Exhibit 99.1


                                                                   PRESS RELEASE
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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[JLG LETTERHEAD]                                           CONTACT: JUNA ROWLAND
                                       DIRECTOR - CORPORATE & INVESTOR RELATIONS
                                                      (240) 313-1816, IR@JLG.COM


                  JLG ADDS DAVID L. PUGH TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        MCCONNELLSBURG, PA, JANUARY 15, 2004 - JLG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: JLG)
today announced the appointment of David L. Pugh to the Company's Board of
Directors, expanding JLG's Board to nine members. David is currently the
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Industrial
Technologies (NYSE: AIT) in Cleveland, Ohio.

        "We are pleased to welcome David to JLG's Board of Directors," stated
Bill Lasky, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. "His
experience and expertise will be valuable and complementary to our current Board
membership and we look forward to David's contribution to the growth of JLG."

        David joined Applied Industrial Technologies as President and Chief
Operating Officer in January 1999. He was named the Chief Executive Officer in
January 2000 and Chairman of the Board in October 2000. With more than 29 years
of management experience, David joined Applied Industrial Technologies from
Rockwell International Corporation where he served as Senior Vice President of
the industrial control group with responsibility for a global manufacturing
operation encompassing three business groups, 5,000 employees and 13 operating
locations.

        Prior to joining Rockwell in 1994, David held various sales, marketing
and operations positions at Square D Company and Westinghouse Electric. His
roles with those companies included Chief Marketing Officer of Square D and Vice
President and General Manager of its power equipment business unit and Plant
Manager and Vice President for construction sales at Westinghouse.

        JLG Industries, Inc. is the world's leading producer of access equipment
and highway-speed telescopic hydraulic excavators. The Company's diverse product
portfolio encompasses leading brands such as JLG(R) aerial work platforms; JLG,
Sky Trak(R), Lull(R) and Gradall(R) telehandlers; Gradall excavators; and an
array of complementary accessories that increase the versatility and efficiency
of these products for end users. JLG markets its products and services through a
multi-channel approach that includes a highly trained sales force, marketing,
the Internet, integrated supply programs and a network of distributors. In
addition, JLG offers world-class after-sales service and support for its
customers in the industrial, commercial, institutional and construction markets.
JLG's manufacturing facilities are located in the United States and Belgium,
with sales and service locations on six continents.

                    For more information, visit www.jlg.com.
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