Spartan Earns ULC Certification for Fire Truck Chassis Delivered in Canada

Anticipating Adoption of ULC Standards by Canadian Fire Departments, Chassis-Supplier Achieves Certification

CHARLOTTE, Mich., May 23 -- After successfully completing an extensive review and certification process, Spartan Chassis now meets Underwriters Laboratories Canada (ULC) compliance for all of its fire truck chassis delivered in Canada.

To meet ULC compliance, fire truck suppliers must now pass third-party testing and certification for components such as engines, brakes, vehicle weight and balance, pumps and aerial devices. Spartan Chassis can now supply fire truck chassis with ULC certification to fire departments in every Canadian province.

"We anticipate most Canadian departments will begin adopting these standards in the near future and we want to ensure we can deliver chassis with ULC certification to our customers in a seamless fashion," said Richard Schalter, president of Spartan Chassis. "Soon after we began seeking ULC certification, we successfully completed a third-party audit, which included extensive review and documentation of many of our design, purchasing, and manufacturing processes.

"Certification by Underwriters Laboratories Canada is also an endorsement to our customers that they are getting the best in performance and quality."

ULC's recently-introduced CAN/ULC-S515-04 Standard for Automobile Fire Fighting Apparatus Standards apply to all fire trucks used for structural fire fighting in Canada, including pumpers, ladder trucks, water tank trucks and aerial apparatus.

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.