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Spartan Motors to Attend the Barrington Research Industrial Conference on May 21; Showcasing FRAC Emergency-Rescue Vehicle at Event

Posted on: Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 09:50 CDT

CHARLOTTE, Mich., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Sztykiel, president and CEO of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), will attend the Barrington Research Industrial Conference on Thursday, May 21 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. At the event, Sztykiel will be presenting the Spartan story to institutional investors in a series of one-on-one meetings.

Spartan will also be displaying a Crimson Fire First Response All Call(TM) (FRAC) vehicle outside the hotel on Wabash St. from 9:00 a.m. CT to 5:30 p.m. CT. Investors, financial analysts, reporters and members of the public are encouraged to visit the vehicle for a complete tour of the FRAC's features and benefits.

The FRAC is a new concept vehicle that incorporates a broad spectrum of firefighting, emergency-rescue and command capabilities into a single, affordable vehicle. Fire departments can select any two of the four currently available modules to create a highly maneuverable vehicle designed to meet the duty requirements of their local communities. The current module options include fire suppression, rescue, transport and command. For more information on the FRAC, please visit: http://www.crimson-fire.com/

About Spartan Motors

Spartan Motors, Inc. (www.spartanmotors.com) designs, engineers and manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire truck, ambulance, emergency-rescue and custom vehicle markets. The company's brand names - Spartan(TM), Crimson Fire(TM), Crimson Fire Aerials(TM), and Road Rescue(TM) - are known for quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. The company employs approximately 1,200 at facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and South Dakota. Spartan reported sales of $844.4 million in 2008 and is focused on becoming the premier manufacturer of custom vehicles and chassis in North America.

SOURCE Spartan Motors, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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