American LaFrance Closes

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Spartan ERV (formerly Crimson Fire) builds their own aerials in Ephrata PA.  They are in the main building of the old LTI complex up there while ALF was in the smaller buildings on the other side of the parking lot.  ALF did have all of the buildings (leased, did not own) at the Ephrata facility until the bankruptcy back in 2010, then they moved out of the big building and continue to work out of the smaller buildings.  Crimson Aerials then moved out of their original facility just outside of Lancaster PA and moved into the vacated LTI building.  The majority of the Crimson/Spartan ERV aerials guys came from LTI so it was just like a homecoming of sorts to them to move back into the LTI building.  Spartan Motors may end up buying some of the other buildings at Ephrata now that ALF is gone.  They need more room but money is tight so who knows.