Navistar To Provide More Trucks To U.S. Army

November 10, 2009 by Matthew Potter · Comment
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, Mississippi, Navistar, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Services, U.S. Army, logistics, production program 

The United States military has expended a great deal of logistics and support vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan. These trucks have taken a beating both from heavy use and enemy attacks. The Army has let several contracts recently to repair, reset and replace them. Yesterday it was announced that Navistar would be awarded a contract to provide tanker trucks, wreckers and generic troop transport vehicles. The value of this contract is over $400 million.

Navistar was disappointed that it did not win a portion of the MRAP-ATV contract to provide the lighter vehicles for use in Afghanistan. That contract went to Oshkosh. This contract will offset some of the losses from not contributing to that effort. It also demonstrates that the U.S. has been able to grow a decent industrial base when it comes to logistic support vehicles.

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Army Awards Next Generation Heavy Vehicle Contract

October 31, 2008 by Matthew Potter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program 

Oshkosh Defense won a contract from the US Army to provide 6,000 heavy transport vehicles. Welt Online has the press release. When all phases of the contract are executed it will be worth over a billion dollars. The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Pallatized Load System (PLS) combine to make it more efficient to move large loads in hostile terrain. The HEMTT have been in use since 1985 and demonstrated their capabilities during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

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