FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Summer Marrs
Director of
Communications & Public
Relations
248-479-8913
summer@ntea.com
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Jan. 14, 2016) —
NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry recognizes six
organizations that have distinguished themselves as Member Verification Program
(MVP) companies during the quarter ending December 2015. In addition, nine
companies have requalified for the program.
Since 2005, MVP has recognized hundreds of companies for successfully
implementing specific business standards and processes, and for taking the
necessary steps to comply with applicable government regulations. Suppliers and
upfitters with MVP status are identifiable to fleet managers and truck dealers
as having achieved a higher commitment to excellence by their effective use of
safety and quality standards.
Program criteria can involve liability insurance, warranty programs,
vehicle and employee certification, safety policies and quality assurance —
factors important to dealers, fleets and OEMs.
As of Dec. 31, 2015:
The newest MVP companies
are:
- Aspen Equipment Co. (Ankeny,
Iowa)
- Leggett & Platt CVP
(Baltimore, Maryland)
- SnowEx (Milwaukee,
Wisconsin)
- Sun Country Truck Equipment
Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona)
- Unicell Body Co. (Buffalo, New
York)
- Vanworks Inc. (Fort Collins,
Colorado)
MVP companies must re-verify every three years. Companies that have
successfully qualified to renew their MVP statuses are:
- Able Equipment Company (Casper,
Wyoming)
- Dejana Truck & Utility
Equipment of Mid-Atlantic (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Elkhart Coach Div. Forest River
Inc. (Elkhart, Indiana)
- Godwin Mfg. Co. Inc. (Dunn,
North Carolina)
- Knapheide Truck Equipment
Center–Quincy (Quincy, Illinois)
- Levan Machine & Truck
Equipment (Fleetwood, Pennsylvania)
- Link Mfg. Ltd. (Sioux Center,
Iowa)
- Robert Green Truck Div. Inc.
(Rock Hill, New York)
- Royal Truck Body – Arizona
(Phoenix, Arizona)
To learn more about MVP, including qualification criteria, visit
ntea.com/mvp.
ABOUT THE NTEA
Established in 1964, NTEA, the
Association for the Work Truck Industry, represents more than 1,700 companies
that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial trucks, truck
bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. Buyers of work trucks and the
major commercial truck chassis manufacturers also belong to the Association.
NTEA provides in-depth technical information, education, and member programs and
services, and produces The Work Truck Show®. The Association
maintains its administrative headquarters in suburban Detroit and government
relations offices in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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