Oshkosh Truck Appoints Bryan Blankfield New General Counsel and Secretary

    OSHKOSH, Wis.--July 10, 2002--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , a diversified manufacturer of defense and commercial trucks and truck bodies, has appointed Bryan Blankfield as vice president, general counsel and secretary. He is responsible for all legal aspects of the corporation's activities and reports directly to Robert Bohn, chairman, president and chief executive officer.
    Blankfield has extensive experience in the full range of public company legal responsibilities, specializing in corporate governance, Securities and Exchange Commission matters, commercial transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. Most recently, he was vice president, associate general counsel and assistant secretary for Waste Management, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Blankfield holds a B.S. in business administration from Drake University and received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
    Blankfield succeeds Timothy Dempsey, who is retiring after serving as the company's general counsel since 1992, and as the company's secretary since 1982.

    Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for the fire and emergency, defense, concrete placement, and refuse hauling markets. Oshkosh Truck is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh, Pierce, McNeilus, Medtec, Geesink and Norba brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $1.45 billion in fiscal 2001.