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Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a leading manufacturer, designer and marketer of various commercial, military and fire and emergency vehicles under the “Pierce” and “Oshkosh” trademarks; various vehicle parts and bodies under “Medtec”, “McNeilus”, “BAI”, “Jerr-Dan”, “Geesink”, “Frontline”, “Norba”, “AK”, “IMT”, and “SMIT” trademark; stationary and mobile compactors and various transfer stations under “Kiggen” trademark; portable and batch plants for stationary concrete under ”CON-E-CO” and ”McNeilus” trademarks; and various mobile medical trailers under “ AK” trademark.
Oshkosh Truck Corporation was founded in 1917. In 1981 company got an award of first HEMTT or Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck for US DoD or Department of Defense and became a leading supplier of heavy tactical trucks to DoD. The company has various manufacturing and marketing operations in about 10 U.S. states, Canada, Belgium, France, Mexico, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, and UK. Oshkosh Truck Corporation has more than 13,400 employees worldwide.
In October 2006 Company acquired JLG Industries, Inc. (JLG), a leading provider of telehandler vehicles and aerial work platforms. JLG works in construction market and has customers including rental equipment companies, manufacturing companies and various construction contractors.
The company has listed on New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “OSK”. In 2006 the Net income of the company was $3.43 billion as compared to $2.96 billion in 2005.
The company has acquired following companies as its part of strategy.
- Pierce Manufacturing Inc. – A marketer and manufacturer of fire apparatus. The company has acquired Pierce Manufacturing Inc in 1996.
- Nova Quintech – acquired in 1997. Makes aerial devices and machinery for
- McNeilus Companies Inc. – acquired in 1998. Provides commercials such as vehicle bodies and also refuse it for wastes recycle industry.
- Kewaunee Fabrications LLC – acquired in 1999. It is a manufacturer of aerial parts for fire vehicle.
- Viking Truck & Equipment – acquired in 2000. It is a front discharge mixer dealer.
- Medtec Ambulance Corporation - acquired in 2000, a manufacturer of rescue vehicle and ambulances.
- Geesink Norba Group - acquired in 2001, European manufacturer of truck bodies and transfer stations.2004 – Jerr-Dan Corporation.
- BAI Companies – acquired 75% of ownership. Marketer of fire equipment and apparatus.
- CON-E-CO - acquired in 2004. A provide concrete batch plants.
- London Machinery Inc. - acquired in 2005. A Canada based rear discharge concrete mixers.
- AK Specialty Vehicles, now known as Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles - acquired in 2006.
- IMT - acquired in 2006. Manufacturer of truck mounted cranes.
- JLG Industries - acquired in 2006.
The company has following segments of vehicle market.
Fire and Emergency Segment
Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of fire equipments, assembled it on custom chassis, manufactured and designed by Pierce Manufacturing Inc. (Pierce) to fulfill the requirements of firefighters. The Pierce also designs and manufactures fire equipment assembled on chassis that is commercially available and is produced for various applications for end-customer. Pierce helps domestic customers and also supplies fire equipments to airports, industrial companies, and universities and in various other international markets. The Pierce provides several commercial and custom fire apparatus and several emergency vehicles such as pumpers, ladder trucks, tankers, aerial trucks, rescue vehicles, , mobile command, wildland response vehicles and control centers, hazard control vehicles, bomb squad vehicles and other emergency vehicles.
Brescia Antincendi International (BAI) offers several firefighting vehicles, firefighting (ARFF) units, aircraft rescue, industrial firefighting trucks and firefighting trucks for forest. The Company markets and manufactures fire equipment, through BAI, all over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
JerrDan Corporation (JerrDan) provides recovery and towing equipment in US. JerrDan offers various new rollback carriers and wreckers or traditional tow trucks. Apart from these core services JerrDan also offers one-stop service for wreckers and carriers. It generates revenue from sale of service parts and chassis and the installation of equipment. The Company provides ambulances through Medtec Ambulance Corporation. . Medtec markets and manufactures various ambulances for patient transporters, public transporters and fire departments.
The company also provides snow removal vehicle for airports in US.
Defense Segment
For more than 80 years Oshkosh provides products to US Department of Defense. Oshkosh provides various military vehicles such as HEMTT ( heavy expanded mobility tactical truck), HET ( heavy equipment transporter), the PLS (palletized load system ), the CBT (common bridge transporter), and the LVS (logistic vehicle system). It also provides payload trucks for US marine defense.
Commercial Segment
In North America and Europe, Oshkosh provides refuse truck and vehicle bodies for waste services industry, through Geesink Group B.V., McNeilus Companies, Inc., Norba A.B. etc. With the help of various subsidiaries Oshkosh provides field service vehicle such as portable and stationary concrete plants, concrete mixers for concrete industries all across America. In 2006 company launched front-discharge Revolution drums.
Official Website : http://www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com
