Army orders more Oshkosh trucks OSHKOSH, Wis., March 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has ordered nearly 30,000 additional medium tactical trucks and trailers from Oshkosh Defense. The order, under an earlier five-year contract to the company from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for Oshkosh's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, is worth $294 million. "Over the first three years of this five-year contract, we have delivered superior-quality trucks and trailers for soldiers for their combat operations, relief efforts and unit-resupply missions at home and abroad," said Mike Ivy, vice president and general manager of Army Programs for Oshkosh Defense. We will continue to offer fleet improvements by developing prototypes with upgraded technology, such as our TAK-4 independent suspension system that improves off-road mobility, ride quality and protection capabilities. The FMTV comprises 17 models of trucks with a payload range of 2.5-10-tons. Eighty percent of vehicle parts are interchangeable. The models to be supplied weren't detailed but Oshkosh said deliveries to the Army would be completed in 2014.