Oshkosh Truck Awarded Defense Truck Contract with $1 Billion Potential Value
OSHKOSH, WIS. (March 30, 2001) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB], a leading manufacturer of trucks and truck bodies, announced today the U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command awarded the company a Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles contract. This five-year contract has a potential value of more than $1 billion, if all delivery orders […]
Oshkosh Truck’s Subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing, Receives $2.4 Million Contract to Refurbish Fire Trucks for the U.S. Army
OSHKOSH, WIS. (March 16, 2001) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] announced today that its subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., will refurbish 23 M2500L fire trucks for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command. This is Pierce’s largest refurbishment contract for the U.S. military to date, and it is valued at $2.4 million. Lear Siegler, […]
Army’s Brigade Combat Team at Fort Lewis is First Unit Equipped with Oshkosh HEMTT-LHS
OSHKOSH, WIS. (March 8, 2001) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB], a leading manufacturer of trucks and truck bodies, announced today that the company has reached a major military milestone as the 296th Brigade Support Battalion became the First Unit Equipped (FUE) with its new Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck-Load Handling System (HEMTT-LHS) model. The […]
Oshkosh Truck Tank Transporters Selected by United Kingdom Ministry of Defense for Major Contract
OSHKOSH, WIS. (January 24, 2001) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] announced today that its Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) system will be used by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD). The MoD has selected FASTTRAX, a consortium led by Halliburton Brown & Root Services, as the preferred bidder for a 20-year Private Finance Initiative […]
Oshkosh Truck Recognized for Ownership Cost Reduction on Marine Corp Contract
OSHKOSH, WIS. (November 3, 2000) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] was recognized today by the Department of Defense for reduction of total ownership cost on the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) contract for the U.S. Marine Corp. On behalf of Undersecretary of Defense Jacques S. Gansler, Brigadier General James M. Feigley, commander of Marine […]
Oshkosh Truck Develops New Tactical Fire Fighting Truck for U.S. Army
OSHKOSH, WIS. (September 25, 2000) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] has developed a new Tactical Fire Fighting Truck (TFFT) for deployment at isolated military installations and sites worldwide. Based on the eight-wheel drive, Oshkosh defense Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) M977 chassis, the TFFT is designed and engineered to respond to, suppress and […]
Oshkosh Truck Develops E-Business Aftermarket Parts Solution for U.S. Marine Corps
OSHKOSH, WIS. (September 15, 2000) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] announced today it has developed an e-business parts ordering and tracking system for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Under the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) initiative, the new Oshkosh e-commerce system will seamlessly interface with the existing USMC supply and accounting system. The system reduces […]
Oshkosh Truck To Field HEMTT-LHS Units For Initial Brigade Combat Team at Fort Lewis; Oshkosh Trucks To Support Army Transformation Initiative
OSHKOSH, WIS. (Sept. 8, 2000) – Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ:OTRKB] announced today that it will field its Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) – Load Handling Systems (LHS) to Fort Lewis, just outside Tacoma, Wash. A total of 56 units will be deployed to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division stationed at Fort Lewis within […]
Oshkosh Truck Honored In Acquisition Excellence By U.S. Department Of Defense
OSHKOSH, WIS. (May 22, 2000) — Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] received the Department of Defense’s David Packard Acquisition Excellence Award today at a ceremony held at the Pentagon. Rudy de Leon, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and General Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both presented remarks during the award ceremony. […]
