Oshkosh Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video

   Oshkosh Corporation (formerly Oshkosh Truck) is an industrial company headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. It operates through the following business sectors: Electric Vehicles, Autonomy & Active Safety, Intelligent Products, Mobility, Advanced Analytics, and Digital Manufacturing.

   Oshkosh was established in 1917 as the Wisconsin Duplex Auto Company.

BRANDS


  • JLG  – Mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers & low-level access solutions;
  • Jerr-Dan – Towing & recovery vehicles;
  • Oshkosh Defense – Tactical wheeled vehicles, mobility systems & lifecycle sustainment services;
  • Pratt Miller – Engineering & product development;
  • Pierce – Custom fire apparatus;
  • Oshkosh Airport Products – Aircraft rescue & firefighting vehicles;
  • Frontline – Police tactical & communications vehicles;
  • McNeilus – Refuse collection vehicles & concrete mixers;
  • IMT – Field service vehicles & truck-mounted cranes;
  • London – Concrete mixers.

   With more than 15,000 employees, Oshkosh Corporation is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World, according to Forbes.

*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.oshkoshcorp.com.

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