CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Emergency Response ("Spartan"), a business unit of Spartan Motors,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), has awarded Jimmy
Faulkner, Service Manager for Dallas Fire-Rescue, with its William F.
Foster Outstanding Service Award. The award, presented at this
year's annual Fire Truck Training Conference, hosted Oct. 2-6, at the Lansing Convention Center in Lansing, Mich., recognizes individuals who
have dedicated their lives to advancing the safety and maintenance
of emergency response vehicles.
"Faulkner's lifetime commitment to the fire rescue industry
makes him an impeccable first recipient of the William F. Foster
Outstanding Service Award, and his career sets the tone for future
recipients," said Mike Virnig,
Director of Sales for Spartan Emergency Response. "He has served
many roles from first responder to maintenance technician to
educator. He's made a dedicated effort to pass his skills on to the
next great generation of fire technicians."
Previous to leading fire apparatus maintenance efforts for
Dallas Fire-Rescue, Faulkner led
technician education curriculum for the California Fire Mechanics Academy, Spartan's
Fire Truck Training Conference, and Texas
A&M University. Prior to that, he owned and operated his
own fire apparatus maintenance company and worked for fire
equipment manufacturers Crash Rescue Equipment Service, Inc., and
American LaFrance. Faulkner began his career in fire rescue serving
as a firefighter and paramedic.
In addition, William Foster,
founder of Spartan Motors, has been recognized with a Lifetime
Achievement Award at this year's conference.
"While we honor Faulkner, we're also celebrating the man who
inspired the award," said John
Slawson, President of Spartan Emergency Response. "Everyone
in our industry recognizes the incredible impact he's had and the
advancements that have come at his hands. To say his legacy is
well-deserved is an understatement, if ever there was one."
As a lifetime contributor and advocate in the industry, Foster
recognized a need for technician training and so began the first
Fire Truck Training Conference in 1994. Now in its 22nd
year, the conference is regarded as the leading mechanical and
maintenance training forum for fire vocational vehicles and their
components. It includes educational sessions presented by industry
experts, hands-on fire truck-specific diagnostics, service and
maintenance training, and Emergency Vehicle Technician
Certification opportunities. Since its inception, the conference
has grown from four educational subjects to more than 35 different
classes covering regulations, requirements, and industry
trends.
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: Class 3, 4 and 5) markets. The Company's brand names -
Spartan Motors, Spartan Specialty Vehicles, Spartan Emergency
Response, Spartan Parts and Accessories, and Utilimaster®, a
Spartan Motors Company - are known for quality, durability,
performance, customer service and first-to-market innovation. The
Company employs approximately 1,800 associates at facilities in
Michigan, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota and Indiana. Spartan
reported sales of $550 million in
2015. Visit Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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