* Wiscosin - Oshkosh lands $677 million in orders for military trucks
-- Oshkosh Corp. has landed $677.1 million in new military business, including rebuilding hundreds of tactical trucks. It will include $433.3 million for refurbishing some of the Army's biggest armored trucks used in the war in Afghanistan... It also includes $243.8 million for 657 new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, or JLTVs — which are replacing military Humvees — trailers and other products... Heavy trucks are the backbone of the Army's transportation system, hauling weapons, ammunition and supplies. Some of the trucks that saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan were more than 20 years old... Altogether, the work will support about 2,500 jobs at Oshkosh Corp., the Fox Valley's largest manufacturer, in addition to supporting hundreds of jobs at Oshkosh's suppliers... Many of the thousands of military trucks that Oshkosh has rebuilt in the past 20 years have seen the worst that combat can dish out. They've come back to the company with bent frames, mangled wheels and cabs riddled with bullet holes... The work for the U.S. Army will take place in Oshkosh between now and Dec. 1, 2024...
(Photo Credit: Mark Hoffman - Oshkosh Corp. has landed $677.1 million in work refurbishing old military vehicles and building new ones) -- Oshkosh, WIS, USA - The Journal Sentinel, by Rick Barrett - March 22, 2016Labels: military trucks, truckmakers news USA
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