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Pierce dealer, Ross Equipment Company Inc., serving Utah and Nevada (excluding Clark County) for more than 40 years, today announced its sale to long time employee, Ron Jensen, and Jensen’s wife, Cathy. The transition to the new ownership group will be smooth and seamless; current president Merrill Ross will stay on with the company in an advisory capacity. 

APPLETON, Wis. (November 24, 2015) – Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, today announced that Ross Equipment Company Inc., a Pierce dealer, serving Utah and Nevada (excluding Clark County) for more than 40 years, has been sold to its longtime employee, Ron Jensen, and his wife, Cathy. The transition to the new ownership group will be smooth and seamless. Current president, Merrill Ross, will stay on with the company in an advisory capacity.

“We’d like to thank Merrill Ross and his entire team for all they’ve accomplished in serving fire departments across Utah and Nevada for four decades,” said Jeff Seidner, Pierce Manufacturing director of dealer development. “This is a great American business story, one of a successful dealership turning over the reins to a new generation. We’re very happy for Ron and Cathy, and we look forward to continuing to deliver great service to our customers.”

Ron Jensen began his career at Ross Equipment in 1986. He rose through the ranks to become vice president and head of the service department. His reputation for service and integrity is well known among the fire departments throughout the region.

“We’ve built Ross Equipment through an unwavering commitment to customer service and support, and we will be here to help throughout the transition,” said Merrill Ross. “This is an ideal time for us to step back and transition the business to a new generation. We’re so pleased to turn the ship over to Ron and Cathy. It’s time for us to spend more time with family and the grandkids.” 

Founded in 1975, Ross Equipment has earned an unmatched reputation for customer service and support for every piece of equipment it sells. The company offers a large stock of replacement parts, mobile support, and factory trained technicians. Ross Equipment is available to customers in the planning stages of each and every apparatus, and is instrumental in assisting customers as they develop new equipment to meet their community’s needs.
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About Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, is the leading North American manufacturer of custom fire apparatus. Products include custom and commercial pumpers, aerials, rescue trucks, wildland trucks, mini pumpers, and homeland security apparatus. In addition, Pierce designs its own foam systems and was the first company to introduce frontal airbags and the Side Roll Protection system to fire apparatus. To learn more about Pierce, visit www.piercemfg.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 approximately 17,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common purpose: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller. For more information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.

®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project” or “plan” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the Company's ability to successfully integrate the AeroTech acquisition and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; the risks associated with international operations and sales, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;  the Company’s ability to comply with complex laws and regulations applicable to U.S. government contractors; cybersecurity risks and costs of defending against, mitigating and responding to data security threats and breaches impacting the Company; the Company’s ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate other 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 map and meet its long-term financial goals. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update information contained in this news release. Investors should be aware that the Company may not update such information until the Company’s next quarterly earnings conference call, if at all.

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