POWER OF ATTORNEY





 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I, ERIC I COHEN, hereby

make, constitute and appoint JEFFREY A. GERSHOWITZ and SCOTT J. POSNER, as

my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, to execute and file all instruments, documents,

certificates and other items required to be executed and filed with the Securities and

Exchange Commission by me under and pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities and

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a result of my position with TEREX

CORPORATION, including, without limitation, all Forms 3, 4 and 5 that may be

required as a result of my transactions in equity securities of TEREX CORPORATION

while a director or officer of TEREX CORPORATION.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of July,

2007.







      ___/S/Eric I Cohen______

       ERIC I COHEN



State of Connecticut )

                                  : ss. Westport

County of Fairfield   )



 On this 17th day of July, 2007, personally came before me SHARON REID

DEFLORIO, the undersigned, ERIC I COHEN, satisfactorily proven to be the person

whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledge that such person

executed the same for the purposes herein contained.









____/S/Sharon Reid DeFlorio________

Notary Public







Date Commission Expires:  5/31/2009