# Oshkosh Corporation

> Oshkosh Corporation is a Wisconsin-based industrial technology company that designs and manufactures purpose-built vehicles and equipment for construction, firefighting, aviation, refuse collection, defense and delivery. Its advantage is not a single truck but a portfolio that can reuse advances in autonomy, AI, connectivity, electrification, safety and mobility across a dozen brands and demanding end markets.

- **Founded:** 1917
- **Headquarters:** Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- **Founders:** William Besserdich (Co-founder and inventor), Bernhard Mosling (Co-founder and inventor)
- **Team size:** More than 18,000 employees worldwide; the corporate site also reports about 125 locations in 19 countries.
- **Products:** JLG and SkyTrak access equipment, Pierce and MAXIMETAL fire apparatus, Oshkosh AeroTech and Airport Products, McNeilus refuse and recycling vehicles, Oshkosh Defense mobility systems
- **Notable:** More than 2,300 patents awarded since the company's founding., The 2026 CES Innovation Awards named the JLG boom lift with robotic end effector and Striker Volterra electric ARFF vehicle Best of Innovation recipients., Recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for an 11th consecutive year in 2026.

## Products & services

- **JLG and SkyTrak access equipment** — Mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers and low-level access equipment for construction, rental and industrial customers.
- **Pierce and MAXIMETAL fire apparatus** — Custom and commercial fire engines, aerials and emergency vehicles for municipal fire departments.
- **Oshkosh AeroTech and Airport Products** — Ground support equipment, passenger boarding bridges, airport services and aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles.
- **McNeilus refuse and recycling vehicles** — Collection vehicles, bodies, technology and lifecycle support for municipal and commercial waste operators.
- **Oshkosh Defense mobility systems** — Tactical wheeled vehicles, command platforms, parts and sustainment for the U.S. Department of Defense and approved international customers.
- **Next Generation Delivery Vehicle** — A purpose-built mail and package delivery vehicle produced for the U.S. Postal Service under a contract that permits up to 165,000 vehicles over ten years.
- **Jerr-Dan towing and recovery** — Carriers, wreckers and rotators for towing and recovery operators.
- **Connected, autonomous and electrified systems** — Fleet analytics, safety sensors, robotics, electric platforms and digital services applied across the portfolio.

## Achievements

- More than 2,300 patents awarded since the company's founding.
- The 2026 CES Innovation Awards named the JLG boom lift with robotic end effector and Striker Volterra electric ARFF vehicle Best of Innovation recipients.
- Recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for an 11th consecutive year in 2026.
- Won the USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program, with a contract allowing up to 165,000 vehicles over ten years.
- JLG produced its 250,000th boom lift in 2018.
- Its hybrid Light Combat Tactical Vehicle completed the 1,061-mile Baja 1000 in 2010, a test that nearly 40% of entrants failed to finish.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Reported second-quarter sales of $2.915 billion, up 6.7% year over year, while net income declined to $183.2 million; Transport sales rose as NGDV production ramped.
- **2026-06** — Published its 2025 Sustainability Report, citing $173.7 million in global R&D spending, 84.2% waste diversion and $3.1 million in community investment.
- **2026-03** — Introduced McNeilus AI-enabled contamination detection technology for refuse vehicles.
- **2026-03** — Received Ethisphere recognition as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 11th consecutive year.
- **2026-01** — Displayed autonomous airport robots, connected job-site systems, AI safety tools and electrified equipment at CES 2026.
- **2025-11** — Received two CES 2026 Best of Innovation awards and two additional honoree distinctions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oshkoshcorp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oshkosh-corporation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/oshkoshcorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Oshkoshcorporation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oshkoshcorp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oshkoshcorporation/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13