Oshkosh Corporation, formerly Oshkosh Truck, is an American industrial company that designs and builds specialty trucks, military vehicles, truck bodies, airport fire apparatus, and access equipment. The corporation also owns
Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing is a U.S. company based in Appleton, Wisconsin that manufactures customized fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996 and is currently the large ...
, a fire apparatus manufacturer in
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh)
is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the c ...
, and
JLG Industries, a leading manufacturer of lift equipment, including aerial lifts, boom lifts, scissor lifts, telehandlers and low-level access lifts.
Based in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the company employs approximately 15,000 people around the world at 130 facilities in 24 countries. It is organized in four primary business groups: access equipment, defense, fire and emergency, and commercial.
History
Founded in 1917 as the Wisconsin Duplex Auto Company, the company was created to build a severe-duty
four-wheel-drive truck. After the first prototype was built, the company began to develop rapidly. This first four-wheel-drive truck, known today as "Old Betsy", is still owned by Oshkosh Corporation and housed in the new Global Headquarters building in Oshkosh. The vehicle still runs and is used frequently in demonstrations and parades.
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The first mass-produced truck was the 2-ton Model A, with seven produced in 1918. The 3.5-ton Model B and 5-ton Model F followed. The Model TR, introduced in 1933, was a diversification for the company and was the first rubber tired earthmover ever built.
The Model 50-50, introduced in 1955, was the first truck created specifically for the hauling of concrete. The first
aircraft rescue and firefighting
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a type of firefighting that involves the emergency response, mitigation, evacuation, and rescue of passengers and crew of aircraft involved in aviation accidents and incidents.
Airports with schedule ...
(ARFF) W2206 With rollover snow plows or snow blowers were delivered to all branches of US military for airfield snow removal. Oshkosh has also produced aircraft tow tractors, and in 1968 the company designed and built the
U-30 Tow Tractor
The U-30 Tow Tractor is an aircraft towing vehicle used by the United States and Allied Air Force. There are several models of the U-30 tractor, with weight characteristics between .
The first generation was designed and delivered in 1968 to t ...
, 45 of which were built for the U.S. Air Force to tow the
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft.
In 1976, the company won a U.S. Army contract to supply 744 M911
heavy equipment transporters,
the first in a long line of U.S. Army contracts that now sees Oshkosh Defense as the sole supplier of medium and heavy tactical trucks to the U.S. Army and Marines.
On August 25, 2015, Oshkosh was awarded the U.S. military's
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a United States military (specifically U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) and United States Special Operations Command program to partially replace the Humvee fleet with a family of more survivable vehicl ...
contract. The initial JLTV award is valued at $6.75 billion for up to 16,901 vehicles. The procurement objective for JLTV stands at 49,099 Army and 9,091 Marines, with the Navy and Air Force also having smaller requirements.
The estimated program cost is $47.6 billion.
JLTV will partially replace the
AM General
AM General is an American heavy vehicle and contract automotive manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. It is best known for the civilian Hummer and the military Humvee that are assembled in Mishawaka, Indiana. For a relatively brief period, ...
Humvee
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ...
.
On November 7, 2017, the Oshkosh Common Council approved a proposal to sell part of the
century-old Lake Shore Golf Course along the shore of
Lake Butte des Morts
Big Lake Butte des Morts () is a shallow freshwater lake located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is part of the Winnebago Pool (also known as the ''Winnebago System'') of lakes in east central Wisconsin, along with Lake W ...
to Oshkosh Corp. for its new headquarters. On November 22, 2017, the Oshkosh Corporation announced it would build the new headquarters on the golf course. The city plans to redevelop the rest of the golf course into a new public space.
On February 7, 2018 the U.S. Army announced the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 (FMTV A2) contract had been awarded to Oshkosh Defense.
Oshkosh was already building the FMTV A1P2, having been awarded this contract in August 2009. As of August 2021 Oshkosh has built around 40,000 FMTVs for the US military and others.
In February 2020, Oshkosh Corporation was named one of the 2020 World's Most Ethical Companies by
Ethisphere
The Ethisphere Institute is a for-profit company that defines and measures corporate ethical standards, recognizes companies that excel, and promotes best practices in corporate ethics. The company is located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The compan ...
