Goodyear Receives Spartan Chassis 'SPARC' Award

AKRON, Ohio, March 20 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has received Spartan Chassis Inc.'s "SPARC" Award for commercial tires installed on Spartan recreational vehicle and fire truck chassis.

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Spartan Chassis -- part of Charlotte, Mich.-based Spartan Motors Inc. -- said the award involves product quality, supply and delivery, engineering and technical support, sales and marketing, and training and warranty support.

Kris Fettig, Goodyear account executive for commercial original-equipment tire sales, said the award "is a major milestone in our relationship with Spartan Chassis. We believe this achievement will further strengthen our association."

Larry W. Finney, senior purchasing manager for Spartan Chassis, said, "Goodyear delivered quality products on-time with outstanding overall support. We respect the effort that went into Goodyear achieving success, and Spartan would like to honor that effort."

Spartan Chassis operates under Spartan Motors and is a leading developer and manufacturer of custom chassis for recreational vehicles, fire rescue and military defense vehicles. Spartan Motors has a reputation for high quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. For more information, go to http://www.spartanchassis.com/.

Goodyear commercial tire systems offer complete products and services to the trucking industry, including a full range of original equipment and replacement tires. In addition, the company's cradle-to-grave tire and service network includes retreading, tire management tools and business solutions for tomorrow's trucking fleets.

For more information on Goodyear's line of commercial tires, go to http://www.goodyear.com/truck.

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