I’m sure we’ll find a good use for those too.
OSHKOSH, Wis., Dec. 19 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has ordered hundreds of trucks and trailers from Oshkosh Defense, with deliveries to begin next year through 2016.
The 256 trucks and trailers ordered by the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command are from the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, or FMTV, which is composed of 17 models and 23 configurations ranging from 2.5-ton to 10-ton payloads.
The different FMTVs have a more than 80 percent parts commonality, which translates into streamlined maintenance and sustainment.
“The Oshkosh FMTV program exemplifies the quality and value that we provide to our military customers,” said John Bryant, senior vice president of defense programs at Oshkosh Defense. “Since the day Oshkosh was awarded the FMTV program, we’ve applied our vehicle expertise and operational efficiency to dramatically improve quality — all while saving U.S. taxpayers more than $2 billion.”
Oshkosh said it started manufacturing FMTVs for the U.S. Army in 2010 and has delivered more than 22,000 trucks and 11,000 trailers to the service.
The new Army order is worth $67 million. Details on the models and variants to be delivered were not disclosed.
All this NEW equipment while the Gov’t auctions off 100’s of vehicles a month that work and run just fine for PENNIES on the dollar.
I want me an Abrams A1M1 ..( for negotiational purposes if you catch my drift? like.. oh yer going to come and take my guns and fire bomb my house eh? how bout we talk about this)
I also want a Humvee.. the real one
I can buy surplus trailers like the ones in this article for 4-$6000.