Oshkosh Truck Corporation Pledges $100,000 to Hurricane Katrina Relief

OSHKOSH, WIS.--Sept. 7, 2005--Oshkosh Truck Corporation today pledged a $100,000 contribution directed to disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, considered the worst natural disaster to strike the U.S. in almost a century.

"This is a time of immense need for millions of Americans in the Gulf Coast region. We're gratified to be able to lend this assistance during this very difficult time, and our hearts go out to everyone affected by this terrible natural disaster," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh's chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Oshkosh Truck's contribution will be divided between the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army for immediate and long-term needs resulting from the hurricane.

American Red Cross volunteers have been deployed to the hardest hit areas of Katrina's destruction, supplying critical necessities to hundreds of thousands of victims left homeless. Donations can be made at http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html or by calling 1-800-HELP NOW.

The Salvation Army has launched one of the largest emergency disaster services relief efforts in the organization's 125-year history, providing more than 150,000 Katrina refugees with shelter, food and water from Texas to North Carolina. Donations can be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

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), BAI, CON-E-CO(R) and London(R) brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $2.26 billion in fiscal 2004.

For more information about Oshkosh Truck Corporation, log onto the company web site at www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com.