Spartan Chassis Adds More 'Partners in Performance'

INDIANAPOLIS, April 27 -- Spartan Chassis continues to add more manufacturers and dealers to its strategic partnership program. The number of Spartan's fire truck OEM partners increased more than 30 percent compared to last year, while the number of fire truck dealers has grown nearly 70 percent.

Spartan's "Partners in Performance" program currently includes 30 fire truck OEMs and 69 dealers, allowing the partners and Spartan to integrate sales, marketing and customer service functions to better serve fire departments across the United States and Canada. Spartan Chassis, Inc. is the Charlotte, Mich.-based subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. .

"Our strategic partnership program helps us ensure that support is integrated in fire trucks riding on a Spartan Chassis from manufacturer to dealer to firefighters and the communities they protect," said Richard Schalter, president of Spartan Chassis. "At the same time, we want to thank our OEM and dealer strategic partners for helping us deliver quality and performance to fire departments across the nation."

Spartan also reported it is displaying the latest in fire truck chassis technology and flexible product design at this year's Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, April 24 through April 29, at booth #2537.

About Spartan Chassis, Inc.:

Spartan Chassis, Inc. (http://www.spartanchassis.com/ ) is a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. and is a leading developer and manufacturer of custom chassis for recreational vehicles and fire trucks. The company has a reputation for high quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. Spartan Motors is publicly traded in the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol SPAR.