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March 1, 2010 - Portland Maine Comes Back To Seagrave

Clintonville, Wisconsin:Seagrave Fire Apparatus received a five-year contract from the City of Portland Fire Department, Maine, for new fire apparatus requirements. The contract is renewable for an additional five years.

Chairman & CEO A. Joseph Neiner said, "We are particularly gratified with the City of Portland Fire Department's decision to select Seagrave as their long term partner in view of the extensive amount of time and effort expended evaluating alternative apparatus manufacturers."

The estimated delivery date for the city's first new Seagraves will be early 2011. The priority order for the City's needs are to take delivery of a pumper first, which is already funded. The next apparatus would likely be an aerial and then possibly another pumper.

After a tour of the Seagrave factory and various discussions during the evaluation process, the Committee learned that everyone at Seagrave shared the same commitment to safety and long term value. Chief Fred LaMontagne reiterated that by saying, "The Seagrave line has the time tested value we (Portland) were seeking in the apparatus. That, and a clear understanding of our focus on fire fighter safety and practicality, made Seagrave our first choice."

Portland is Maine's largest city with a population of approximately 65,000. Portland is situated on a peninsula and overlooks Casco Bay. It is a major Seaport and has an International Jetport. The city is home to large industrial companies and a large area of residential multi-unit dwellings three to five stories tall in addition to single-family homes.

Portland's first motorized apparatus was a 1917 Seagrave and the city continued to buy Seagrave into the 1960's. Factors such as safety, durability, all-stainless steel construction and Seagrave's assurance to deliver on commitments attracted them back to Seagrave. Fleetmasters, Inc. is the Seagrave Dealership for the area and Sales Representative Charlie Nigzus stated, "The contract was awarded to Seagrave based on the Company's commitment to quality, innovation and long-term reliability."

Neiner concluded, "We welcome back the City of Portland and are looking forward to providing the City with the safest and best lifetime value fire apparatus available in the industry. Seagrave has a proud 125+ year heritage of dedication to unmatched safety and long term customer value. This passion for safety and long term reliability has been and will continue to be the foundation of the value proposition that Seagrave offers its customers."

September 4, 2009 - D-A Lubricant Company, Inc, and Fleetmasters, LLC - Partners in Excellence.

D-A Lubricant Company, Inc., is proudly celebrating 90 years in business. Since D-A opened its doors in Indianapolis in 1919, D-A has remained true to the founding principles of quality lubricants, technical innovation and customer care.

Fleetmasters, Inc is a family owned and operated business celebrating eighteen years in business. As a small business, the most beneficial feature of bringing apparatus to Fleetmasters is the personal service and customer care. Fleetmasters has a family of honest, hardworking employees, and was founded on the ideals that integrity and honesty should not be forgotten, and with their heartfelt service and competitive pricing, they could not go wrong.

With both companies founded and operating on the same backbone of quality, when Fleetmasters decided to offer the full line of D-A lubrication products, the fit was obvious. Two companies who offer top quality products and services: quality lubricants that can last through the stress of long haul as well as emergency runs, and the personalized service to maintain the equipment at optimal levels.

Fleetmasters will be offering the complete line of D-A lubrication products: diesel engine oils that have been tested over the road in trucks, busses and heavy equipment; engine oils for efficient and green natural gas engines, hydraulic fluids that can stand the pressure; and greases that stay put and do an excellent job of protecting joints and gears. In addition, transmission fluid, coolant, and gear oils are available to make sure the apparatus and equipment get the right lubrication for the application.

D-A Lubricant Company, Inc. is ISO 9001-2000 certified. D-A has always strived to offer the best performing product possible in the field, meeting or exceeding all the regulatory specs, and our research department has helped many of our customers develop unique products to solve a particular set of circumstances or problems they may have encountered. D-A is proud to be a partner with Fleetmasters, two companies dedicated to quality products and customer service.

December, 2008 - 2009 Delivery Schedule - The most recent information for upcoming deliveries in 2009 can be found in our delivery section under Upcoming Deliveries.

FLEETMASTERS, INC. WINS SALES AWARDS FOR 2007!

All of us at Fleetmasters would like to Congratulate Seagrave's 2007 Dealer of the Year, Hoosier Fire Equipment, Inc., as well as all of the dealers who took home an award at the 2008 Seagrave National Sales Meeting! Fleetmasters, Inc. is proud to have won two awards at this year's meeting, "The Most Aerials Sold" and the "Therese Sell Award". Pictured above(L-R): Matt McMorran, Vice President; Mary Jo Wenzel, C.F.O.; Tom Strempfer, Fleetmasters owner; Nathan Nick, C.O.O.

February, 2008 - New Orders - Congratulations to the following departments on their recent orders with Seagrave Fire Apparatus.

