Safe Fleet expands upfitting capabilities through acquisition

03.20.Safe Fleet-minSafe Fleet announced this week during the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis that it has expanded its upfitting capabilities with the acquisition of American Midwest Fleet Solutions (AMFS).

Safe Fleet says AMFS provides in-field installation and service of numerous vehicle bodies, including safety, security, navigation, tracking and communications, as well as ladder racks and other specialty, custom truck equipment and electronics, for commercial vehicle fleets. The company has a relationship with more than 30 strategic installation partners and 1,500 total installation providers, which Safe Fleet says will be leveraged to complement Safe Fleet’s current commercial equipment portfolio.

“AMFS has built strong working relationships with nearly every upfitter, ship-thru facility, and leasing company in America,” says Safe Fleet President Mike Schulte. “Their full-service sales and installation expertise adds to Safe Fleet’s strong base and growing capacity for in-field fleet safety equipment service and installation.”

Safe Fleet adds AMFS’s patented FlexGuard mesh partitions for light-duty fleet vehicles provide Safe Fleet the capability of offering interior storage solutions for a customer’s entire vehicle fleet when paired with Safe Fleet’s American Van branded line of commercial van and truck cargo containment products. AMFS video camera and fleet tracking service and installation expertise also increase Safe Fleet’s ability to provide end-to-end safety and security upfitting, remote diagnostics, and preventative maintenance and monitoring services for the commercial vehicle market, the company says..

Finally, Safe Fleet says the acquisition will build on existing synergies already established between AMFS and Safe Fleet’s Rear View Safety (RVS) brand for fleet video, tracking, and vehicle safety sensor upfits and service on commercial vehicles.

“We are extremely excited to join the Safe Fleet family,” says Teresa Miller, co-founder, AMFS. “Safe Fleet and AMFS share a mutual commitment to ensure Commercial Fleet operators are safe and productive. We are proud to be part of Safe Fleet’s journey to establishing a national footprint of product install and aftermarket service locations to better service all of our customers.”

Safe Fleet says Miller and co-founder Dave Miller will remain with AMFS and join Safe Fleet’s Commercial Vehicle group.

“The addition of American Midwest Fleet Solutions is yet another important step in Safe Fleet becoming the leading Smart Safety Solutions company for fleet vehicles,” says Schulte. “AMFS greatly expands our ability to provide safety solution installation and service to any fleet customer regardless of their location across the U.S. and Canada.”

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