Spartan Motors to Present at McDonald Investments Emergency Rescue Conference

CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 13 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. today announced it will be presenting at the McDonald Investments Emergency Rescue Conference on April 29, 2004 in Indianapolis.

The Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom motorhome chassis, fire truck chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles said this first-ever institutional equity conference for the emergency rescue industry is being held in conjunction with the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC), the largest gathering of fire chiefs in the nation.

Other presenters at the conference will include Federal Signal Corp., IDEX Corp. and Oshkosh Truck Corp. John Sztykiel, Chief Executive Officer of Spartan, and Jim Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present on behalf of Spartan Motors.

The conference will include a panel discussion on the $3 billion Emergency Rescue industry and its market opportunity, featuring fire departments from top cities and a program manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Assistance for Firefighters Grant Program. In addition, conference participants will tour the floor of the fire truck show and participating company booths at the FDIC.

Institutional fund managers and members of the media interested in attending should contact Ryan McGrath at 616-233-0500 or rmcgrath@lambert- edwards.com. Spartan Motors will place a copy of its presentation on its website located at www.spartanmotors.com .

About the Emergency Rescue Market

The $3 billion emergency rescue market has notable short and long-term prospects. Key drivers include urban sprawl, the aging population and resulting need for more emergency services, aging fire department fleets, and increased federal funding and local community support for firefighters since 9/11. According to statistics from The Department of Homeland Security, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awarded $695 million to 8,600 first responders since June 2003 and authorized new grants totaling $750 million for first responders in 2004.

About Spartan Motors

Spartan Motors, Inc. (www.spartanmotors.com ) designs, engineers and manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire truck, ambulance and emergency-rescue markets. The company's brand names - Spartan(R), Crimson Fire(R) and Road Rescue(R) - are known in their market niches for quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. Spartan Motors employs approximately 700 at facilities in Michigan, Alabama, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota and is publicly traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol SPAR.