nyse osk industry automotive founded 1917 founder william besserdich bernhard mosling headquarters oshkosh wisconsin united states number of locations 31 area served worldwide key people wilson jones ceo 1 products specialty trucks access equipment military vehicles revenue us 6.81 billion fy 2014 2 operating income us 503.3 million fy 2014 2 net income us 309.3 million fy 2014 2 total assets us 4.59 billion fy 2014 2 total equity us 1.99 billion fy 2014 2 number of employees 12 000 2 website www.oshkoshcorporation.com 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 mfg. one of north america s most popular fire apparatus manufacturers . based in oshkosh wisconsin the company employs 12 000 people around the world . 2 3 it is organized in four primary business groups access equipment defense fire and emergency and commercial . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 subsidiaries 4 products 4.1 access equipment 4.2 defense 4.2.1 gallery 4.3 fire and emergency 4.3.1 gallery 4.4 commercial 5 acquisitions 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit 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 one of its assembly plants 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 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 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 about 17 000 vehicles . the current procurement objective for jltv stands at 53 582 vehicles costing an estimated 53.5 billion . 8 9 jltv will partially replace the am general humvee . locations edit oshkosh corporation is headquartered in oshkosh wisconsin . it has manufacturing operations in eight u.s. states and in australia belgium 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 130 countries around the globe . the company also maintains a global service network . subsidiaries edit oshkosh corp. manufactures distributes and services products under the brands of oshkosh jlg pierce mcneilus jerr dan oshkosh specialty vehicles frontline communications con e co london machinery inc. and imt . products edit access equipment edit articulating boom lifts telescopic boom lifts electric boom lifts mast style boom lifts towable boom lifts telescopic handler scissor lifts vertical personnel lifts l trailers defense edit light combat tactical all terrain vehicle l atv ; announced as winner of the joint light tactical vehicle jltv requirement in august 2015 9 10 family of medium tactical vehicles fmtv 10 het ; global het m1070 m1070a1 10 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck m977 hemtt . 10 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck hemtt a3 diesel electric 10 lvs logistics vehicle system ; us marine corps 8x8 truck replaced by lvsr 10 logistics vehicle system replacement lvsr ; us marine corps 10x10 truck replaced lvs 10 m atv mrap all terrain vehicle 10 mtvr medium tactical vehicle replacement marines 10 wheeled tanker uk specific mtvr development 10 sand cat light protected vehicle ; ford f550 based 10 p 19r aircraft rescue fire fighting arff truck 10 special purpose all terrain vehicle s atv 10 palletized load system pls ; m1074 m1075 trucks and m1076 trailer 10 tak 4 tak 4i suspension 11 hmmwv with tak 4 suspension hmmwv humvee upgrade proposal 10 hmmwv recap recapitalization proposal for am general high mobility multi purpose wheeled vehicle hmmwv humvee 10 command zone integrated control and diagnostics system 10 propulse hybrid diesel electric system 10 terramax unmanned ground vehicle technology 10 medium tactical truck mtt 12 packhorse trailer system 13 core 1080 crew protection system 10 expeditionary power generation 14 multi mission recovery system mmrs 14 integrated product support 15 gallery edit oshkosh defense products usmc oshkosh logistic vehicle system replacement lvsr oshkosh m1074 palletized load system pls truck m911 het on m48a2 launcher bridge fire and emergency edit 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 gallery edit oshkosh fire and emergency products 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 usaf oshkosh p 4 crash tender right commercial edit 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 acquisitions edit since 1996 oshkosh has completed fifteen acquisitions and two divestitures 1996 pierce manufacturing inc. 1997 nova quintech 1998 mcneilus companies inc. 1999 kewaunee fabrications l.l.c. 16 1999 viking truck & equipment 2000 medtec ambulance corporation defunct as of july 2012 17 2001 geesink norba group divested 2009 18 2001 temco 19 2004 jerr dan corporation 20 2004 bai corporation divested 2009 21 2005 con e co 22 2005 london machinery inc. 23 2006 ak specialty vehicles now known as oshkosh specialty vehicles . 24 2006 imt iowa mold tooling 25 2006 jlg industries see also edit wisconsin portal companies portal trucks portal top 100 us federal contractors m911 tractor unit references edit oshkosh corporation announces retirement of ceo charles szews ; president wilson jones named as successor . oshkosh . 2015 09 17 . retrieved 2015 09 22 . a b c d e f g oshkosh corporation osk . oshkosh corporation . company profile scott eden the war within the deal that saved oshkosh thestreet.com november 19 2009 . 