Military, Oshkosh ink $19 million deal for truck repairs

Federal spending drops 52 percent across state

Published: December 11, 2012
Tags: government contracts, Marinette Marine, Oshkosh Corp.

Federal spending in Wisconsin fell more than 50 percent this year, mainly because the U.S. has been awarding fewer defense contracts as it winds down the war in Afghanistan, according to a recent report.

JobTrac Alert: Mandatory meeting for gas conversion project

Published: December 6, 2011
Tags: Fredericksen Engineering, JobTrac Alert, Oshkosh Corp.

The Oshkosh Corp. has a bid opportunity for a conversion to gas heat project at the company’s Harrison Street manufacturing plant in Oshkosh.

Labor pains at military truck manufacturer

Published: September 27, 2011
Tags: labor, Oshkosh Corp., unions

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — There are labor pains at one of the Fox Valley’s largest employers. Oshkosh Corp. and union workers are at odds on a new contract, with the old one expiring Friday. Officials of the union that represents more than 3,000 members say a strike is a possibility. Oshkosh Corp. makes the military’s [...]

Oshkosh Corp. opens lift equipment manufacturing plant in China

Published: October 25, 2010
Tags: JLG Industries, Oshkosh Corp.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. has opened a manufacturing plant in China that will make heavy-duty lift equipment. The Wisconsin-based company said Monday the facility in Tianjin, China, will allow the company to better serve its Asian markets. The plant will operate under the name JLG Industries Inc., which is one of Oshkosh’s brand [...]

Oshkosh Corp. gets $459 million contract from Army

Published: October 15, 2010
Tags: Army, Oshkosh Corp.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. will receive $459 million to make 1,200 trucks for the United States Army. Most of the order is for palletized-load-system vehicles that haul ammunition and other supplies. The trucks also have a trailer system that reduces the need for forklifts and other material-handling equipment. They also accept add-on armor [...]

Union rejects Oshkosh Corp. contract extension

Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: Graves, Local 578, Oshkosh Corp., union
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Union workers at Oshkosh Corp. have rejected a contract extension that offers a 3.5 percent raise. The company’s one-year extension offer also includes a $750 signing bonus and no increases in health or dental premiums. In a statement, Oshkosh Corp. calls the offer a “very good overall package, especially in today’s [...]

UWM nets federal grant to produce better metals

Published: August 17, 2010
Tags: CAMM, Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing, foundries, Gwen Moore, Herb Kohl, metal-casting, nanostructured materials, Oshkosh Corp., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, UWM

Backed by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing that will support the transfer of UWM research in bulk nanostructured materials to manufacturing industries in both Wisconsin and the nation. These futuristic metallic materials hold the potential to revitalize foundries and metal-casting businesses if they [...]

Oshkosh Corp. gets $600 million delivery order from Army

Published: June 30, 2010
Tags: Army, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense, Pentagon, trucks

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered more than 2,400 military vehicles from the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. in a deal worth about $600 million. According to Oshkosh Defense on Wednesday, the order calls for delivery of about 1,900 heavy-duty tactical trucks and more than 500 supply trucks. The order is part [...]

Military, Oshkosh Corp. ink $410 million deal for trucks

Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: military, military trucks, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received a Pentagon order for more than 2,600 military trucks in a deal worth more than $410 million. Oshkosh Defense said Monday the vehicles are scheduled to be delivered between March and December of next year. The trucks are part of an armored family [...]