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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 24, 2005
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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 8.01. Other Events.

     Terex Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release on October 24,
2005, announcing a conference call to be held on Friday, October 28, 2005 at
8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, to review the Company's third quarter 2005 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 third quarter 2005
financial results to the wire services on Thursday, October 27, 2005, after the
close of the market. 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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Terex Corporation issued on October 24, 2005.


                                   SIGNATURES

     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 24, 2005


                              TEREX CORPORATION


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