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CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jim Knapp, chief
financial officer of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), will attend Next
Generation Equity Research’s Third Annual Industrials Conference on March 3 at
the Hyatt Regency hotel, 151 E. Wacker Drive, in Chicago.

Next Generation’s Industrials Conference provides institutional investors
with access to management through a series of one-on-one and small group
meetings. More information on the conference is located at
http://www.nextgenres.com. Spartan previously attended the Next Generation
Industrials Conferences in 2007 and 2008.

About Spartan Motors

Spartan Motors, Inc. (theshyftgroup.com) designs, engineers and
manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire
truck, ambulance, emergency-rescue and specialty 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 specialty vehicles and chassis
in North America.

SOURCE Spartan Motors, Inc.


03/02/2009

CONTACT: Jim Knapp, CFO, Spartan Motors
Inc.
+1-517-543-6400
Ryan
McGrath, Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc., +1-616-233-0500

[email protected]

Web site: https://theshyftgroup.com

http://www.nextgenres.com

(SPAR)