Chapter 5. HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

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CHAPTER 5

HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

Section I. GENERAL

restrictions worldwide. To reduce these restrictions,

5-1. Scope

personnel must disassemble the RTCC into two sections

This chapter has highway transportability guidance for

(carrier and superstructure) for loading onto two M747

movement of the RTCC on semitrailers.

It also

semitrailers.

As an option, shippers may use a

prescribes the materiels and guidance required to

commercial semitrailer to carry the nonsectionalized

prepare, load, and restrain the RTCC during transport.

RTCC.

5-2. Safety

NOTE

Besides the safety precautions in chapter 3, movement

of the RTCC within CONUS is subject to all safety laws,

Dimension and weight limits for

rules, and regulations applicable to commercial carriers.

highway transport throughout the

Overseas movements are governed by theater and local

United States are published by the

regulations.

American

Trucking

Association

(ATA), Alexandria, Virginia. Legal

5-3. Transport by Semitrailers

limitations for foreign areas are

Personnel can convey the RTCC by military or

identified in Limits of Motor Vehicle

commercial lowbed semitrailers of adequate capacity.

Sizes and Weights, International

The M911 tractor combined with the M747 semitrailer is

Road Federation, 1023 Washington

the only military transporter large enough for RTCC

Building, Washington, DC 20005.

transport. The operational configuration of the RTCC

loaded on the M747 semitrailer exceeds highway

Section II. PREPARATION, LOADING, UNLOADING, AND

MATERIALS FOR TRANSPORT ON A SEMITRAILER

5-4. Preparation

b. Loading the RTCC Carrier onto a Semitrailer

When required, personnel will remove the RTCC

(1) Crews can place the carrier in the tiedown

superstructure from the carrier according to appendix A

position on the semitrailer with a crane of adequate

before loading on the M747 semitrailer.

capacity.

(2) Figure 5-2 shows how to adequately

5-5. Loading, Unloading, and Materials

restrain the load against forces met at normal speeds

a. Loading the RTCC Superstructure onto a

and operating conditions. Table 5-2 gives the bill of

Semitrailer

material for securing the RTCC carrier.

(1) Crews can place the superstructure in the

tiedown position on the semitrailer with a crane of

NOTE

adequate capacity.

Loading crews must cushion and

(2) Figure 5-1 shows how to adequately

secure floodlights, wipers, mirrors,

restrain the load against forces met at normal speeds

and fans with tape.

and operating conditions. Table 5-1 gives the bill of

materials for securing the RTCC superstructure.

5-1