Oshkosh Drops “Truck” from Corporate Name
February 5, 2008 • JLG Industries and IMT parent Oshkosh Truck Corporation announces its shareholders have approved the vote to change the company's name to Oshkosh Corporation.
Robert Bohn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Oshkosh, Wis.-based company, said the new name “more appropriately reflects the company's diverse product lines.” The Oshkosh Corporation name still retains the company's history, he added, but also allows room for growth and diversification of our products on a global scale.
Approved during the annual shareholders meeting in Appleton, Wis., the name change will not affect the company's NYSE stock ticker symbol, management, or policies of Oshkosh or its board of directors.
Events and programs are scheduled to roll out Oshkosh Corporation's new corporate strategic rebranding identity initiatives throughout 2008. “Our strength has always been in the brands we produce under various nameplates, and we don't expect that to change,” Bohn said.