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An early Oshkosh M1075A0 PLS truck. The Palletized Load System (PLS) is based around two variants of prime mover truck (M1074 and M1075) fitted with an integral self-loading and unloading capability, a trailer (M1076), and demountable cargo beds, referred to as flatracks. PLS trucks and trailers are air-transportable in C-5A and C-17 cargo ...
The following is a (partial) listing of vehicle model numbers or M-numbers assigned by the United States Army. Some of these designations are also used by other agencies, services, and nationalities, although these various end users usually assign their own nomenclature.
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14]
Composite truck companies provide tailored support to division and corps elements with a combination of FMTV and PLS trucks. The composite truck company (heavy) provides support for armored divisions and consists of a headquarters platoon, a medium tactical vehicle platoon for 20 FMTVs, two PLS platoons for 40 PLS trucks and trailers, a HET ...
M35 2½ ton cargo truck; M939 Truck – 32,000 units. M970; Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles – 80,000 units. Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck – 13,000 units. Logistics Vehicle System; Palletized Load System; Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle; R-11 Refueler; Gun Truck; Oshkosh M1070
The M1120 HEMTT LHS (Load Handling System) is a M977 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck with a load handling system in place of a flat bed/cargo body. The HEMTT is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, tactical truck used by the US military and others.
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton (9,100 kg) tactical truck. [2] The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer, and since that date has remained in production for the U.S. Army and other nations.
M939 series trucks – previous U.S. Army 5-ton truck; M809 series trucks – previous U.S. Army 5-ton truck (remained in use alongside successor M939 series) M35 series trucks – previous U.S. Army 2.5-ton truck; Oshkosh MTVR; Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck; Palletized load system; Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) Leyland 4-tonne truck