CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jim Knapp, chief financial officer of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), and Dave Reid, Spartan's vice president of public affairs and brand and strategic management, will attend Next Generation Equity Research's Second Annual Industrials Conference on March 5 at the Westin O'Hare 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 attended Next Generation's first Industrials Conference in March 2007.

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 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 1,100 at facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Spartan reported sales of $681.9 million in 2007 and is focused on becoming the premier manufacturer of specialty vehicles and chassis in North America.

SOURCE Spartan Motors, Inc.
03/04/2008
CONTACT: Dave Reid of Spartan Motors, Inc., +1-517-543-6400
or Ryan McGrath of Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc., +1-616-233-0500
rmcgrath@lambert-edwards.com
Web site: http://www.spartanmotors.com
http://www.nextgenres.com
(SPAR)