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Utilimaster
Founded1975
Headquarters,
U.S.
ProductsMulti-stop trucks
ParentThe Shyft Group
Websiteutilimaster.com

Utilimaster, a subsidiary of The Shyft Group, manufactures multi-stop trucks. It was founded in 1975 in Wakarusa, Indiana.

In 1984 Spartan motors goes public on NASDAQ under the symbol SPAR.

In 1985 Spartan enters the Class A diesel RV chassis market.

Previously owned by Holiday Rambler and then Harley-Davidson, Utilimaster was bought by senior management and an investment group led by Kirkland Messina for $65 million in 1996.

Spartan builds the MRAP and ILAV to support U.S. efforts in the Iraq war in 2005.

On November 19, 2009, Spartan Motors (now named The Shyft Group) acquired Utilimaster for $45 million in an all-cash transaction.[1] Spartan sold the Road Rescue division to Allied Specialty Vehicles in 2010.[2]

Utilimaster bought Union City Body Company, a competitor from Union City, Indiana, for an undisclosed amount on November 16, 2005. Union City Body bought the General Motors chassis and commercial truck business in 1998.[3]

Products

1992 Utilimaster (UMC) Aeromate

In the 1980s and 1990s, the company manufactured the aerodynamic Aeromate on an in-house, front-wheel drive chassis. The original model was introduced in August 1988 and used Chrysler's 2.5-liter inline-four engine known from the K-car.[4] Later models used either the turbocharged version of Chrysler's 2.5-litre four or their 3.3-litre V6 engine, with the V6 being introduced for the 1991 model year.[5] With a 5,500-pound (2,495 kg) GVWR the vehicle's payload was 2,050 lb (930 kg) with either engine fitted.[5]

In mid-1990, for the 1991 model year, Utilimaster introduced the larger Aeromaster Z2000. Also sitting on a proprietary front-wheel drive chassis, this aerodynamic walk-in van was available in GVWRs from 10,000 to 12,500 lb (4,540 to 5,670 kg) and was offered with either Ford gasoline V8 engines or Cummins' 4BT four-cylinder diesel.[6]

Isuzu Reach in FedEx livery

In 2011, Isuzu and Utilimaster announced plans for Utilimaster to assemble the Isuzu Reach in their Wakarusa, Indiana, plant. It is a commercial step van with improved aerodynamics and a more fuel-efficient engine than other walk-in vans in the class.[7] On February 14, 2012, Utilimaster announced it would move from Wakarusa, Indiana, to nearby Bristol, Indiana.

In 2012, Utilimaster and Smith co-developed an integrated walk-in van design. Using Smith's Newton chassis platform. The Newton Step Van was available in configurations of 14,000 to 26,000 lbs. GVW and 650 to 1,200 cubic feet and provided a range of approximately 100 miles on a single charge.

In 2015, Utilimaster introduced the first walk-in cargo van named Velocity. The van was developed on the Ford Transit chassis, available in gas, diesel, or CNG/LPG configurations.

In 2020, at the NTEA's Work Truck Show, Utilimaster announced the Velocity M3, a walk-in cargo van built on the Mercedes Sprinter chassis.[8]

In 2020, Utilimaster announced the Velocity F2, a sub-10,000 lbs. GVWR walk-in cargo van built on the Ford Transit chassis. The Velocity F2 combines the comfort, nimbleness, and fuel-efficiency of a cargo van, with the load capacity similar to a traditional walk-in delivery van.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Spartan Motors Announces Agreement to Acquire Utilimaster Corporation". PR Newswire. PR Newswire Association LLC. 2009-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  2. ^ "Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. Announces The Acquisition of Road Rescue". Road Rescue. 2010-09-20. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25.
  3. ^ "GM To Sell Chassis Business". AP News Archive. The Associated Press. 1998-09-04.
  4. ^ "Light Trucks Specs (supplement)". Fleet Owner. Vol. 83, no. 12. FM Business Publications. December 1988. p. LT3.
  5. ^ a b Siegel, Stewart (July 1990). "The New Models for 1991: Light Trucks". Fleet Owner. Vol. 85, no. 7. FM Business Publications. p. 62.
  6. ^ Mele, Jim (July 1990). "The New Models for 1991: Mid-Range Trucks". Fleet Owner. Vol. 85, no. 7. FM Business Publications. p. 76.
  7. ^ "Indiana Facility to Produce Isuzu Commercial Vehicles". Inside Indiana Business. 2011-03-09. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.
  8. ^ "Utilimaster Unveils New Velocity M3 Walk-in Cargo Van at the 2020 Work Truck Show". Utilimaster. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  9. ^ "Utilimaster is Road Ready with Velocity F2, Class 2 Walk-In Van". Utilimaster. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

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