Oshkosh Truck's Italian Fire Truck Subsidiary Awarded Contract by Saudi Arabia for 80 Rescue Trucks

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Dec. 6, 2004--Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced today that its Italian fire truck subsidiary, Brescia Antincendi International S.r.l (BAI), has been awarded a contract to supply 80 mini-rescues to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The contract is valued at approximately $7 million, and delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to begin in July 2005.

"We're very proud to be providing these rescue apparatus to the General Administration of the Civil Defence in Saudi Arabia," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This is a major order for our new BAI subsidiary and speaks to their reputation for building high-quality, customized fire and rescue vehicles."

Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for markets including: defense, fire and emergency, concrete placement and refuse hauling. Oshkosh Truck is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh(R), Pierce(R), McNeilus(R), Jerr-Dan(R), Medtec(R), Geesink, Norba, and BAI brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $2.26 billion in fiscal 2004. BAI joined the Oshkosh family of companies in July 2004. To learn more, visit the company's Web site at www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com.

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