Oshkosh's 3Q Income Rises to $75.7 Million

The specialty and military truck maker said earnings per share rose to 82 cents from 75 cents.

Third quarter sales for fiscal 2012 were $2.18 billion, up 7.6%, compared with $2.02 billion recorded in the prior year third quarter. The company said it had higher sales in all non-defense segments, particularly its access equipment division whose sales jump 40.4% to $814.6 million in the 2012 period.