OSHKOSH, -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced today that it has completed the purchase of additional manufacturing facilities near its headquarters in Oshkosh, Wis.

The company has begun upgrading the 300,000 square foot production facility and plans to invest approximately $4 million to optimize it for remanufacturing defense trucks, many of which are returning from extensive service in Iraq. The facility upgrades include installation of an automated line for blast and paint operations, new cells for component disassembly and refurbishing, new overhead cranes and a dedicated line for vehicle teardown.

"This investment will help us meet the long-term needs of our defense customers. They continue to reset the U.S. military fleet to full readiness, and we're here to support them in every way possible. This facility will be optimized in line with our "lean" manufacturing initiative, and we expect it will more than double Oshkosh's remanufacturing capacity for our defense customers. Beyond that, we're very pleased to be making an investment in the future of our customers, our company and our community," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh's chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Oshkosh anticipates that the production facility will be ready for full-scale operations by September 1.

Oshkosh Truck Co.
30.05.2005
www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com