NTEA, the Work Truck Association's, Member Verification Program (MVP) welcomed a new crop of members and renewals on Friday.
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The MVP initiative recognizes companies in the work truck industry with outstanding business practices and successful implementation of quality standards. Candidates must provide documentation that they meet or exceed criteria, but once qualified, receive MVP status for a three-year term. Renewal involves again documenting compliance, ensuring an ongoing commitment to professionalism, industry knowledge and high performance.
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Fleet managers, truck dealers and OEMs know equipment manufacturers and distributors with MVP status have implemented specific standards and comply with federal programs.
The newest MVP members are:
- Several locations of Forest River Bus LLC, including Champion, ElDorado National, Elkhart Coach, Starcraft and StarTrans, all in Goshen, Indiana.
- Scelzi Enterprises Inc., Tacoma, Washington.
- WA Jones Truck Bodies & Equipment, Columbia City, Indiana.
Renewals include:
- Advanced Truck Body & Equipment, Central Point, Oregon.
- Badger Truck Equipment, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Braun Industries, Van Wert, Ohio.
- Crysteel Manufacturing Inc., Lake Crystal, Minnesota.
- Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment LLC, Schenectady, New York.
- Fisher Engineering, Rockland, Maine.
- Forest River Bus LLC Forest River Van, Goshen, Indiana.
- Forest River Bus LLC Glaval, Goshen, Indiana.
- Forest River Bus LLC Mobility Trans, Livonia, Michigan.
- Ice Glen Holdings Inc., dba Fleet Electrical Service, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- JC Madigan Inc., Lancaster, Massachusetts.
- The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, Quincy, Illinois.
- Marathon Industries Inc., Santa Clarita, California.
- Messer Truck Equipment, Westbrook, Maine.
- Midway Specialty Vehicles, Elkhart, Indiana.
- Northland Equipment Co. Inc., Janesville, Wisconsin.
- Pick Up Pals Inc., Lubbock, Texas.
- Stellar Industries Inc., Garner, Iowa.
- Western Products, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
NTEA distributor and manufacturer members can apply for MVP at any time, for free. NTEA represents more than 2,100 companies that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial vehicles, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories.
