Chapter 5. HIGHWAY AND OFFROAD TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

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CHAPTER 5

HIGHWAY AND OFFROAD TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

Section 1. GENERAL

5 - 2 . Safety

5-1. Scope

In addition to the safety precautions in chapter 3, the

This chapter provides highway and offroad transporta-

v e h i c l e s , when moved over public highways in

bility guidance for movement of the 14- and 20-ton

CONUS, are subject to all safety laws, rules, and regu-

truck tractors. It covers significant technical and phys-

lations applicable to commercial carriers. In overseas

ical characteristics, as well as safety considerations,

areas, movements are governed by theater and local

and prescribes the materials and guidance required to

regulations,

prepare, load, and tie down these vehicles.

Section Il. SELF-PROPELLED

MOVEMENT

and Weights," International Road Federation, Geneva,

5 - 3 . General

Switzerland.

The 14- and 20-ton truck tractors can be moved under

5-4. Preparation of Trucks

their own power either empty and/or towing a semi-

For trucks that are moved under their own power, no

trailer as applicable to the vehicle considered. These

special preparation is required other than organiza-

vehicles exceed the legal width limitations for high-

way movement in CONUS and overseas. The proce-

tional maintenance. Special preparation for transport

by semitrailer of the 14- and 20-ton truck tractor may

dures for obtaining special permits in CONUS are out-

consist of reducing the vehicle to their lowest shipping

lined in AR 55-162. Legal limitations of overseas

configuration.

areas are identified in "Limits of Motor Vehicle Sizes

Section Ill. TRANSPORT OF SEMITRAILERS

M916 and M920) when pulling a semitrailer with a

5-5. General

maximum allowable payload will exceed the width and

The truck tractors in themselves are not a major prob-

gross vehicle weight. This is a major transportability

lem. The major transportability problem occurs when

problem. When this problem occurs, special permits

these tractors and semitrailers with maximum pay-

will be required both in CONUS and overseas. Proce-

loads are combined.

dures for obtaining special permits are found in AR

5-6. M915 FOV Truck Tractor/M872 Semi-

55-162 for CONUS and USARER Reg 55-1. Your ITO

trailer

in CONUS and the TMO in the overseas area will assist

you in getting these special permits.

All of the M915 FOV truck tractors (M915, M915A1,

5-1