Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing, Awarded Contract By Chicago For 18 Aerial Ladders; Long-Term Contract With America's Third-Largest City.Business Editors APPLETON, 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. 23, 2001 Pierce Manufacturing Pierce Manufacturing is an Appleton, Wisconsin based manufacturer of custom fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996. , the leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. manufacturer of custom fire apparatus, was awarded a three-year contract by the City of Chicago for 18 Pierce Pierce may refer to: Places
The city's Department of Fleet Management Commissioner Bob Degnan, working in conjunction with Fire Commissioner James Joyce, approved the contract in mid-August. The contract is for three years with an option for two more. The first trucks of the initial order of 18 vehicles could be delivered as soon as this December. The total order could be for 40 to 45 trucks over the life of the contract. A key feature of the Dash aerial apparatus is its 10-foot 8-inch overall height, which was part of the City's requirements because of fire station door height; low historic bridges as well as the viaducts for Chicago's world-famous "L" trains. The trucks also include rear air-ride suspension. "We're very proud to be providing the fire apparatus for this great American city," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We're also proud that our engineering staff could work with the city to customize our Dash chassis Pronounced "chah-see," it is a physical structure that holds everything or that everything is attached to. A computer's cabinet is often called the chassis. - which is one of our all-time great vehicles - to meet the low, low 10-foot 8-inch height requirement of these aerial units. This is another situation where Pierce excels at customer service because our apparatus are engineered, custom built and tested to the customer's exact specifications." 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 is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for the fire and emergency, defense, concrete placement and refuse hauling markets. Oshkosh Truck is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh, Pierce, McNeilus, Medtec, Geesink and Norba brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $1.324 billion in fiscal 2000. |
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