CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Emergency Response ("Spartan" or "Spartan ER"), a business unit of
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"),
is expanding its presence in the Midwest by securing an order for
11 new fire apparatus from repeat customer, the St. Louis Fire Department. The department has
ordered one Spartan's Smeal Series 100' Rear-Mount Platform, two
Smeal Series Pumpers, and eight Smeal Series 75' Rear-Mount
Ladders. The order is expected to begin shipping in Q2, 2020.
As a 30-year customer of Spartan Emergency Response, the
St. Louis Fire Department
exclusively operates Spartan's Smeal Series apparatus, and
currently serves 62 square miles supporting more than 100,000
emergency calls each year. The department, led by Fire Chief
Dennis Jenkerson and Deputy Chief
Michael Arras, is staffed by more
than 900 personnel across five bureaus.
"The St. Louis Fire Department
has been responding in kind to the public safety needs of our
community with their fleet of Spartan's Smeal Series apparatus for
twelve years," said Todd Fierro,
President of Spartan Emergency Response. "Through our continued
partnership, Chief Dennis Jenkerson
and his team will receive the full support, reliability, and
industry-leading safety features they have come to expect from
Spartan and its brands."
Spartan's Smeal Series 75' Rear-Mount Ladder provides
industry-leading reliability and safety in an aerial quint-truck
that has a 3 section-ladder design with exceptional compartment
storage customized to the multipurpose mission it fulfills. The
100' Rear-Mount Platform model features Spartan Advanced Protection
System® with industry-first onboard safety systems, side impact
protection, and advanced seatbelts. Additionally, the pumpers and
aerial quint trucks come equipped with Spartan's Smeal Series
"Ergonomic Hose Loader" feature, providing firefighters with a safe
and efficient way to reload heavy large diameter hose used during
fire scene operations.
"During the past 12 years, my team has selected emergency
response vehicles based on securing products that allow us to be as
efficient and simultaneously safe as possible, as we respond to the
needs of our community. Spartan and Smeal have provided us
with well-engineered apparatus solutions that allow us to do our
jobs quickly and safely," said Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson. "A quality fire truck goes
beyond the technology and mechanical aspect of the truck – they
have to be reliable every time – and Spartan's Smeal Series
apparatus always deliver."
The St. Louis Fire Department
placed the 11-unit Spartan Smeal Series order with the Leo M.
Ellebracht Company dealership. Based on the department's
long-time relationship with the dealer, St. Louis returns to Ellebracht for repeat
orders of Spartan's Smeal Series apparatus based on their
commitment to after-sale support and service.
Learn more about Spartan's latest firefighting apparatus
here.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is the North
American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for
the commercial and retail vehicle industries (including last-mile
delivery, specialty service, and vocation-specific upfit segments),
as well as for the emergency response and recreational vehicle
markets. The Company is organized into three core business
segments, including Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services, Spartan
Emergency Response, and Spartan Specialty Vehicles. Today,
its family of brands also include Spartan Authorized Parts, Spartan
Factory Service Centers, Utilimaster®, Strobes-R-Us™, Smeal, Ladder
Tower™, and UST®. Spartan Motors and its go-to-market
brands are well known in their respective industries for quality,
durability, aftermarket product support, and first-to-market
innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,300 associates, and
operates facilities in Michigan,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Florida,
Missouri, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $816 million in 2018.
Learn more about Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
CONTACTS:
Samara
Hamilton
Corporate Director of Marketing and Communications
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Samara.Hamilton@spartanmotors.com
(517) 997-3860
Matt Jackson
Managing Director, Partner
Lambert
mjackson@lambert.com
(616) 233-0500
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