Spartan Emergency Response (“Spartan” or “Spartan ER”), a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) (“Spartan” or the “Company”), at last week’s New York State Association of Fire Chiefs (NYSAFC) Conference and Expo, showcased the Moyers Corners Spartan Rescue Pumper, including its safety-first design, which took place June 12-15, at The Oncenter in Syracuse, New York. The Spartan rescue pumper, “Engine 32,” has been recently added to the Moyers Corners (NY) Fire Department’s emergency response fleet.

“Replacing [our previous truck], Rescue 3, with arescue engine is a radical change for us, and in some ways marks the end of an era for Moyers Corners,” said Moyers Corners Fire Chief Ed Wisnowski. “Engine 32 will allow for more efficient responses to many types of emergencies, while still providing the same level of exceptional service our community has come to expect. It also will reduce our fleet cost over the long run, which helps keep our financial commitment to the taxpayer.”

With a full line of custom and commercial pumpers, Spartan offers unique safety features and innovations to better support fire and rescue teams. Designed specifically to improve performance and extend vehicle life, Spartan’s rescue pumper offers a stainless-steel tubular body, and the Vibra Torq body-mount system which delivers a smoother, more responsive ride.

“We pride ourselves on being the most reliable rescue manufacturer in the industry. When lives are at stake, emergency responders from towns like Moyers Corners have split seconds to ensure a solution is realized,” said Todd Fierro, President of Spartan Emergency Response. “Our advanced design, engineering and manufacturing acumen ensures our units exceed the needs of the departments and the communities they serve.”

The largest fire industry rescue and EMS expo in the Northeast, the NYSAFC Annual Conference and Expo offers fire chiefs classroom education programs, training opportunities, and exhibit space for apparatus displays.

About Spartan Motors

Spartan Motors, Inc. is the North American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for the commercial and retail vehicle industries (including last-mile delivery, specialty service, and vocation-specific upfit segments), as well as for the emergency response and recreational vehicle markets. The Company is organized into three core business segments, including Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services, Spartan Emergency Response, and Spartan Specialty Vehicles. Today, its family of brands also include Spartan Authorized Parts, Spartan Factory Service Centers, Utilimaster®, Strobes-R-Us™, Smeal, Ladder Tower™, and UST®. Spartan Motors and its go-to-market brands are well known in their respective industries for quality, durability, aftermarket product support, and first-to-market innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,300 associates, and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida, Missouri, California, Nebraska, South Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico; and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported sales of $816 million in 2018. Learn more about Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.

Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, & Industrial sales team annouced the promotion of several current employees. Each individual will continue to focus on the Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, and Industrial Market brands; FRC, Elkhart Brass, FoamPro, and R•O•M. Their efforts will continue to concentrate on customer development and sales growth responsibilities for each of their assigned territories. A major benefit to our customers is the fact that each Safe Fleet team member offers a wealth of unique, yet practical, industry experience; from both a sales and end-user perspective.

Jason Witmier and Andy Plofkin have been promoted to National Account Managers. In their new roles, they will be responsible for further developing strategic and tactical sales initiatives to expand FRC, Elkhart Brass, FoamPro, and ROM presence in the USA. With diverse industry backgrounds and experience, both Jason & Andy bring a high level of expertise to service all customer levels. Jason will manage regional sales managers covering the eastern US and Andy managing those in the western US. Both will report to Ron Truhler, Divisional Vice President of Sales.

Andy Plofkin

Jason Witmier

Jerry Herbst has been promoted to National Account Manager, Elkhart Brass Municipal Products. In addition to managing the municipal product sales manager team across the US, he will focus on managing key National Accounts to drive continued municipal product sales growth. A 40-year veteran of the fire service, Jerry has served in all rank positions including fire chief. He also has a long and extensive instructing background. He is also a subject matter expert in evaluating, developing, and implementing equipment solutions for effective fire attacks. Jerry will report to Ron Truhler, Divisional Vice President of Sales.

Jerry Herbst

Peter Luhrs has been promoted to Vice President of Product Management. In his new role, he will have the responsibility for new product development, product management, and engineering functions for all Fire, EMS, & Industrial products at FRC, Elkhart Brass, FoamPro, and ROM. In his new role, Peter will be responsible for product, integration, and new technology strategies to deliver a portfolio of products to exceed the future challenges and increase safety of our customers. Peter replaces Eric Combs who has been promoted to Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Safe Fleet, and will report to Toh Meng, Senior Vice President.

Peter Luhrs

For more information on Safe Fleet visit www.safefleet.net.

Quassaick Bridge Fire District, New Windsor, NY, pumper. Marauder cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine, Waterous CSU 1,750-gpm pump.