.
In February 2021, Oshkosh Defense was awarded the
U.S. Postal Service's
Next Generation Delivery Vehicle
The Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) will be a mail truck for the United States Postal Service. The contract award, made to Oshkosh Corporation in February 2021, is valued at $6 billion. Up to 160,000 vehicles will be built in a new facili ...
(NGDV) mail truck contract for between 50,000 and 165,000 units over ten years, with production start targeted for 2023. The fleet will include low-emissions internal combustion engine vehicles as well as
battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and could be worth over $6 billion.
Locations
Oshkosh Corporation is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It has manufacturing operations in eight U.S. states and in Australia, Canada, China, France and Romania and through investments in joint ventures in Mexico and Brazil. The Access Equipment division is headquartered in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania; the Defense division in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin; the Fire & Emergency division in
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh)
is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the c ...
; and the Commercial division in
Dodge Center, Minnesota
Dodge Center is a city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. Approximately 15 miles west of Rochester, the population of Dodge Center was 2,670 at the 2010 census. Dodge Center is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
...
.
Oshkosh products and services are sold in more than 150 countries around the globe. The company also maintains a global service network.
Subsidiaries
Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes, and services products under ten brands, these Oshkosh Defense,
JLG,
Pierce
Pierce may refer to:
Places Canada
* Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
United States
* Pierce, Colorado
* Pierce, Idaho
* Pierce, Illinois
* Pierce, Kentucky
* Pierce, Nebraska
* Pierce, Texas
* Pierce, We ...
,
McNeilus
McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing manufactures concrete transport trucks, and refuse collection vehicles in Dodge Center, Minnesota, where it is the largest employer.
The firm was created by Garwin and his brother Dennis McNeilus on July 21, ...
, Jerr-Dan, Oshkosh Airport Products, Pratt Miller, Frontline Communications, London Machinery Inc., and IMT.
Products
Access equipment
Products include JLG and SkyTrak brand
telehandlers, wheeled and tracked
boom lifts, and other lifting equipment. In November 2022 Oshkosh announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hinowa S.p.A., a privately held international company and manufacturer of track-based aerial work platforms, mini dumpers, lift trucks and undercarriages. Once complete, Hinowa will become part of the Oshkosh Access Equipment segment.
* JL
website* Hinow
website
Defense
The current and recent main defense products of Oshkosh Defense include the following:
*
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).
The FMTV is the U.S. Army's standard 2.5- and 5-ton truck. The FMTV was originally manufactured by
Stewart and Stevenson (1996-2006), then by
Armor Holdings
Armor Holdings, Inc. was an American manufacturer of military, law enforcement, and personnel safety equipment. It was acquired by BAE Systems on July 31, 2007 and renamed BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems. The divisions have been reorgani ...
(2006-2007), then by what is now BAE Systems Platforms & Services. From 2011 it has been manufactured by Oshkosh.
*
HET; Global HET,
M1070/M1070A1/M1300.
The M1070, in A0, A1 and M1300 configurations, is the U.S. Army's current tank transporter tractor. The Global HET is essentially a M1070A1 with three axles instead of four.
*
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, tactical truck. The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer, and since that date has re ...
- M977 HEMTT.
The HEMTT is the U.S. Army's standard 10-ton truck. In evolving configurations it has been in continuous production since 1982; current variants suffixed A4.
*
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck HEMTT A3 diesel-electric.
The HEMTT A3 was a prototype/developmental design with a diesel-electric drive system.
*
Oshkosh L-ATV
The Oshkosh L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle) is a light utility/combat multi-role vehicle that won the US military's Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. In the very early stages of the program it was suggested t ...
/
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a United States military (specifically U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) and United States Special Operations Command program to partially replace the Humvee fleet with a family of more survivable vehicl ...
. The
Oshkosh L-ATV
The Oshkosh L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle) is a light utility/combat multi-role vehicle that won the US military's Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. In the very early stages of the program it was suggested t ...
won the Department of Defense's JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) competition. JLTV will replace the military's aging
AM General HMMWV/Humvee fleet. The first JLTV order was placed in March 2016.
