U.S. Marines Order Trucks

Under an extant contract, the US Marine Corps has awarded two delivery orders, at a combined value of more than $76 mil, to Oshkosh Defense covering almost 200 Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR), boosting the total quantity of such platforms under contract to 854. Deployment of the LVSRs in Afghanistan commenced in 9/2009. Manufacture of the LVSRs is taking place in the company's Wisconsin facilities, with handovers scheduled to run through 9/2010. The service deploys the 10-wheel LVSR for on- and off-road transportation of heavy payloads, including munitions, fuel and water. The on-road payload capability of the vehicle is 22.5 tons, while the off-road capability is 16.5 tons.