Oshkosh Truck's Florida Plant Produces 200th Pierce Fire Truck; Oshkosh Facility Combines Defense and Commercial Products.Business Editors OSHKOSH, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2000 Oshkosh Truck Oshkosh Truck NYSE: OSK, is a manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for defense, industrial and fire emergency applications. It is based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and employs about 7,000 people worldwide in five countries. Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :OTRKB) announced that it has produced more than 200 of its Pierce(R) Contender Series(TM) brand fire trucks at its manufacturing facility in Bradenton, Fla., where defense and commercial products are built side-by-side. The 200th fire truck rolled off the Florida production line just 18 months after the start of fire truck production at the facility. Although the company had produced products for the defense market at the facility for more than 10 years, it integrated manufacturing of its Pierce brand Contender Series pumpers in January 1999. Since then, the pace of fire truck production at the Florida facility has been escalated. The 200th fire truck follows just six months after the 100th fire truck was completed in January. "Oshkosh is a pioneer in integrating the manufacture of commercial and defense specialty vehicles. Because this integration includes product technology as well as actual production, integration has benefited our customers through enormous economies of scale. Oshkosh continues to demonstrate its leadership in product at our Oshkosh and Florida operations," said Robert G. Bohn, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Oshkosh Truck. The Contender Series is available on either custom-built or commercial chassis. Fire departments are able to choose models and options online and receive a price quote within 48 hours. Models are manufactured with popular options and vehicles are available for immediate delivery. "The Contender Series offers fire departments a quality Pierce apparatus at an affordable price and with a quick delivery time. Pierce is the leading manufacturer of custom fire apparatus in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and our Florida operation alone is larger than all but a handful of fire truck manufacturers," Bohn said. Oshkosh's Florida operation manufactures Palletized Load System A truck with hydraulic load handling mechanism, trailer, and flatrack system capable of self-loading and -unloading. Truck and companion trailer each have a 16.5 ton payload capacity. Also called PLS. See also flatrack. (PLS See playlist. ) trailers, plus tanks and pumping modules for the company's model M978 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) series are a range of 8x8 diesel powered off-road capable trucks, used by the US military. Formally described as "Truck, Cargo: 10-Ton, 8x8", it has been nicknamed the "Dragon Wagon". (HEMTT HEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck ). Since January 1999, it has manufactured and installed fire bodies for Pierce Contender Series custom and commercial pumpers. Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range 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 sold under the Oshkosh, McNeilus and Pierce brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and has annual sales of $1.165 billion. |
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