CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Fleet
Vehicles and Services ("Spartan"), a business unit of Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), which goes to market under its
Utilimaster® and Strobes-R-Us™ brands, showcased two
highly-customized Utilimaster utility service walk-in van designs
at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition
Conference (ICUEE), North
America's largest utility and construction trade show, held
from October 1-3 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The two customer-specific, highly specialized walk-in van
designs featured at the show were built on a Freightliner MT55
chassis for Pepco, and a Freightliner MT55 chassis for DTE Energy,
respectively.
Utilimaster's purpose-built walk-in vans are designed to meet
the relentless demands of utility companies and municipalities
across North America.
"The utility service industry operates 24/7, in order to provide
and maintain essential services for communities around the
country," said Chad Heminover,
President, Spartan Motors Fleet Vehicles and Services. "Through our
Work-Driven Design™ process, Utilimaster is able to design vehicle
solutions alongside our customers to meet the rigorous demands
their crews encounter daily with specialty service vehicles that
integrate the latest available technology, some of which were shown
at ICUEE in Louisville."
Utilimaster builds and upfits fleet vehicles spanning across
GVWR classes 1-7. Through product diversity and industry-leading
technological integration, the fleet and commercial retail work
truck brand has positioned itself as a one-stop-shop for service
providers around the country. Utilimaster's dedicated utility
service sales and engineering team were onsite at the ICUEE show
demonstrating the latest advancements in utility service fleet
vehicles and educating visitors on Utilimaster products. ICUEE
featured more than 18,000 utility and construction professionals
from across North America.
For more information on Spartan and Utilimaster offerings,
visit: utilimaster.spartanmotors.com.
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: 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, Royal Truck Body, 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 2,500 associates, and operates
facilities in Michigan,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Florida,
Missouri, California, Arizona, Texas, 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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