Spartan Motors Presents at KeyBanc's Emergency Rescue Conference

CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 15 -- Management of Spartan Motors, Inc. presented today at the second annual Key Banc Emergency Rescue Conference in Indianapolis.

The Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom motorhome chassis, fire truck chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles said the annual institutional equity conference was held in conjunction with the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC), the largest gathering of fire chiefs in the nation. Spartan, Crimson Fire, Crimson Fire Aerials and Road Rescue, Spartan's subsidiary companies, are all displaying vehicles and products at this year's FDIC.

Other presenters included management of Federal Signal Corp., IDEX Corp., Mine Safety Appliances Company and Oshkosh Truck Corp. John Sztykiel, Chief Executive Officer of Spartan, and Jim Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, presented on behalf of Spartan Motors.

About Spartan Motors

Spartan Motors, Inc. (http://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(TM), Crimson Fire(TM), Crimson Fire Aerials(TM), and Road Rescue(TM) -- are known in their market niches for quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. The Company employs approximately 900 at facilities in Michigan, Alabama, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Spartan Motors is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol SPAR.

The statements contained in this news release include certain predictions and projections that may be considered "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases indicating that the Company or management "expects," "believes" or is "confident" that a particular result "may" or "should" occur, that a particular item "bodes well," that the Company "looks forward" to a particular result, or similar statements. These statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services and prices. Accounting estimates are inherently forward-looking. Additional information about these and other factors that may adversely affect these forward-looking statements are contained in the Company's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect developments or information obtained after the date of this news release.