For certain applications Oshkosh retains the L-ATV name/brand.
*
LVS (Logistics Vehicle System).
A
U.S. Marine Corps 8x8 truck that has been replaced by the LVSR
*
Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR).
The LVSR is a family of vehicles, based on a common 5-axle ten-wheel drive 10x10 chassis, that vary in individual configuration by mission requirements. It replaced the LVS.
*
M-ATV (MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle).
A medium-weight mine blast protected vehicle originally developed for use in Afghanistan.
*
MTVR (Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement).
The MTVR is the standard 7-ton truck of the U.S. Marines.
* Wheeled Tanker.
A UK-specific
MTVR development.
*
Sand Cat
The sand cat (''Felis margarita'') is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources. With its sandy to light grey fur, it is well camouflaged in a desert environment. Its head-and-body length ranges from with a ...
.
A light protected vehicle based on a Ford F550 chassis.
*
P-19R.
U.S. Marines' Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (
ARFF
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a type of firefighting that involves the emergency response, mitigation, evacuation, and rescue of passengers and crew of aircraft involved in aviation accidents and incidents.
Airports with schedule ...
) truck.
* Special Purpose All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV).
A developmental light all-terrain buggy-type design
*
Palletized Load System
The Palletized Load System (PLS) is a truck-based logistics system that entered service in the United States Army in 1993. It performs long and short distance freight transport, unit resupply, and other missions in the tactical environment to sup ...
(PLS); M1074/M1075 trucks and M1076 trailer.
Five-axle all-wheel drive trucks and companion three-axle trailers; trucks fitted with a hooklift-type load-handling system
*
TAK-4/TAK-4i. An independent suspension system
*
TerraMax
TerraMax is the trademark for autonomous/ unmanned ground vehicle technology developed by Oshkosh Defense. Primary military uses for the technology are seen as reconnaissance missions and freight transport in high-risk areas so freeing soldiers f ...
.
Autonomous vehicle technology.
Defens
Defense website
Gallery
Military
File:Oshkosh-L-ATV.jpg, 2016 Oshkosh L-ATV (configured as JLTV) equipped with EOS R-400S-MK2 remote weapon system armed with Orbital ATK
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) was a sector (business segment) of Northrop Grumman from 2018 through 2019. It was formed from Orbital ATK Inc. a company which resulted from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alli ...
’s M230 LF 30 mm lightweight automatic chain gun
A chain gun is a type of autocannon or machine gun that uses an external source of power to cycle the weapon's action, rather than diverting excess energy from the cartridges' propellant as in a typical automatic firearm, and does so via a cont ...
File:HEMTT M1120A4 in B-kit configuration.jpg, HEMTT M1120A4 in A-kit configuration - without cab armor, the B-kit
File:MTV-of-the-New-Jersey-National-Guard.jpg, An Oshkosh-produced M1083 A1P2 5-ton MTV in A-kit configuration
File:M-ATV with TerraMax.jpg, Oshkosh M-ATV with mine roller and TerraMax autonomous system
File:2D Marine Regiment CPX 130502-M-ZE445-002.jpg, This Oshkosh MTVR MK23/MK25, on which the Oshkosh TAK-4 independent coil-spring suspension is clearly visible, is fitted with an armored cab
File:Five days, two pairs of socks later, Marine convoy operations in Afghanistan 131022-M-ZB219-479.jpg, USMC Oshkosh Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR
The Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) is a family of heavy-duty military logistics vehicles of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) based on a common 5-axle ten-wheel drive (10x10) chassis. The vehicles vary in individual configuratio ...
)
File:Army.mil-61286-2010-01-12-100156.jpg, Oshkosh M1070
The Oshkosh M1070 is a U.S. Army tank transporter tractor unit. In current service in A0, A1, and M1300 configurations, the M1070 is coupled to a DRS Technologies M1000 semi-trailer. The primary purpose of this combination for the U.S. Army is t ...
