Oshkosh Truck Expands Parts Ordering and Support to the

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  Oshkosh Truck Expands Parts Ordering and Support to the Internet
New Web Site Speeds Truck Parts Identification and Buying for Commercial Customers


       OSHKOSH, WIS. (February 1, 2001) - Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ:
OTRKB] is expanding availability of truck parts manuals and ordering to the Internet, beginning
February 15, 2001. The company has converted the paper parts manuals for most of its
commercial models to electronic versions available via the Web. Customers can log on to the
company’s new web site at www.otcmanuals.com or from a link on the company’s existing web
site, www.oshkoshtruck.com. The site allows customers to identify and order truck parts quickly
and easily. Parts orders submitted via e-mail are automatically routed to the closest Oshkosh
service location to speed delivery.
       “This new site is part of our strategy of leveraging technology to deliver the best possible
support to our customers, because for them uptime and readiness are a priority. It offers three
important benefits -- immediate parts information, a centralized resource, simplified parts
ordering -- to speed delivery,” said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh’s chairman, president and chief
executive officer.
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       The site contains extensive parts information for 1997 model year or newer Oshkosh
S-Series concrete mixers, F-Series trucks, Highland trucks, T-Series aircraft rescue and
firefighting vehicles, P-Series plow trucks, H-Series snow removal vehicles, and MPT-Series
plow trucks, including over 6,000 illustrations and 3,500 detailed component breakdowns.
Customers can search for items by part name or number. Information is customized for a
specific truck via serial number.
       Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] 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, Pierce, McNeilus and Medtec brand names. The company is headquartered in
Oshkosh, Wis., and had annual sales of $1.324 billion in fiscal 2001.
       For more information about Oshkosh Truck Corporation, log onto its web site at
www.oshkoshtruck.com.
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