Oshkosh Truck to Present at Robert W. Baird & Co. 2005 Industrial Conference

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oct. 2, 20051, 2005--Oshkosh Truck Corporation will present its financial performance and growth strategies at the Robert W. Baird 2005 Industrial Conference at 8:55 a.m. CST on Wednesday, November 9, 2005. The conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, IL.

The presentation, including viewer controlled slides, will be available simultaneously via webcast. To access the webcast, investors should go to www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event.

Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for the defense, fire and emergency, concrete placement and refuse hauling markets. Oshkosh Truck is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh(R), Pierce(R), McNeilus(R), Medtec(TM), Geesink(R), Norba(R), Jerr-Dan(R), BAI, CON-E-CO(R) and London(R) brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $2.26 billion in fiscal 2004.

To learn more about Oshkosh Truck Corporation, visit its web site at www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com

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