Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has recognized 13 member companies and requalified 44 companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards. This brings the total number of companies who have achieved MVP status to 383 since NTEA initiated this program in May of 2005.
The Member Verification Program recognizes distributors, manufacturers and upfitters for implementing quality business practices and for complying with specific government safety regulations. Criteria to meet the MVP standards can involve liability insurance, warranty programs, vehicle and employee certification, safety policies, and quality assurance.
Program standards were enhanced July 1, 2008, to include more stringent requirements. “We congratulate these members who have demonstrated compliance to key quality standards and for building better relationships between distributors and manufacturers, and between suppliers and their customers,” said NTEA Executive Director Jim Carney. “With the recent introduction of updated criteria, we have raised the bar of the MVP program to even higher standards which should impact the quality efforts of our members and industry to an even greater extent.”
The Newest MVPs for the third quarter of 2008 are:
Bert's Truck Equipment of Moorhead; Moorhead, Minn.
Commercial Van Interiors; Phoenix, Ariz.
Detroit Chassis; Detroit, Mich.
Excellance; Madison, Ala.
Freightliner Specialty Vehicles; Clinton, Ok.
Gulf City Body & Trailer Works; Mobile, Ala.
Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems; Hebron, Ohio
Knapheide Truck Equipment; Midland, N.C.
Knapheide Truck Equipment-Southeast; Orlando, Fla.
Meyer 'Diamond' Product; Damariscotta, Maine
Monroe Truck Equipment; Monroe, Wis.
Silent Drive; Orange City, Iowa
Ultron Lift Corp.; Buffalo, N.Y.
Members who have successfully renewed their MVP status as of Oct. 1:
A.L. Hansen Mfg Co.; Waukegan, Ill.
Ace Truck Equipment Co; Zanesville, Ohio
AG Van & Truck Equipment; Dallas, Texas
Allied Truck Equipment; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Arrowhead Equipment; Queensbury, N.Y.
Arrowhead Equipment South; Albany, N.Y.
Aspen Equipment Co.; Bloomington, Minn.
Brown Cargo Van; Lawrence, Kan.
Carter Industries; Union City, Calif.
Clark Truck Equipment Co; Albuquerque, N.M.
Crestline Coach; Saskatoon, SK
DK Hostetler; Milroy, Pa.
Gledhill Road Machinery; Galion, Ohio
Hudson River Truck Equipment; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Industrial Metal Products; Fort Wayne, Ind.
InterMotive; Colfax, Calif.
Iowa Mold Tooling Co; Garner, Iowa
Knaack Mfg Co; Crystal Lake, Ill.
Knapheide Truck Equipment Center; Kansas City, Mo.
Knapheide Truck Equipment-Mid-South; Hope Mills, N.C.
Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products; Atlanta, Ga.
Leyman Mfg Corp; Cincinnati
MAP Enterprises; Burlington, N.C.
Messer Truck Equipment; Westbrook, Maine
Meyer Products; Cleveland, Ohio
Monroe Truck Equipment; Monroe, Wis.
Omaha Standard Distribution - Council Bluffs; Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pulltarps Mfg; El Cajon, Calif.
Quigley Motor Co; Manchester, Pa.
Reading Equipment & Distribution; Bowmansville, Pa.
Red Horse Truck Body & Hoist; Menomonie, Wis.
Ridewell Suspensions; Springfield, Mo.
RKI; Houston, Texas
Royal Truck Body; Paramount, Calif.
Stellar Industries; Garner, Iowa
The Truck Works; Bend, Ore.
Transfer Flow; Chico, Calif.
Truck Parts & Equipment; Wichita, Kan.
United Truck Body Co; Duluth, Minn.
Versalift East; Bethlehem, Pa.
WALTCO Hydraulic Liftgates; Tallmadge, Ohio
Warner Bodies; Noblesville, Ind.
Western Products; Milwaukee, Wis.
Zoresco Equipment Co-Pittsburgh; Turtle Creek, Pa.
Updated criteria for the Member Verification Program can be found at http://www.ntea.com/content.aspx?id=11458.