Waterbury Fire Department
The City of Waterbury, Connecticut
Two (2) Marauder II 100' Force Aerials

Reading Fire Department
The Town of Reading, Massachusetts
2008 Marauder II Pumper - Currently at our Wakefield, MA facitily being prepped for delivery.
Marauder II 100' Force Aerial

Lenox Fire Department
Lenox, Massachuesetts
Marauder II Pumper

Fleetmasters is Now Open In The Boston Area!!!
The Long awaited New 6,000 square-foot facility is Now Open in Wakefield, Massachusetts!!!

This facility will allow us to better serve local Seagrave customers as well as Fire Departments in Northeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Southern New Hampshire and Southern Maine on all makes and models of Fire Apparatus.

It has always been the mission of Fleetmasters and the Strempfers to provide our customers with the best products and services at competitive prices. We are committed to the customer, honesty, and superior customer service.

Our number one company objective is to provide support to the recent Seagrave Fire Apparatus sales that our headquarters in Windsor Locks, CT have made in Northeastern Massachusetts. We would also like to become the service center for all nearby towns and cities by providing superior customer service and reliable maintenance and repair of their fleet of apparatus, any make and model.

Fleetmasters, LLC is a 6,000 square-foot facility located on Water Street in Wakefield, just minutes off of Interstate-95. We offer all minor and major repair to Fire Apparatus as well as routine Maintenance. Some of the services offered include:

• Full Pump Service
• Wheel pull and Brake Inspections
• Full service repairs
• Custom grooving and threading of pump piping
• Water tank replacements
• Custom Mounting and fabrication for tools and equipment
• Large stock of Fire service parts including but not limited to Zico, Darley, Waterous, Hale, Elkhart Brass, Akron Brass, and Task Force Tips.
• Fleetmasters Inc is also an authorized dealer for FoamPro

Please contact our service manager Bill Born for more information, and to schedule service for your department!

New Orders - Congratulations to the following departments on their recent orders with Seagrave Fire Apparatus.

Waltham Fire Department
The City of Waltham, Massachusetts
Marauder II Tractor Drawn Aerial

Arlington Fire Department
The City of Arlington, Massachusetts
Marauder II Pumper

2007 New England Fire / Rescue / EMS Exposition - West Springfield, MA - Come visit us at the New England Fire / Rescue / EMS Exposition, sponsored by the New England Association of Fire Chiefs. This is the largest show of its kind in the New England Region, with over three hundred exhibitors, and Seagrave will have some apparatus on display, find us in the Young Building! The dates are June 22-24, 9:30am to 4pm each day, and admission is only $5, anyone under the age of 16 gets in for free! There will be good food and other concessions, and parking is only $5, located at the Eastern States Exposition.

Directions to the Show: Eastern Mass. Via the Mass. Turnpike: West to exit 4, south on Route 5 to Route 147, west 1 mile Albany area Via Mass. Turnpike: East to exit 4, south on Route 5 to Route 147, west 1 mile Connecticut Via I-91: North to exit 6. Follow East Columbus Avenue to the 4th traffic light. Take a left under I-91 and over the Memorial Bridge. Follow around the rotary to Route 147 West. Follow one mile on Route 147 (Memorial Avenue) to “Big E” Gate 9. Vermont, or New Hampshire, Via I-91: South to exit 13B, south on Route 5 to Route 147 (Memorial Avenue) to “Big E”.

Fleetmasters, Inc attends the Seagrave National Sales Meeting: - On March 28 and 29, 2007, members of sales teams from Seagrave Dealerships all around the country landed at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago Illinois to make their way to Pheasant Run Resort & Spa in St. Charles which would serve as the host of the Annual National Sales Meeting for Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC. Fleetmasters, Inc is very proud to have had their entire sales department in attendance at the meeting, Owner and Sales Manager Thomas J Strempfer, Sales Representatives Bill Strempfer, Gerald Post, and Eric Kolasinski, and Sales Administrative Secretary Kathryn Strempfer.

There were many exciting topics covered during the two full days of meetings that would follow arrival. March 30, and 31st were spent listening to a number of speakers cover everything from where Seagrave was last year, to where we are going in 2007, the new emissions standards, which products are changing and which will be brand new and unveiled in the coming months.

The night prior to departing back to our home states, Seagrave held a banquet and awards ceremony for all the dealers. Fleetmasters, Inc was very honored to receive two awards. The first is called “The Therese Sell Award” which symbolizes the highest dollar amount in prepayments for the year 2006. The other is the “Dealer of the Year – 2006.”

Both awards came to us all as a very pleasant surprise, and we would like to sincerely thank everyone at Seagrave, all of our employees, and of course all of our wonderful customers with whom these great honors would not have been possible.

