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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 8, 2003
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                                TEREX CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


            Delaware                   1-10702                 34-1531521
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)           File Number)           Identification No.)



 500 Post Road East, Suite 320, Westport, Connecticut                 06880
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     Terex  Corporation  (the  "Company")  issued a press  release on October 8,
2003,  announcing a conference call to be held on Thursday,  October 23, 2003 at
8:30 a.m.,  Eastern time, to review the Company's  third quarter 2003  financial
results.  The  teleconference  and  a  replay  of  the  teleconference  will  be
accessible to the public.

     The Company also announced that it will be releasing its third quarter 2003
financial  results to the wire  services on Wednesday,  October 22, 2003,  after
market close. This press release will also be available on the Company's website
at www.terex.com.

     A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Terex Corporation issued on October 8, 2003.

                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  October 8, 2003


                                              TEREX CORPORATION


                                              By:  /s/ Phillip C. Widman
                                                   Phillip C. Widman
                                                   Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer