FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has recognized three member companies and re-qualified 17 companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards. This brings the total number of companies who have achieved MVP status to 408 to date.

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 in July, 2009, 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."

Newest MVPs for the fourth quarter of 2009 are:

• Crenshaw Corp., Richmond, VA

• Levan Machine Co Inc., Fleetwood, PA

• Rockport Commercial Vehicles, Elkhart, IN

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

• Ace Truck Body, Grove City, OH

• American Equipment & Trailer Inc., Amarillo, TX

• Carmanah Technologies Corp., Victoria, BC

• Carson Manufacturing Co Inc., Indianapolis, IN

• Goodall Mfg LLC, Eden Prairie, MN

• J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Div., Somerset Welding & Steel Inc., 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, CO

• Palfinger North America, Niagara Falls, ON

• Rugby Mfg Co., Rugby, ND

• Switch-N-Go/Amerideck Div of Deist Industries Inc., Hadley, PA

• Truck Engineering Ltd., LLC, Fort Wayne, IN

• Truck Equipment Inc., Des Moines, IA

• VMAC, Nanaimo, BC

• Wilbar Truck Equipment, Portsmouth, VA

Updated criteria for the Member Verification Program can be found at http://www.ntea.com/content.aspx?id=11458.