13.09.2010

JLG wins telehandler order

JLG has won a $40 million contract to supply 280 telehandlers to the US Marines, the units will be built at the company’s McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, facility over the next two years.

The telehandlers, referred to as EBFL (extendable boom forklifts) by the marines and also known in military circles as MMVs (Millennia Military Vehicles), have a maximum capacity of 11,000 pounds, (5,000kgs) and a lift height of 42ft/12.9 metres.
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The JLG MMV telehandler

The specially designed MMV carries the SkyTrak brand, but are closer in concept to JLG’s European ‘low boom’ models than those traditionally sold under the SkyTrak name. The first units were supplied in 2001, prior to JLG’S acquisition of the SkyTrak business.

Denny Buterbaugh, vice president – government products and programs said: “With increasing frequency, the U.S. military is looking to JLG Industries for the technical expertise that provides solutions to their equipment challenges. We are proud of the military’s confidence in our ability to deliver equipment that meets their high standards for reliability and productivity.”