CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Fleet
Vehicles and Services ("Spartan"), a business unit of Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), announced today a partnership with
Ranger Design, a commercial van outfit manufacturer for mobile
professionals, at the National Association of Fleet Administrators
(NAFA) Institute and Expo at the Tampa
Bay Convention Center in Florida April 25-28. Details of the partnership will be
at Spartan's booth #147.
The complementary partnership combines the custom engineering
and deep industry expertise of Spartan Upfit Solutions with
Ranger's real-world-tested standardized products, including van
racks, shelves and storage equipment. Ranger and Spartan Motors
will together offer an unsurpassed portfolio of work-truck
solutions with original equipment manufacturer Ship-Thru
availability. The partnership will also expand customer warranty
support to over 300 locations in North
America for Ranger components installed on Spartan Upfit
Service trucks and vans.
"We are thrilled to add Ranger products and dealerships to our
extensive network of Spartan Upfit Services partners. We are
confident it will exceed our fleet customers' expectations through
more options and an expanded portfolio of work-truck solutions,"
said John Forbes, president of
Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services. "The NAFA Institute and Expo
is the largest fleet management event of the year, which is the
ideal place to announce the partnership, as well as explore the
latest happenings and innovations in the industry and build
relationships with future partners."
Spartan Upfit Services is a cost-effective, modernized fleet
upfit assembly operation dedicated to the customization of cargo
vans and other midsize fleet vehicles serving the utility, telecom,
health care, construction, food and beverage and parcel-delivery
markets. Spartan offers a combination of kits and base packages
with corresponding customized services, with common vocational
packages available for quick delivery. With Ship-Thru locations in
Kansas City, Missouri and
Saltillo, Mexico, these operations
allow vehicles to be upfit with minimal freight costs.
The NAFA Institute and Expo is the premiere event for networking
with fleet professionals from all over the world, experiencing the
latest services and products and receiving the most up-to-date
training and education in the industry. For more information, visit
www.nafainstitute.org/about.
About Ranger Design
Ranger Design is known as an
innovative designer and manufacturer of specialized van shelving,
van racking, ladder racks, partitions, and storage systems for
commercial vehicles. With a network of over three hundred
distributors across North America,
Ranger Design is dedicated to providing products that offer the
highest degree of quality, an industry leading warranty, and
world-class customer service.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a leading
designer, engineer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of
specialty vehicles, specialty chassis, vehicle bodies and parts for
the fleet and delivery, recreational vehicle (RV), emergency
response, defense forces and contract assembly (light/medium duty
truck) markets. The Company's brand names — Spartan Motors, Spartan
Specialty Vehicles, Spartan Emergency Response, Spartan Parts and
Accessories; Smeal® and its family of brands, including Ladder
Tower™ and UST®; and Utilimaster®, a Spartan Motors Company — are
known for quality, durability, performance, customer service and
first-to-market innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,200
associates and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $591 million in 2016. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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SOURCE Spartan Motors, Inc.