OSHKOSH, WIS. (July 11, 2001) – Oshkosh delivered the first new 6×6 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck to the U.S. Navy. The Navy selected Oshkosh’s newest defense truck as the support vehicle for its premier construction battalions, the SeaBees. The truck that rolled off the production line this week, is the first of a potential 1,000 or more MTVR trucks that will be stationed around the world to support the U.S. Naval Construction Force.
“We are proud and pleased that the SeaBees have recognized the quality and performance of the MTVR, making it their support vehicle of choice. The MTVR is the benchmark for modern tactical truck performance. Its extreme mobility, rugged design, and off-road capability make it the perfect choice for construction site applications. Whether its building landing strips, docks or bridges, our trucks can reach sites that other trucks simply can’t touch,” said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, yesterday at ceremonies in Oshkosh at the company’s production facility.
The MTVR’s capabilities are ideally suited for the SeaBee’s construction missions in remote corners of the world. The truck’s mission profile is 70 percent off-road and 30 percent on-road. Central to the truck’s extreme mobility is Oshkosh’s proprietary TAK-4® independent suspension system. Independent suspension offers better handling on paved roads too, but off-road, independent suspension provides vastly improved comfort, better traction, more upright stability, higher ground clearance and better suspension durability.
The MTVR can:
• Ford five feet of water
• Carry a 7-ton payload cross-country and 15 tons on-road
• Climb and descend a 60-percent grade
• Handle a 30-percent side slope with its maximum cross-country payload
• Speed over 12-inch bumps, or half rounds, at 20 mph
• Be transported in a C-130 airplane and by CH-53 helicopter.
Oshkosh Truck has been manufacturing the MTVR since 1999. The U.S. Navy exercised options under Oshkosh’s existing contract with the U.S. Marine Corp to produce up to 8,168 trucks. That contract is valued at up to $1.2 billion. The MTVR is available in a variety of configurations, including cargo, dump, and tow truck models.
Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for the defense, fire and emergency, concrete placement and refuse hauling markets. Oshkosh Truck is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh, Pierce, McNeilus and Medtec brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $1.324 billion in fiscal 2000.
