CHARLOTTE, Mich., Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Emergency
Response ("Spartan" or "Spartan ER"), a business unit of
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), today announced Palm Peterbilt
Truck Centers (dba Palm Fire Rescue Group), will sell and service
Spartan fire apparatus product lines in six locations throughout
Florida. The centers specialize in
accessory installations, mobile service, paint, and collision
repair.
Serving the commercial truck industry for more than 50 years
under the same ownership, Palm Fire Rescue Group's locations in
Southern Florida offer large
inventory quantities and dedicated staff with decades of commercial
truck experience. The company both sells and services the complete
fire truck, including chassis and body, and has extended fire truck
repair experience.
"We are committed to offering our customers superior service and
support," said Todd Fierro,
President, Spartan Emergency Response. "The partnership with Palm
Fire Rescue Group will strengthen our product distribution and
service capabilities in the Florida market. We look forward to a
successful relationship."
Palm Peterbilt Truck Centers will add to its current inventory
of more than four million parts to support Spartan Emergency
Response. Palm Fire Rescue Group is offering Emergency Vehicle
Technician training for current technicians and plans to recruit
additional team members who specialize in fire truck repairs.
"As a leader in the industry for more than half a century, we
pride ourselves on our commercial trucking expertise," said
Vic Weiger, founder of Palm
Peterbilt Truck Centers. "The partnership with Spartan allows us to
better respond to the needs of our customers. We are eager and
honored to represent Spartan Motors Emergency Response throughout
Florida."
For more information on Palm Fire Rescue Group, visit
www.palmfirerescue.com.
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: 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, Royal Truck Body, 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 2,500 associates, and
operates facilities in Michigan,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Florida,
Missouri, California, Arizona, Texas, 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.
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