JLG Industries Information

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, is an American designer, manufacturer and marketer of access equipment (aerial work platforms and telehandlers). The companys products extend beyond its own well-known brand of AWPs and telehandlers to SkyTrak and Lull telehandlers; TRIPLE-L trailers, LiftPod, Peco and Ecolift and a growing line of JLG vertical and mobile stock picking lifts for material handling applications.

Founded in 1969, John Landis Grove formed a partnership with two close friends and bought a small metal fabrication business in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. With a crew of 20 workers, they built and sold the first JLG aerial work platform in 1970. Many of the basic design elements of that original lift are still being incorporated into products today.Since becoming part of the Oshkosh Corporation Company in late 2006, JLG has seen three appointed presidents. Craig E. Paylor was named president in 2006. Paylor was with JLG since 1978 and held roles primarily in the areas of sales, marketing and business development. During his nearly 30 years with JLG, the company grew from a $25 million company to over the $3 billion mark. Upon Paylors retirement in 2010, Wilson Jones took his place. Jones was an Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president of Oshkoshs Fire and Emergency segment. On August 1, 2012, Wilson Jones was promoted to president and chief operating officer (COO) of Oshkosh Corporation. Succeeding Jones was Frank Nerenhausen, who is the current president of JLG and remains an Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president. Prior to joining JLG, Nerenhausen served as Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president of the Commercial segment and McNeilus. Nerenhausen brings 26 years of experience in key executive sales and finance positions with Oshkosh Corporation to JLG.

The network of JLG distributors reaches the industrial, commercial, institutional and construction markets worldwide.

With five manufacturing facilities in the United States in addition to 5 worldwide, one in Leicester in England, one at Fauillet in France, one at Medias in Romania, one at Leon in Mexico, and one at Tianjin in P.R.China and sales and service support across six continents. JLGs sales presence spans the globe in locations such as Latin America, England, Sweden, Canada, Spain, Glasgow, Poland, Russia, The Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Australia, France, Hong Kong, China and the United States. New Zealand now also has a branch in Auckland.

Aerial Work Platforms

Telehandlers: JLG, Lull and SkyTrak

JLG offers three brands of commercial telescopic handlers: JLG, SkyTrak and Lull, which feature all-wheel steering, including two-wheel, four-wheel circle and four-wheel crab to meet various maneuverability requirements. Lull telehandlers have a unique precision placement system called a traversing boom. JLG telehandlers have capacities from 5,500 to 17,000 pounds and heights up to 55 feet. The telehandlers come with a wide variety of attachments to assist with challenges on the job site. JLG telehandlers feature Tier 4i and tier 4 final diesel engines, which meet the EPAs Tier 4 emission standards for nonroad diesel engines. These standards allow for a higher level of fuel efficiency and a reduced impact on the environment. JLG acquired SkyTrak and Lull in 2003. The last Lull branded telehandlers were offered in 2015 and are no longer made.

Military Telehandlers

Drop-deck Trailers: (Triple-L trailers)

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