Spartan Motors to close plant in Florida

Spartan Motors Inc., a manufacturer of specialty chassis, specialty vehicles, truck bodies, and aftermarket parts for the RV, emergency response, defense, government services, delivery, and service markets based in Charlotte, Mich., has announced plans to close its fire truck body assembly facility in Ocala, Fla., at the end of 2014.

Fire truck production will transition from Ocala to the company’s Brandon, S.C., and Charlotte, Mich., facilities during Q4 2014. Management anticipates significant cost savings by co-locating part of its fire truck assembly operations with custom chassis production.