Chapter 5. HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

TM 55-2320-282-14

CHAPTER 5

HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

Section I. GENERAL

5-2. Safety

5-1. Scope

Besides the safety precautions in chapter 3,

This chapter provides highway transportability

movement is subject to all safety laws, rules, and

guidance for movement of the M.A.N. trucks. It

regulations that apply to commercial carriers.

covers technical and physical characteristics, as

Theater regulations govern movements overseas.

well as safety considerations. It also prescribes the

materials and guidance required to prepare, load,

tie down, and unload the trucks.

Section II. SELF-PROPELLED MOVEMENT

Restrictions for movement of the M.A.N. trucks

5-3. US Highway

without payload will be minimal. Movement with

payloads will encounter numerous restrictions

a. The length, height, axle loads, and gross

throughout Europe and will require special permits

vehicle weight of the M.A.N.

trucks (without

and routing.

payload) are within the legal limits for highway

transport in all States. The width of 98.43 inches

5-5. Other Country Highways

(2.50 m) is within limits allowed by 28 States and

The M.A.N.

vehicles without payloads may

on all interstate and designated Federal-aid primary

encounter restrictions in certain countries, but

highways. The width exceeds the limits for other

worldwide restrictions are minimal.

With

Federal-aid and State highways in 22 States and

assigned payloads, numerous restrictions will be

will require permits for movement (AR 55-162).

encountered, requiring permits and selective

b. Movement with payloads will encounter

routing.

restrictions to highway transport according to the

payloads towed. The truck tractor with a maximum

5-6. MTMC Assistance

payload semitrailer will exceed gross vehicle weight

MTMC can assist in obtaining highway movement

limits and therefore require permits. Dimensional

approval for M.A.N. vehicles in the United States in

limits exceeded depend on the dimensions of the

certain instances.

When movement can be

semitrailer. The M1002 towing another M.A.N.

certified as essential for national defense and no

vehicle will exceed length, gross weight, and

other transport mode can be used, the shipper will

tandem axleload limits in most States.

use AR 55-355, Defense Traffic Management

Regulation, chapter 28, to request assistance.

5-4. European Highways

Section III. TRANSPORT BY SEMITRAILER

resolved by obtaining permits. In overseas areas,

5-7.

Transport of the M.A.N. Trucks by

permits and special routing will be required to

Semitrailer

transport the M.A.N. trucks on these semitrailers.

The M.A.N. vehicles are transportable by military

or commercial semitrailers of adequate size and

5-8. Preparation for Transport

capacity. This section provides for movement of a

disabled vehicle or movement for administrative

purposes.

The Army semitrailers suitable for

transport of the M.A.N. truck tractor are the M871

WARNING

and M872 towed by the M915 truck tractor. The

Do not allow personnel on the

recovery vehicle can be transported only on the

semitrailer bed during loading

M872 semitrailer. Movement by these semitrailers

and unloading operations.

will be severely restricted because of the length,

width, height, gross vehicle weight, and tandem

axle loads.

Restrictions in CONUS may be

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