OSK vs DSGX Comparison

Oshkosh is a leading maker of access equipment, specialty vehicles, and military trucks. It serves diverse end markets, including postal, firefighting, refuse/recycling collection, aviation, and construction. It is typically the market share leader or No. 2 player in North America, or even the global leader in the case of its JLG aerial work platform business. The transport segment is a leading provider of light trucks to the military and vehicles to the Postal Service. The vocational segment, featuring brands such as Pierce, AeroTech, and Volterra, offers purpose-built vehicles and equipment to municipalities. The company reports three segments—Access equipment (49% of revenue), Vocational (31%), and Transport (20%) on 2024 revenue of $10.7 billion.

Descartes Systems Group provides a software solution that allows users in the shipping industry to communicate with one another. Its core product is the Global Logistics Network, which is best understood as transaction-driven. Descartes charges clients to send/receive messages, data, and documents on the GLN. Customers typically contract for a monthly minimum over a multiyear period. The GLN platform allows Descartes to upsell additional software modules as well, typically provided via a software-as-a-service model.