The National Truck Equipment Association has recognized three member companies and requalified 17 companies through its Member Verification Program for their commitment to safety and quality standards
. This brings the total number of companies who currently have achieved MVP status to 408.

Since 2005, NTEA's Member Verification Program has recognized 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 2009, to include more stringent requirements.

The newest MVPs for the fourth quarter of 2009 include Crenshaw Corp., Richmond, Va.; Levan Machine Co., Fleetwood, Pa.; and Rockport Commercial Vehicles, Elkhart, Ind.

Members who have successfully renewed their MVP status as of September 30 (MVPs must re-verify every three years):

* Ace Truck Body, Grove City, Ohio
* American Equipment & Trailer, Amarillo, Texas
* Carmanah Technologies Corp., Victoria, British Columbia
* Carson Manufacturing Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
* Goodall Manufacturing, Eden Prairie, Minn.
* J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Division of Somerset Welding & Steel, Somerset, Pa.
* Keehn Service Corp., Coatesville, Pa.
* Knapheide Truck Equipment Center-SL, Saint Peters, Mo.
* Kranz Automotive Body Co., St. Louis, Mo.
* Maxey Truck & Trailer Equipment, Fort Collins, Colo.
* Palfinger North America, Niagara Falls, Ontario
* Rugby Manufacturing Co., Rugby, N.D.
* Switch-N-Go/Amerideck Division of Deist Industries, Hadley, Pa.
* Truck Engineering, Fort Wayne, Ind.
* Truck Equipment, Des Moines, Iowa
* VMAC, Nanaimo, British Columbia
* Wilbar Truck Equipment, Portsmouth, Va.

"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 Jim Carney, NTEA executive director. "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."