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By 1915, the US Army was using trucks tactically. When the US joined World War I in April, 1917 it began purchasing trucks in larger numbers. Early trucks were often designed for both military and commercial use, later military-specific designs were built. Since 1940 the US military has ordered over 3,000,000 tactical trucks.
The Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV; / ˈ k ʌ k v iː / KUK-vee), [1] later the Light Service Support Vehicle (LSSV), is a vehicle program instituted to provide the United States military with light utility vehicles based on a civilian truck chassis.
The G506 was a United States Army Ordnance Corps supply catalog designation for the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 4X4, truck chassis built in large numbers by the Chevrolet Motor Division of GM. Their official model numbers were initially the "G4100", and later the "G7100" series. [ 4 ]
Developed by General Motors from their Chevrolet Colorado pick-up truck to provide squad level mobility with an unarmored, off-road capable vehicle based on a commercial design for the US Army's Infantry Bridages; production of 2,065 vehicles commenced in June 2020. [35] Harley-Davidson WLA: Motorcycle: 2x1 1942
After being awarded a U.S. Army contract in July, Canoo has outfitted one of its electric pickup trucks for military duty and sent it to the army for analysis. Canoo Electric Pickup Is in the Army Now
This list includes military trucks, are in production for 2021. Previous models are in a separate table, which is below. In the column "Company" indicates the manufacturer of the truck, in the column "truck" model
By 1940 the US Army and Marines were using 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton EE dump trucks, EH 5-ton fuel tankers, EHU cabover wreckers, and other specialty vehicles. Early models were standard commercial models, with chrome trim and hubcaps, in 1942 all trucks became plainer. The military model EH was a 5-ton on road 4x2 cargo truck.
In 1949 the US Army set a requirement for a family of extra heavy-duty 10‑ton (9,072 kg) load rated, off-road, 6x6 tactical trucks. Mack's design, influenced by their WWII era NO (7 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6x6 truck), was chosen.