rauhoff
(269) 428-9220
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