OSHKOSH, WIS. (January 5, 2021) – Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) Company, announced today that the company has completed delivery of a new Striker® 8x8 ARFF vehicle for the Phoenix Fire Department at Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona. The ARFF team at this FAA rated Index-E airport manages an entire Oshkosh fleet.
“We are honored to once again be selected to produce custom fire apparatus to support the Phoenix Fire Department’s dedicated team at Sky Harbor International Airport,” said Rich Voakes, government and regional sales manager for Oshkosh Airport Products. “Our relationship with the department has spanned many years, and their trust and confidence in our products has resulted in exceptional collaboration to put some of the most innovative ARFF apparatus into service. We are confident the cutting-edge features of the Striker 8x8 will exceed expectations.”
Features of the Phoenix Fire Department’s new Striker 8x8 ARFF vehicle include:
Voakes added, “Phoenix experiences extreme ambient temperatures, and the new Striker 8x8 will offer an additional exterior-mounted air conditioning unit to help keep firefighters cool when faced with intense heat. Also, a unique attribute of the department’s ARFF fleet, including the new apparatus, is they are one of only a few U.S. airports with red trucks.”
The Phoenix Fire Department’s new Striker 8x8 ARFF vehicle is fully prepared with firefighting agent capacity and will feature advanced technology innovations including an Oshkosh Power Uniter, the K-Factor™ HRET alignment system which gives the operator awareness of HRET position, and Eco-EFP™ input-based foam test system.
To learn more about Oshkosh Airport Products and the Striker 8x8 ARFF vehicle, visit www.oshkoshairport.com.
Photo caption: Oshkosh Airport Products has delivered a new Striker® 8x8 ARFF vehicle for the Phoenix Fire Department at Sky Harbor International Airport.
About Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC
Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is a designer and builder of industry-leading airport firefighting vehicles. Its flagship Striker® Aircraft Rescue and Fire
Fighting (ARFF) vehicles are known for their durability and superior performance and sold throughout the world. For more information, visit www.oshkoshairport.com.
About Oshkosh Corporation
At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, mission-critical equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs more than 15,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common cause: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG®, Pierce®, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Frontline™, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Airport Products and London®. For more information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.
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fire & emergency markets, which are particularly impacted by the strength of U.S. and European
economies and construction seasons; the Company’s ability to increase prices or impose
surcharges to raise margins or to offset higher input costs, including increased commodity, raw
material, labor and freights costs; the Company’s estimates of access equipment demand
which, among other factors, is influenced by customer historical buying patterns and rental
company fleet replacement strategies; the strength of the U.S. dollar and its impact on
Company exports, translation of foreign sales and the cost of purchased materials; the expected
level and timing of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and international defense customer
procurement of products and services and acceptance of and funding or payments for such
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indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with the U.S. federal government; risks related to
reductions in government expenditures in light of U.S. defense budget pressures, sequestration
and an uncertain DoD tactical wheeled vehicle strategy; the impact of any DoD solicitation for
competition for future contracts to produce military vehicles; risks related to facilities expansion,
consolidation and alignment, including the amounts of related costs and charges and that
anticipated cost savings may not be achieved; projected adoption rates of work at height
machinery in emerging markets; the impact of severe weather or natural disasters that may
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escalating trade war and related tariffs could reduce the competitiveness of the Company's
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government contractors; cybersecurity risks and costs of defending against, mitigating and
responding to data security threats and breaches; the Company's ability to successfully identify,
complete and integrate acquisitions and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the
same; and risks related to the Company’s ability to successfully execute on its strategic road
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