A0 tractor, M1000 semi-trailer and M88 ARV payload
File:Oshkosh pls aa.jpg, Oshkosh M1075 Palletized Load System (PLS) truck
File:Oshkosh M911 on M48A2 launcher bridge pic1.JPG, M911 HET on M48A2 launcher bridge
Fire, emergency, rescue, recovery, Police and homeland security
Products for these market segments are produced under the Pierce, Oshkosh, Frontline and Jerr-Dan brands, and include
pumpers
A fire engine (also known in some places as a fire truck or fire lorry) is a road vehicle (usually a truck) that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an ...
,
aerials,
tankers
Tanker may refer to:
Transportation
* Tanker, a tank crewman (US)
* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk
** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tank ...
,
wildland fire appliances,
Striker ARFF vehicles,
airport crash trucks,
snow plows, and various configurations of
wreckers and recovery trucks,
ambulance
An ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport.
Ambulances are used to respond to medi ...
s/medical vehicles, and Police/homeland security vehicles.
* Frontline Communication
website* Pierce Manufacturin
website* Jerr-Da
Jerr-Dan website* Oshkosh Snow Product
website* Oshkosh Airport Product
website
File:Oshkosh P-19R 6-7-2016 348A2083 P3.jpg, Oshkosh P19-R Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle
File:Blaze 1.JPG, Charlotte-Douglas Airport Oshkosh Striker
200px, Oshkosh Striker at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The Oshkosh Striker is a specialized airport aircraft firefighting (ARFF) vehicle built by Oshkosh Corporation at the Pierce Mfg. facilities in Appleton, Wisconsin. ...
File:Oshkosh P-15 fire truck.JPEG, USAF Oshkosh P-15 8x8 airport crash tender
File:Oshkosh T-3000 fire engine.JPG, USAF Oshkosh T-3000 6x6 airport crash tender
File:Oshkosh airport tender at Kennedy Space Center.jpg, NASA-USAF Oshkosh T-3000 4x4 at KSC in Florida
File:Oshkosh fire truck.JPEG, USMC Oshkosh MB1 fire tender
Commercial
Oshkosh produces for the commercial/civil market a variety of products under the Jerr-Dan (towing and recovery vehicles), Pratt & Miller (engineering and product development), Frontline Communications (media communications and similar), McNeilus (refuse/garbage and concrete mixers), IMT (field service vehicles and mounted cranes), and London (concrete mixers). Oshkosh will also produce the U.S. Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV).
* Pratt & Mille
website* McNeilu
website* IM
website* Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV
NGDV
Oshkosh acquisitions since 1989
Since 1989, Oshkosh has completed nineteen acquisitions and three divestitures:
*1989- Oshkosh RV Chassis from Deere and Co. (divested to Freightliner in 1995)
*1996-
Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing is a U.S. company based in Appleton, Wisconsin that manufactures customized fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996 and is currently the large ...
, Inc.
*1997-
Nova Quintech
*1998-
McNeilus
McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing manufactures concrete transport trucks, and refuse collection vehicles in Dodge Center, Minnesota, where it is the largest employer.
The firm was created by Garwin and his brother Dennis McNeilus on July 21, ...
Companies, Inc.
*1999- Kewaunee Fabrications, L.L.C.
*1999- Viking Truck & Equipment
*2000- Medtec Ambulance Corporation (Defunct as of July 2012
)
*2001- Geesink Norba Group (divested 2009
)
*2001- TEMCO
*2004- Jerr-Dan Corporation
*2004- BAI Corporation (divested 2009)
*2005- CON-E-CO
*2005- London Machinery, Inc.
*2006- AK Specialty Vehicles, now known as Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles.
*2006- IMT (Iowa Mold Tooling)
*2006-
JLG Industries
*2020-
Pratt & Miller, including
Corvette Racing
Corvette Racing is an American auto racing team established in 1999 by General Motors and Pratt & Miller for the purposes of competing in sports car racing internationally. Corvette Racing is an official racing program for General Motors and t ...
*2022- MAXIMETAL
*2022- Hinowa SpA (pending)
See also
*
Top 100 US Federal Contractors
The Top 100 Contractors Report is a list developed annually by the U.S. General Services Administration as part of its tracking of U.S. federal government procurement, of the "Top 100" contractors in the United States.
In fiscal year 2005, the fe ...
*
M911 tractor unit
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