Oshkosh Truck Updates Timing for Presentation at Robert W. Baird & Co., 2003 Industrial Technology Conference to November 12, 2003

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oct. 2, 20034, 2003--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced that the timing of its presentation of its growth strategies at the Robert W. Baird & Co., 2003 Industrial Technology Conference November 11-12, 2003 has been changed. Robert Bohn, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Charlie Szews, executive vice president and chief financial officer, are now scheduled to present on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 8:30 a.m. CST. The Robert W. Baird & Co., 2003 Industrial Technology Conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through the Company's website www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.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.

For more information about Oshkosh Truck Corporation, log onto the company website at www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com.