Oshkosh Corporation

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Oshkosh Corporation
TypePublic
Traded as
IndustryAutomotive, Arms industry
Founded1917; 104 years ago (1917)
Founder
  • William Besserdich
  • Bernhard Mosling
HeadquartersOshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Number of locations
29 (manufacturing facilities)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Stephen Newlin
  • (Chairman of the Board)
  • John Pfeifer
  • (President & CEO)
  • Michael Pack
  • (Executive VP & CFO)
Products
  • Specialty trucks
  • Access equipment
  • Military vehicles
Revenue
  • Increase US$ 7.71 billion
  • (FY SEP 30 2018)
  • Increase US$ 653.6 million
  • (FY SEP 30 2018)
Net income
  • Increase US$ 471.9 million
  • (FY SEP 30 2018)
Total assets
  • Increase US$ 5.29 billion
  • (FY SEP 30 2018)
Total equity
  • Increase US$ 2.51 billion
  • (FY SEP 30 2019)
[1]
Number of employees
16,000[2] (2017)
Websitewww.oshkoshcorp.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
[3]
Oshkosh global headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Oshkosh Plant

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, a fire apparatus manufacturer in Appleton, Wisconsin, 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 16,000 people around the world.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

The Model 50-50, introduced in 1955, was the first truck created specifically for the hauling of concrete. The first aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) built by Oshkosh was a W Series truck delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in 1953. Oshkosh has also produced aircraft tow tractors, and in 1968 the company designed and built the U-30 Tow Tractor , 45 of which were built for the U.S. Air Force to tow the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft.[6]

In 1976, the company won a U.S. Army contract to supply 744 M911 heavy equipment transporters,[6] 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.[7]

On August 25, 2015, Oshkosh was awarded the U.S. military's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 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.[8] The estimated program cost is $47.6 billion.[9][10][11] JLTV will partially replace the AM General Humvee.

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 to Oshkosh Corp. for its new headquarters.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

In February 2021, Oshkosh Defense was awarded the U.S. Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (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.[16][17][18] Losing bidder, the Workhorse Group., a Loveland, Ohio, electric truck builder, has protested the award. [19]

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; and the Commercial division in Dodge Center, Minnesota.

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 the brands of Oshkosh, JLG, Pierce, McNeilus, Jerr-Dan, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, 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.

Defense[]

  • Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).[20] 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 (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.[20] 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 - M977 HEMTT.[20] 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.[20] The HEMTT A3 was a prototype/developmental design with a diesel-electric drive system.
  • Oshkosh L-ATV / Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. The Oshkosh L-ATV 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.[11][20] For certain applications Oshkosh retains the L-ATV name/brand.
  • LVS (Logistics Vehicle System).[20] A U.S. Marine Corps 8x8 truck that has been replaced by the LVSR
  • Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR).[20] 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).[20] A medium-weight mine blast protected vehicle originally developed for use in Afghanistan.
  • MTVR (Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement).[20] The MTVR is the standard 5-ton truck of the U.S. Marines.
  • Wheeled Tanker.[20] A UK-specific MTVR development.
  • Sand Cat.[20] A light protected vehicle based on a Ford F550 chassis.
  • P-19R.[20] U.S. Marines' Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) truck.
  • Special Purpose All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV).[20] A developmental light all-terrain buggy-type design
  • Palletized Load System (PLS); M1074/M1075 trucks and M1076 trailer.[20] 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[21]
  • HMMWV with TAK-4 Suspension (HMMWV/Humvee) upgrade proposal[20]
  • HMMWV Recap (Recapitalization proposal for AM General High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV/Humvee))[20]
  • COMMAND ZONE Integrated Control And Diagnostics System[20]
  • Propulse hybrid diesel-electric system[20]
  • TerraMax.[20] Autonomous vehicle technology.
  • Medium Tactical Truck (MTT).[22] A medium weight lower cost alternative to the MTVR.
  • Packhorse Trailer System.[23]
  • CORE 1080 Crew Protection System.[20]
  • Expeditionary Power Generation.[24]
  • Multi-Mission Recovery System (MMRS).[24]
  • M911. A three or four-axle tank transporter tractor supplied to the U.S. Army and others.
  • Integrated Product Support.[25]

Gallery[]

Military[]

  • Oshkosh Defense products

  • 2016 Oshkosh L-ATV (configured as JLTV) equipped with EOS R-400S-MK2 remote weapon system armed with Orbital ATK’s M230 LF 30 mm lightweight automatic chain gun

  • HEMTT M1120A4 in A-kit configuration - without cab armor, the B-kit

  • An Oshkosh-produced M1083 A1P2 5-ton MTV in A-kit configuration

  • Oshkosh M-ATV with mine roller and TerraMax autonomous system

  • This Oshkosh MTVR MK23/MK25, on which the Oshkosh TAK-4 independent coil-spring suspension is clearly visible, is fitted with an armored cab

  • USMC Oshkosh Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR)

  • Oshkosh M1070A0 tractor, M1000 semi-trailer and M88 ARV payload

  • Oshkosh M1075 Palletized Load System (PLS) truck

  • M911 HET on M48A2 launcher bridge

Fire and emergency[]

  • Custom chassis
  • Pumpers
  • Rescues
  • Aerials
  • Tankers
  • Wildland fire appliance
  • Contender
  • Mobile medical
  • Homeland security
  • Broadcast
  • Ambulances
  • Wreckers
  • Carriers
  • Side Loading Vehicle Retriever (SLVR)
  • Striker ARFF vehicle
  • H-Series snow plow
  • P-Series snow plow
  • Airport crash trucks
  • Oshkosh fire and emergency products

  • Oshkosh P19-R Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle

  • Charlotte-Douglas Airport Oshkosh Striker

  • USAF Oshkosh P-15 8x8 airport crash tender

  • USAF Oshkosh T-3000 6x6 airport crash tender

  • NASA-USAF Oshkosh T-3000 4x4 at KSC in Florida

  • USMC Oshkosh MB1 fire tender

Commercial[]

  • Front loaders
  • Rear loaders
  • Side loaders
  • Standard mixers
  • Revolution
  • Bridgemaster mixer
  • SMS sliding mixer system
  • Front-discharge mixer
  • Truck mounted cranes
  • Mechanic trucks
  • Lube trucks
  • Tire trucks
  • Air compressors
  • Portable compactor
  • Communication vehicles
  • CNG trucks
  • U.S. Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV)

Acquisitions[]

Since 1989, Oshkosh has completed sixteen acquisitions and three divestitures:

  • 1989- Oshkosh RV Chassis from Deer and Co. (divested to Freightliner in 1995) [26]
  • 1996- Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.
  • 1997- Nova Quintech
  • 1998- McNeilus Companies, Inc.
  • 1999- Kewaunee Fabrications, L.L.C.[27]
  • 1999- Viking Truck & Equipment
  • 2000- Medtec Ambulance Corporation (Defunct as of July 2012[28])
  • 2001- Geesink Norba Group (divested 2009[29])
  • 2001- TEMCO[30]
  • 2004- Jerr-Dan Corporation[31]
  • 2004- BAI Corporation (divested 2009[32])
  • 2005- CON-E-CO[33]
  • 2005- London Machinery, Inc.[34]
  • 2006- AK Specialty Vehicles, now known as Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles.[35]
  • 2006- IMT (Iowa Mold Tooling)[36]
  • 2006- JLG Industries
  • 2020- Pratt & Miller, including Corvette Racing

See also[]

  • Top 100 US Federal Contractors
  • M911 tractor unit

References[]

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