CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a global
leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and
assembly, today announced that its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and
Services (FVS) business unit — which encompasses the Utilimaster
go-to-market brand — has been awarded a $214
million contract from the United States Postal Service
(USPS) for more than 2,000 cargo body fleet vehicles. The contract
represents the largest revenue contract in the history of Spartan
Motors.
"Utilimaster has been engineering and building the very best
purpose-built parcel delivery vehicles for more than 40 years,"
said Daryl Adams, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Spartan Motors. "We've worked hard to make
our products stand-out in the industry and we're committed to
manufacturing excellence."
The order from the USPS includes a combination of Cab Over
Engine (COE) and Cab Behind Engine (CBE) Utilimaster truck bodies
in a variety of 18-foot and 24-foot configurations. The USPS order
will be built and delivered over the span of two years, with an
option for additional quantities delivered over a third contract
year. Production will begin in Q2 of 2018.
"Our ability to design, custom engineer, and build commercial
trucks across classes 1-6, in addition to providing custom
vocation-specific upfits uniquely positions us to serve the growing
'last mile' delivery fleet that is in demand by today's ecommerce
retailers," concluded Tom Ninneman,
President of Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services.
For more information on Spartan's Fleet Vehicles & Services
and its Utilimaster brand, visit
www.spartanmotors.com/fleet-vehicles.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a
leading designer, engineer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad
range of specialty vehicles, specialty chassis, vehicle bodies and
parts for the fleet and delivery, recreational vehicle (RV),
emergency response, defense forces and contract assembly (light /
medium duty truck) markets. The Company's brand names — Spartan
Motors, Spartan Specialty Vehicles, Spartan Emergency Response,
Spartan Parts and Accessories; Smeal® and its family of brands,
including Ladder Tower™ and UST®; and Utilimaster®, a Spartan
Motors Company — are known for quality, durability, performance,
customer service and first-to-market innovation. The Company
employs approximately 2,200 associates and operates facilities in
Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $591 million in 2016. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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SOURCE Spartan Motors, Inc.