CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Emergency
Response ("Spartan" or "Spartan ER"), a business unit of Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"), announced
today that it has added Georgia-based Peach State Emergency Vehicles,
a division of Peach State Truck Centers and sister company of
Alabama Emergency Vehicles, to its
expanding footprint of Spartan Authorized dealerships.
Peach State Emergency Vehicles is authorized to sell and service
the full portfolio of Spartan Emergency Response fire apparatus,
including Aerials, Pumpers, Rescues, Tankers, and Wildland
units.
"Signing Peach State Emergency Vehicles enables us to expand our
reach and re-establish Spartan's presence in fire houses in the
Southeast," said Todd Fierro,
President of Spartan Emergency Response. "We look forward to
working alongside this established and highly successful dealership
group. Like us, they are committed to customer satisfaction
and first responder safety."
As the heavy-duty truck dealer of choice serving the
southeastern U.S. for more than 40 years, Peach State now provides
customers with new Spartan fire apparatus vehicles, as well as
Spartan Authorized Parts, and factory authorized repair services
from three locations throughout central Georgia and Alabama.
"Spartan manufactures the kind of safe, durable, highly
engineered solutions our fire departments are asking for," said
Jeff Cook, Director of New Truck
Sales at Peach State Emergency Vehicles. "The aerial lineup alone
includes Spartan-owned Ladder Tower and Smeal apparatus, and UST
tankers, in addition to Spartan's renowned pumpers. This represents
a major expansion of available emergency vehicle offerings, and we
look forward to providing our customers with the industry's best in
both product and aftermarket support."
With a legacy of chassis expertise, Spartan Emergency Response
builds vehicles from the ground up on the industry's safest custom
cab and chassis foundation, built to handle customer-specific
equipment and route needs. Spartan works with individual fire
departments to strategically translate the specs of each truck into
a design that represents the best possible mix of safety, speed,
agility, ergonomics, and serviceability.
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:
Media:
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
Jonathan Wyman
Manager, New Truck Sales
Peach State Freightliner
jwyman@peachstatetrucks.com
770-449-5300
770-570-2312
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