Spartan Motors, Inc. announced that James A. Sharman has been elected by its Board to serve as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Sharman will succeed Hugh Sloan, who is retiring from this role which he has served in since 2010. Sharman currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Coyote Logistics, LLC.
The Shyft Group, Inc. is engaged in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for the commercial vehicle, including last-mile delivery, specialty service and vocation-specific upfit segments and recreational vehicle industries. The Companyâs segments include Fleet Vehicles and Services (FVS) and Specialty Vehicles (SV). The FVS segment manufactures commercial vehicles used in the e-commerce/last mile/parcel delivery, beverage and grocery delivery, laundry and linen, mobile retail, and trade and construction industries. The Specialty Vehicles segment includes a portfolio of business that provides service bodies, RV chassis, vocational upfit and contract manufacturing products and services. Its products include walk-in vans, truck bodies, and cargo van and pick-up truck upfits used in e-commerce/parcel delivery, upfit equipment used in the mobile retail and utility trades, and luxury Class A diesel motorhome custom chassis and contract manufacturing and assembly services.