Oshkosh Truck Developing Second-Generation TerraMax™ Robotic Truck For Entrance In Pentagon’s $2 Million Grand Challenge
OSHKOSH, WIS. (October 21, 2004) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK], a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced today it is developing a second-generation version of its self-navigating robotic TerraMax™ truck to compete in the Pentagon-sponsored $2 million 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. The company will showcase the TerraMax robotic truck on Oct. […]
Oshkosh Truck To Sponsor Team of Marines in Major Adventure Race
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Oshkosh Truck Corporation will sponsor a co-ed team of four U.S. Marines competing in the Subaru Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race™. The race is scheduled to begin September 19 in Anacortes, Wash. “When we first heard about this team and event, we knew we had to get involved. Not only does this […]
Oshkosh Truck To Sponsor Team of Marines in Major Adventure Race
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Oshkosh Truck Corporation will sponsor a co-ed team of four U.S. Marines competing in the Subaru Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race™. The race is scheduled to begin September 19 in Anacortes, Wash. “When we first heard about this team and event, we knew we had to get involved. Not only does this […]
Oshkosh Truck Introduces Line of High-Performance Snow Plows
OSHKOSH, WIS. (September 2, 2004) — Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK] announced today that it has developed a proprietary line of high-performance snow plows for airports. The Oshkosh line of plows has been designed and engineered by Oshkosh to move snow along the face of the plow more efficiently. “We have more than 1,500 H-Series […]
Oshkosh Truck Introduces High-Speed Blower for Airport Snow Removal
OSHKOSH, WIS. (September 2, 2004) — Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK] announced today that it has introduced a new, high-speed snow blower for use in airport clearing operations. Capable of performing at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour, the blower was engineered by Oshkosh to integrate with the company’s H-Series snow removal chassis. […]
Oshkosh Truck Wins Phase I Marine Corps Truck Contract
OSHKOSH, WIS. (March 24, 2004) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK], a leading manufacturer of trucks and truck bodies, announced today that the U.S. Marine Corps awarded the company a Phase I System Development and Demonstration Contract to supply three Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) trucks. Under this contract, which is the first phase of […]
Short but Successful Ride for Oshkosh’s TerraMax Truck in Pentagon’s Robotic Race
OSHKOSH, WIS. (March 15) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation’s TerraMax truck traveled 1.2 miles into the desert on Saturday morning, March 13, before being confounded by obstacles that it “thought” were in its way. This may have been the result of a sensor glitch that provided too much input to the vehicle’s six high-powered computers. Although […]
Oshkosh Truck’s Robotic Truck Qualifies For Pentagon’s $1 Million Desert Race
OSHKOSH, Wis. (March 12, 2004) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK], a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, today announced its robotic truck, known as TerraMax, qualified late yesterday to compete in the $1 million DARPA Grand Challenge, a robotic race across the Mojave Desert sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense’s internal […]
Oshkosh Truck Awarded $185.9 Million Order by U.S. Marine Corps for Defense Trucks
OSHKOSH, Wis. (February 12, 2004) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK), a leading manufacturer of trucks and truck bodies, announced today that the company has received approval from the U.S. Marine Corps for full-rate production of Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) wrecker and dump truck models. This approval was accompanied by a contract modification, funded at […]
Oshkosh Truck Receives $49.4 Million Contract to Remanufacture Defense Trucks Returning from War in Iraq
OSHKOSH, WIS. (December 22, 2003) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK], a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced today that the company has received a $49.4 million contract to remanufacture Oshkosh defense trucks and trailers that were deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and […]
