Spartan Chassis, a unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPAR), held
its annual Sales Training Conference in Miami, Fla.,
Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 6-8. The annual Sales Training Conference
provides original equipment manufacturers (OEM) an opportunity to
share their ideas and learn about other upcoming product launches
through several training sessions. The conference is a vital
element in the training of Spartan Chassis OEMs and their dealers.
The company also utilizes the event to recognize OEM
accomplishments and celebrate the prior year's successes.
"I'd like to thank every one of you for a great year in 2012,"
said Dennis Schneider, President, Spartan Emergency Response. "In a
relatively flat emergency response industry, we have seen our
market share increase over the past year. If we continue to improve
together, 2013 will be an even better year. If you look at the
Advanced Protection System (APS), it is now the benchmark in the
industry, and it is our desire to extend that best-in-class
reputation across every dimension of the cab. Since being fully
implemented in August, the APS has been specified on over 70% of
our orders."
Director of Sales, Emergency Response Chassis, Michael Bowman
echoed Schneider's comments. "Our plan in 2012 worked, and it
worked very well. Within the industry, there is a real buzz of
excitement around Spartan Chassis products. We are seeing the
success in the market due to our products, our strategy and our
team effort. We look to build off of this momentum and carry it
forward into 2013."
The APS includes safety features not previously offered in the
cab of the chassis. Several industry firsts include: full side
curtain airbags that are seven times larger than competitors',
driver-side knee airbags to lock the lower body into place, and
outboard sensors to provide a zone of safety for occupants.
Additional industry firsts include side impact protection to deploy
airbags in the event of a rollover accident and advanced seat belts
to help control the strain on each occupant.
During various training sessions throughout the week, attendees
were updated on subjects such as forthcoming emissions regulation,
safety systems, custom chassis engineering projects and industry
trends.
In addition to Spartan Chassis' training classes offered, the
conference attendees had the opportunity to participate in an
exhibitor event with several of Spartan Chassis' suppliers. Each
supplier provided the attendees a chance to learn more about
several products used in each Spartan chassis.
Spartan Chassis reported year-over-year growth in both total
attendees and exhibitors.
The week concluded with the annual awards ceremony to honor
those who experienced exceptional sales in 2012. Spartan Chassis
recognized those who obtained silver status (5-9 units), gold
status (10-14 units) and diamond status (15+ units) last year.
The 2012 award winners are:
Top Sales Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists,
Inc.
Excellence in Customer Satisfaction Profire
Emergency Equipment, Inc.
Diamond Campbell Supply Co.,
LLC Dependable Emergency Vehicles Metro
Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc. Safetek Emergency
Vehicles Ltd.
Gold Hendrickson Fire Rescue
Equipment Redstorm Fire & Rescue
Silver Atlantic Coast Fire
Trucks C & S Specialty, Inc. FESCO
Emergency Vehicles Fire Apparatus & Supply
Team Fire Truck Headquarters New England
Fire Equipment & Apparatus New Jersey Emergency
Vehicles
About Spartan Chassis, Inc.
Spartan Chassis, Inc. is a world-class leader in the
engineering, manufacturing and marketing of chassis and aftermarket
parts for emergency response, recreational vehicle (RV), defense
and specialty vehicles. End users recognize and request the Spartan
Chassis brand, which consistently delivers superior performance,
exceptional safety ratings and innovations which distinguish us
from the competition. Visit Spartan Chassis at
www.spartanchassis.com.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc., designs, engineers and manufactures
specialty chassis, specialty vehicles, truck bodies and aftermarket
parts for the recreational vehicle, emergency response, government
services and defense, delivery and service markets. The company's
brand names - Spartan™, Spartan ERV™ and Utilimaster® - are known
for quality, performance, service and first-to-market innovation.
The company employs approximately 1,700 associates at facilities in
Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Indiana, Florida and Texas.
Spartan reported sales of $426 million in 2011 and is focused on
becoming a global leader in the design, engineering and manufacture
of specialty vehicles and chassis. Visit Spartan Motors at
www.spartanmotors.com.
This release contains several forward-looking statements that
are not historical facts, including statements concerning our
business, strategic position, financial strength, future plans,
objectives, and the performance of our products. These statements
can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "intend,"
"potential," "future," "may," "will," "should," and similar
expressions regarding future expectations. These forward-looking
statements involve various known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to
timing, extent, and likelihood. Therefore, actual performance and
results may materially differ from what may be expressed or
forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
contribute to these differences include operational and other
complications that may arise affecting the implementation of our
plans and business objectives; continued pressures caused by
economic conditions and the pace and extent of the economic
recovery; challenges that may arise in connection with the
integration of new businesses or assets we acquire or the
disposition of assets; issues unique to government contracting,
such as competitive bidding processes, qualification requirements,
and delays or changes in funding; disruptions within our dealer
network; changes in our relationships with major customers,
suppliers, or other business partners, including Isuzu; changes in
the demand or supply of products within our markets or raw
materials needed to manufacture those products; and changes in laws
and regulations affecting our business. Other factors that could
affect outcomes are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and
other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), which are available at www.sec.gov or our website. All
forward-looking statements in this release are qualified by this
paragraph. Investors should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements in this release, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise.
CONTACT: Russell T. Chick
Corporate Director of Marketing
Spartan Motors, Inc.
517.997.3852
Spartan Motors (NASDAQ:SPAR)
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