CHARLOTTE, Mich., June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Motors,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), leading designer and manufacturer of specialty
vehicles and chassis, honored its commitment to the community and
FedEx partnership through its 3rd annual sponsorship of
the FedEx St. Jude Classic, this week, at the TPC Southwind private
golf club in Tennessee.
Representatives from Spartan's Fleet Vehicles and Services team
joined FedEx during the event. Mark
Surber, Fleet Vehicles and Services, Senior Director of
Sales and Marketing, along with members from the Memphis Fire Department, a Spartan Motors'
customer, celebrated the sponsorship with a tour of the Children's
hospital where they gave patients Spartan Dalmatian stuffed
animals, along with additional gifts, while touring the hospital
and meeting the patients and staff.
"Supporting the community and our customers is something we're
committed to at Spartan Motors," said Chad
Heminover, Fleet Vehicles and Services President. "Over the
last three years, we've partnered with FedEx to donate to St. Jude
Children's Hospital. We thank our longstanding customer, FedEx, for
hosting this outstanding event, and the wonderful patients of St.
Jude Children's Hospital for allowing us to visit. We're honored to
continue to support the fundamental research and treatments that
take place because of St. Jude's efforts.
Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services, a business unit of Spartan
Motors, which goes to market under the Utilimaster® and Spartan
Upfit Services brands, displayed two of its FedEx Reach Vehicles on
the course in support of its FedEx partnership. The Reach Walk-in
Vans provide both economic and environmental benefits. The vehicles
are a smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicle that can reduce carbon
dioxide emissions by more than 11 tons (22,000 pounds) per vehicle,
per year. The improved fuel efficiency and reduced carbon footprint
are the result of an aerodynamic, light-weight composite body
designed by Utilimaster. Spartan Motors and FedEx have been
partners for more than 30 years.
This sponsorship is one of many charitable donations Spartan
Motors makes to its community. Over the past year, Spartan Motors
has given more than $300K to
nonprofit organizations across the nation.
Photos of the hospital tour and event can be found here:
https://bit.ly/2kTDR7t
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 2,300
associates, and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $707 million in 2017. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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