Red Dot Producing Air Conditioners for Armored FMTV Cabs

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Red Dot Producing Air Conditioners for Armored FMTV Cabs
Seattle company supplying Stewart & Stevenson with units designed for 
factory installation

SEATTLE (Jan. 14, 2005) -- Red Dot Corp. has started production of 
factory-installed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) 
units for the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), 
the backbone of the military's transportation system.

The air conditioning systems are designed for the Low Signature Armored 
Cab (LSAC) developed by Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems 
LP. The A/C units are being assembled in Seattle and installed at 
Stewart & Stevenson's factory in Sealy, Texas. The completed cabs can 
be integrated into the FMTV production line or shipped directly to Iraq 
where they can be mounted to a chassis. Stewart & Stevenson estimates 
delivery of 385 air-conditioned LSACs by Feb. 28, 2005.

"We've combined our success designing and building add-on 
air-conditioning units for the extreme conditions in Iraq with our 
experience producing rugged, factory-installed units for construction 
and mining vehicles," said Randy Gardiner, president of Red Dot. "The 
result is a factory-installed unit for the FMVT that's durable, highly 
serviceable, and meets the space constraints of an in-dash 
installation."

Air conditioning is necessary because the cab interior of a steel 
armor-plated vehicle in Iraq can become extremely hot, with 
temperatures exceeding 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

"Soldiers in armored FMTVs need to be as safe and comfortable as 
possible," Gardiner said. "With high-capacity evaporators and 
condensers, as well as spot-cooling -- using ducts to deliver air to 
each individual soldier in the vehicle -- Red Dot air conditioners are 
capable of lowering the temperature inside the cab by up to 40 degrees 
F."

Red Dot is the primary supplier of add-on air conditioning units for 
U.S. Army vehicles with field-installed armor kits. Since March 2004, 
Red Dot has produced nearly 10,000 add-on air-conditioning units for 
the U.S. Army's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV, or 
"humvee") deployed in Iraq. In October, the company received an order 
from the U.S. Army to supply 5,500 additional air-conditioning units 
for HMMWVs and other vehicles fitted with armor in the field.

Since 1988, Stewart & Stevenson has built more than 25,000 FMTV trucks 
and trailers. Its Low Signature Armored Cab is designed to protect 
occupants during direct small arms fire attack, artillery airburst, 
land mine strike, or attack from Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). 
The FMTV family of vehicles has two basic platforms, a four-wheel-drive 
2-1/2 ton vehicle and a six-wheel-drive 5-ton vehicle. It is the 
largest payload capacity U.S. Army truck transportable in a C-130 
aircraft.

ABOUT RED DOT:

Red Dot is a worldwide leader in the design and production of heating, 
ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and replacement parts 
for commercial trucks, buses, and vehicles used in construction, 
mining, agriculture, fire and rescue, and military service. The company 
was founded in Seattle, Wash., in 1965 and now has 430 employees at 
three locations in the United States and Europe. Visit Red Dot at 
www.rdac.com.

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Contacts: 	Robert Gardiner, Red Dot Corp., 206-575-3840; 
robertgardiner@reddotcorp.com
Stephen Petit, The Siefkes Group, 425-392-2611; sptruck@mac.com
Red Dot Corp. online: www.rdac.com