verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message 2013 spartan gladiator with evolution fascia spartan motors inc. nasdaq spar is an american automobile design company that designs engineers and manufactures specialty chassis specialty vehicles truck bodies and aftermarket parts for the recreational vehicle rv emergency response government services defense and delivery and service markets . the company is based in charlotte michigan and employs approximately 1 800 associates at facilities in michigan pennsylvania south dakota indiana and florida . spartan reported sales of 471 million in 2012 . it was started in 1976 by charles robert mcmanamey 1 2 and a group of individuals whose employer diamond reo went bankrupt . 3 chicago fire department academy engine 2012 spartan gladiator contents 1 facilities 2 active subsidiaries 2.1 spartan chassis inc. 2.2 spartan emergency response vehicles 2.3 utilimaster corp. 3 defunct subsidiaries 3.1 carpenter industries inc. 3.2 road rescue 4 military supplier 5 see also 6 references 7 external links facilities edit spartan motors operates facilities in the following places charlotte michigan brandon south dakota ephrata pennsylvania ocala florida bristol indiana active subsidiaries edit spartan chassis inc. edit spartan chassis is involved in the engineering manufacturing and marketing of chassis and aftermarket parts for emergency response recreational vehicle rv defense and specialty vehicles . spartan chassis beginnings date back to 1975 when the diamond reo trucking company of michigan went bankrupt . a group of four young diamond reo engineers saw an opportunity to strike out on their own and continue doing what they loved to do build trucks and build them well . george sztykiel bill foster jerry geary and john knox sacrificed everything they could to establish spartan motors inc. ; taking out second mortgages on their homes for capital and pinching every penny to make their endeavor successful . citation needed spartan metro star spartan emergency response vehicles edit spartan emergency response vehicles spartan erv is a manufacturer of custom fire trucks and other rescue vehicles . spartan erv manufactures pumpers tankers rescues aerials quick attack urban interface vehicles and other emergency rescue vehicles from its facilities in florida pennsylvania and south dakota . after several years of supplying chassis for fire trucks spartan acquired fire apparatus body manufacturers luverne and quality manufacturing in the mid 1990s . luverne used its early expertise in the automotive and heavy truck industries to begin building fire apparatus in 1912 . quality got its start six decades later catering to the southern firefighting market . in 2003 luverne and quality were consolidated under the names crimson fire and crimson fire aerials . in 2012 these units were consolidated again to become spartan erv . customers of spartan erv include but are not limited to the buffalo fire department chicago fire department dallas fire department and san francisco fire department . there have also been several deliveries to fire services in canada peru chile and china . spartan gladiator pingree grove & countryside pingree grove illinois utilimaster corp. edit utilimaster corporation is a manufacturer of walk in vans and commercial truck bodies for the delivery and service marketplace . utilimaster designs develops and manufactures products to customer specifications for use in the package delivery one way truck rental bakery snack delivery utility and linen uniform rental businesses . the company serves a diverse customer base and also sells aftermarket parts and accessories . it was founded in 1973 in wakarusa indiana . previously owned by holiday rambler and then harley davidson it was later acquired by senior management along with an investment group led by kirkland messina in 1996 . in november 2009 it was purchased by spartan motors . defunct subsidiaries edit carpenter industries inc. edit carpenter industries was a manufacturer of school buses transit buses and step vans . carpenter was founded in 1919 ; spartan purchased it in 1998 but closed it down in 2001 . road rescue edit road rescue is a manufacturer of ambulances . it was sold in 2010 to allied specialty vehicles . 4 military supplier edit since 2005 spartan has provided automotive integration clarification needed final assembly and paint inspection and shipment of more than 30 variants of vehicles under the mrap & ilav programs . spartan continues to support the sustainment of these vehicles for america s leading defense contractors . in 2006 spartan began manufacturing military vehicle chassis as a supplier to two companies force protection inc fpi and general dynamics . see also edit hme a similar company references edit migenweb archives 1998 charlotte shopping guide obituaries . charlotte republican tribune march 18 1976 heavy trucks now made in charlotte 1 new truck factory grows out of diamond reo savvy http www.roadrescue.com news.php id 1 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to spartan motors vehicles . spartan motors web site spartan chassis web site spartan erv web site utilimaster web site spartan motors on google finance v t e central mid michigan including the tri cities and the thumb central cities lansing flint saginaw bay city midland counties greater lansing area clinton eaton ingham flint and tri cities area arenac bay clare genesee gladwin gratiot isabella midland saginaw shiawassee the thumb area huron lapeer tuscola sanilac st. clair geography black river cass river chippewa river flint river grand river lake huron michigan basin red cedar saginaw bay saginaw river st. clair river tittabawassee river transportation amtrak blue water bishop international airport blue water bridge capital region international airport grand trunk western railroad mbs international airport zilwaukee bridge economy auto owners insurance biggby coffee chemical financial corporation cms energy dow chemical dte energy general motors koegel meat company michigan sugar midmichigan health mclaren health care corporation nexteer automotive quality dairy company spartan motors michigan northern michigan southeast michigan upper peninsula west michigan retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spartan motors & oldid 710610633 categories motor vehicle manufacturers based in michiganfire service vehicle manufacturersemergency services equipment makerstruck manufacturersauto parts suppliers of the united stateseaton county michiganvehicle manufacturing companies established in 19751975 establishments in michiganhidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2009all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2015wikipedia articles needing clarification from march 2015commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 18 march 2016 at 00 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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