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From 1968 onwards, the U.S. military replaced the M37 with the heavier-rated 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or five-quarter) ton Kaiser Jeep manufactured M715 family of vehicles. Rather than purpose-built tactical vehicles, these "militarized" commercial off-the-shelf ('COTS') trucks were considered underpowered and fragile compared to the M37. [ 3 ]
Dodge M37: 3 ⁄ 4-ton truck 4x4: 1958 Produced by Dodge as a modernized equivalent of Dodge's WC series. [18] Dodge M880/M890 CUCV: 1¼-ton truck 4x4 / 4x2: 1976 A Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle produced by Dodge, it was a militarised version of Dodge's W200 3 ⁄ 4-ton pickup. [19] Dodge M1918: 1 ⁄ 2-ton truck 4x2: 1918
light truck: no: 1987–present: Israel Automotive Industries: AIL Abir II: light truck: Israel AM General: AM General Humvee M1097A2: light truck: no: 1984–present: United States, Tunisia Ashok Leyland Defence Systems: Ashok Leyland Super Stallion: heavy: no: India Astra: Astra SM(HD) heavy truck/tractor: no: 2000–present: Italy Astra ...
GM CUCVs were assembled mostly from existing heavy duty light commercial truck parts. The CUCVs came in four basic body styles: pickup, utility, ambulance body and chassis cab. [12] [13] The M1008 was the basic cargo truck, the M1010 was the ambulance, and the M1009 was a Chevrolet K5 Blazer uprated to 3 ⁄ 4-ton capacity.
M486 truck, missile repair parts, PGM-11 Redstone; M487 trailer, missile repair parts, PGM-11 Redstone; M488 truck, missile repair parts, PGM-11 Redstone; M489 truck, missile nose section, Nike Hercules; M499 semitrailer, van
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.
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