Oshkosh nabs $1.2B Army contract for heavy vehicles

Nov 12, 2008 | 11:01 AM | Martyn Chase

Oshkosh Truck Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., has landed a major $1.2-billion U.S. Army contract to build 6,000 heavy trucks, each of which will sport about 4,000 pounds of steel-plated armor.

The trucks, known as the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) will be built in Oshkosh during the next three years, with the first deliveries to start by the end of this month.....





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