Oshkosh Truck To Present Growth Strategies at Deutsche Bank Basic Industries Conference

    OSHKOSH, Wis.--March 19, 2003--Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that it will present its growth strategies at the Deutsche Bank Basic Industries Conference March 31 - April 2, 2003. Robert Bohn, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Charlie Szews, executive vice president and chief financial officer, are scheduled to present on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The Deutsche Bank Basic Industries Conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
    A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through the Company's website www.oshkoshtruck.com. To access the webcast, investors should go to the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.

    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. Products are marketed under the Oshkosh(R), Pierce(R), McNeilus(R), Geesink, Norba and Medtec(R) brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $1.74 billion in fiscal 2002. The company employs more than 6,000 worldwide.