East Providence, RI - Congratulations to the City of East Providence, Rhode Island for their recent contract with Seagrave for two Marauder II 2007 Stainless Steel Custom Pumpers.

Worcester, MA - We are pleased to announce that the City of Worcester, Massachusetts has recently awarded Seagrave with a contract for two 2007 Marauder II Stainless Steel Pumpers.

New London, CT - We are pleased to announce that the City of New London, Connecticut has recently signed a contract awarding Seagrave the bid for their 2007 Marauder II 100' 500 pound tip load Tractor Drawn Aerial. That makes this the third Tractor Fleetmasters sold in 2006, and also marks the first sale for our Sales Representative Eric Kolasinski. Congratulations to the New London Fire Department and Eric.

The State of Connecticut has awarded Seagrave the bid for a Marauder II Pumper for the Bradley International Airport Fire Department. It will have an all Stainless Steel Cab and Body, Four Person Cab, CAT 430 hp C-13, Waterous 1500 gpm Two-Stage Pump, Side Mount Pump Panel, 500 gallon Water Tank, llon Foam Tank, Flat Roof, LED Lighting, Front Suction, 10kW Onan Generator., Scene Lighting, Cord Reel, Rear View Camera and Roll-up Doors.

East Hartford, CT is in the process of ordering a Seagrave TowerMax MidMount 100 ft Aerial Platform on a Marauder II Chassis. It will have an all Stainless Steel Cab and Body, Four-Person Cab, Detroit Diesel 500 hp Series 60 Engine, LED Lighting, SmartPower 15kW Generator, Scene Lighting, Cord Reels, Hurst Power Unit, Hurst Hose Reels and Roll-up Doors

Somerville, MA has placed an order for a Seagrave Marauder II Tractor Drawn Aerial. It will have an all Stainless Steel Cab and Body, Three-Person Cab, 525 hp CAT C-13 Engine, 100 ft 250 lbs Seagrave Steel Aerial Ladder, Bed Section Waterway, 7 ft 4 in Removable Tip, LED Lighting, Westerbeke 12kW Diesel Generator, Scene Lighting, Cord Reels, Hurst Power Unit, Hurst Hose Reels, Roll-up Doors and Aluminum Wheels.

Fleetmasters, Inc. Fleetmasters has ordered a stock unit! The For Sale Unit will be a 2006 Marauder II Pumper with a Stainless Steel cab and body. Some of the specs on this city pumper include a Caterpillar C-13 430hp Engine, Allison 4000-EVS Transmission, a Waterous 1500gpm water pump with a 500 Gallon T-style water tank. Some of the special features of this truck include an 8” raised cab roof, cab side access doors, a Smart Power Systems 8kW Hydraulic Generator, and an Elkhart 125 GPM By-Pass Foam Eductor System. This truck will arrive at Fleetmasters sometime in March, and is currently for sale! If anyone is interested in seeing this unit, or interested in purchasing this unit, please contact us!

Melrose, MA Melrose Massachusetts has placed an order for two 2006 Seagraves. The first anticipated Engine will be a Marauder II Stainless Steel Pumper, with a 1500 Gallon per minute pump and a 500 gallon water tank, and the second Highly anticipated Aerial, is a Marauder II Stainless Steel Tractor Drawn Aerial Unit, with a 250 pound tip load, and a 100’ ladder.

Windsor, CT has placed an order for a Seagrave Marauder II Pumper. It will have an all Stainless Steel Cab and Body, Six-Person Cab, Detroit Diesel 430 hp Series 60 Engine, Waterous 1500 gpm Two-Stage Pump, Top Mount Pump Panel, 500 gallon Water Tank, 30 gallon Foam Tank, 8” Raised Roof, LED Lighting, Front Suction, Roll-up Doors.

Wakefield, MA Wakefield, Massachusetts has placed an order for a Marader II Stainless Steel Pumper. This 2006 Engine is anticipated to be a welcomed addition to the growing fleet of Seagraves under Chief David Parr. The Truck will include a 6-Person Full Tilt Cab, Detroit Series 60 350 hp Engine, Allison 4000-EVS Transmission. The new pumper will also include a Waterous 1250 Gallon Per minute Single stage water pump, Elkhart 125gpm bypass foam eductor, 30 Gallon Foam tank built into a 750 gallon water tank.

Enfield, CT The Town of Enfield, Connecticut will be taking delivery of a total of four 2006 engines this year. The Fire District of North Thompsonville will be the first, with a Navistar International Commercial Pumper from Seagrave Fire Company in Canada. The Fire District of Thompsonville, will be happy to take delivery of two Marauder II Stainless Steel Pumpers, and shortly after that, the Hazardville Fire District will receive their Marauder II Rescue Pumper. Congratulations to the town of Enfield!