Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary Pierce Introduces New 100-Foot Aluminum Aerial Ladder

OSHKOSH, Wis.--April 27, 2006--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , announced today that its fire apparatus subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., has expanded its aerial product line with the introduction of a 100-foot heavy-duty aluminum aerial ladder. The aerial delivers the highest distributed load ratings of any aluminum ladder in the industry.

The new Pierce(R) 100-foot aluminum aerial ladder's dry tip-load rating is the industry's highest at 750 pounds, with an additional 100 pounds of capacity at the tip for fire fighter equipment. The ladder is rated to 500 pounds while flowing up to 1500 gallons per minute. Pierce aluminum ladders use 6061-T6 aluminum extrusions for superior strength.

"This new product again expands Pierce's product offering in the high-performance aerial fire apparatus market. While the Pierce 75-foot aluminum aerial ladder is a performance and safety leader in the aluminum aerial ladder market, this new 100-foot aerial will allow firefighters to perform at greater heights with remarkable strength, safety and integrity," said John Randjelovic, executive vice president and president of Pierce.

The 100-foot aluminum ladder features Pierce's H-style stabilizers that can be quickly set into place with a 12-foot spread; and just a 10-foot spread when short-jacked. The 100-foot ladder has a 2.5:1 structural safety factor, a 35 mph wind load rating and can operate with 1/4 inch of ice build-up.

Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for the defense, fire and emergency, concrete placement and refuse hauling markets. Oshkosh Truck is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh(R), Pierce(R), McNeilus(R), Medtec(TM), Geesink(R), Norba(R), Jerr-Dan(R), CON-E-CO(R) and London(R) brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $2.96 billion in fiscal 2005.

To learn more about Oshkosh Truck Corporation, visit its web site at www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com. To learn more about Pierce, visit www.piercemfg.com.