FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Jan Thomas
Marketing Communications Manager
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (April 17, 2025) — Because standards don’t raise themselves, NTEA’s Member Verification Program (MVP) acknowledges the companies leading the industry to excellence. Fleet managers, truck dealers and OEMs know truck equipment manufacturers and distributors/upfitters with MVP status have successfully demonstrated an understanding of defined business principles and applicable government regulations.
New MVP members (since Jan. 1, 2025)
- Crysteel Truck Equipment Inc (Lake Crystal, Minnesota)
- Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment LLC (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
- Knapheide Truck Equipment Center Flint (Flint, Michigan)
- Nichols Fleet Equipment Inc (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
- The Shyft Group USA Inc, a South Dakota Corporation (Charlotte, Michigan)
Renewals
- Brake & Clutch (Salem, Massachusetts)
- DuraClass (Tishomingo, Mississippi)
- Godwin Mfg Co Inc (Dunn, North Carolina)
- Hartford Truck Equipment (South Windsor, Connecticut)
- Knapheide Truck Equipment Center Quincy (Quincy, Illinois)
- Monroe Truck Equipment (Flint, Michigan)
- OEM Systems (Okarche, Oklahoma)
- OJ Watson Co Inc (Denver, Colorado)
- Rugby Mfg Co (Rugby, North Dakota)
- Scelzi Enterprises Inc (Shafter, California)
- VMAC (Nanaimo, British Columbia)
- Williamsen-Godwin Truck Body Co LLC (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Current NTEA Distributor and Manufacturer members are encouraged to apply for MVP status at any time. There is no charge — NTEA underwrites the cost of MVP as part of an ongoing effort to enhance the core competencies of its members. Once qualified, companies receive MVP status for a three-year term. To renew, MVP members must again document compliance, ensuring their ongoing commitment to professionalism, industry knowledge and high performance.
Visit ntea.com/mvp to learn more and apply or contact NTEA’s technical services department for personalized assistance (248-489-7090 or mvp@ntea.com).
ABOUT NTEA
Established in 1964, NTEA – The Work Truck Association™, a 501(c)(6) organization, represents more than 2,100 companies that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial vehicles, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. Buyers of work trucks and the major commercial truck chassis manufacturers also belong to NTEA. The Association provides in-depth technical information, education, and member programs and services, and produces Work Truck Week®, Green Truck Summit, Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit, and Executive Leadership Summit. The Association maintains its administrative headquarters in suburban Detroit and government relations offices in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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