1 archived march 18 2009 at the wayback machine . a b c jungwirth clarence 1992 . oshkosh trucks 75 years of speciality truck production . osceola wi u.s motorbooks international 13 18 29 32 . oshkosh m977 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck hemtt and m989a1 heavy expanded mobility ammunition trailer hemat . ihs jane s shaun c connors & christopher f foss . 2015 06 14 . retrieved 2015 10 29 . capaccio anthony august 25 2015 . oshkosh wins 30 billion u.s. army contract to build humvee replacement . bloomberg . a b oshkosh beats lockheed am general for historic jltv win . breaking defense . retrieved august 26 2015 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t products . oshkosh defense . 2015 09 18 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . advanced suspension technology . oshkosh defense . 2015 09 18 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . oshkosh mtt general utility truck . military today.com . retrieved 2015 12 18 . oshkosh specialty vehicles . oshkoshsv.com . retrieved 2015 12 18 . a b expeditionary power generation . oshkosh defense . 2015 09 18 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . integrated product support . oshkosh defense . 2015 09 18 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . kewaunee fabrications . kewaunee fabrications . retrieved 2015 12 18 . oshkosh corporation announces shutdown of medtec ambulance journal of emergency medical services . jems.com . 2012 06 30 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . oshkosh corporation to sell geesink norba group to platinum . bloomberg . 2009 05 04 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . asset purchase . abnormal use . 2010 03 10 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . history . jerr dan . retrieved 2015 12 18 . nature of operations . sec.gov . retrieved 2015 12 18 . contact con e co concrete equipment company . con e co.com . 2015 02 03 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . oshkosh truck adds london machinery . connection.ebscohost.com . retrieved 2015 12 18 . ak specialty vehicles to change name to oshkosh specialty vehicles . trailer bodybuilders.com . 2006 11 27 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . oshkosh truck acquires iowa mold tooling external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to oshkosh corporation . oshkosh corporation history of oshkosh truck youtube oshkosh specialty vehicles kewaunee fabrications oshkosh suppliers list oshkosh defense youtube channel v t e oshkosh corporation subsidiaries jlg industries mcneilus pierce manufacturing vehicles family of medium tactical vehicles heavy equipment transport system heavy expanded mobility tactical truck joint light tactical vehicle logistics vehicle system m1120 hemtt load handling system mb 2 tow tractor medium tactical vehicle replacement oshkosh l atv oshkosh m atv oshkosh m1070 oshkosh striker palletized load system plasan sand cat r 11 refueler terramax the bull u 30 tow tractor people john l. grove v t e automotive industry in the united states automotive industry economy of the united states transportation in the united states american vehicle manufacturers list agco challenger tractor massey ferguson allied specialty vehicles champion bus collins eldorado national e one fleetwood goshen coach holiday rambler laymor wheeled coach am general american expedition vehicles american growler amp electric vehicles anteros coachworks arcimoto armour group inc. atk motorcycles aurica motors autocar blue bird boulder electric vehicle brammo brunton stalker caterpillar fca us chrysler dodge jeep ram cnh industrial case ce case ih commuter cars cushman cycle scoot delorean chenowth racing products eagle bus environmental performance vehicles equus elio motors faraday future ford lincoln svt general dynamics land systems general motors buick cadillac chevrolet gmc gillig glaval bus greentech harley davidson hdt global hennessey hme john deere karma automotive legacy local motors lockheed martin lingenfelter lenco industries mack trucks millennium luxury coaches morgan olson mosler automotive motoczysz motor coach industries myers motors navistar international ic bus international nissan commercial vehicles north american bus industries oka oshkosh pierce paccar kenworth peterbilt panoz phoenix motorcars polaris industries global electric motorcars indian victory saleen shelby american ssc north america starcraft bus superformance tesla motors textron marine & land systems trans tech transtar racing ultimaster via motors visionary vehicles wheego electric cars zap zimmer motorcars foreign vehicle manufacturers with us operations ab volvo usa bmw us manufacturing company byd auto america changan usa daimler north america daimler trucks north america thomas freightliner western star faw group usa fiat usa fhi america honda of america acura hyundai usa isuzu america kia motors america mazda america mitsubishi motors north america nissan usa peugeot usa saic motor usa