Palletized Load System
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The Palletized Load System is a truck-based logistics system that entered service in the United States Army in 1993. It performs long and short distance freight transport, unit resupply, and other mis
Oshkosh M1074A1 Palletized Load System (PLS) truck in B-kit configuration and with an Oshkosh Container Handling Unit (CHU)
An early Oshkosh M1075A0 PLS truck
PLS M1075A0 truck laden with Engineer Mission Modules (EMM); M5 Concrete Mobile Mixer (EMM-CMM) on the truck, and M6 Dump Body (EMM-DB) on the M1076 trailer
Oshkosh M1075A0 PLS with Oshkosh CHU
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton tactical truck. The M977 HEMTT entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for
Palletized Load System
…The FHTV award differed in that in addition to the provision for up to 740 PLS trucks and 1060 PLS trailers, the award covered deliveries of Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) and Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET). The FHTV contract was extended twice, following which FHTV 2 was awarded to Oshkosh Truck. In October…
HEMTT M1120A4 in B-kit configuration
Common Tactical Truck rendering
An early promotional image of a M977 HEMTT and trailer; payload are MLRS reloads
HEMTT M978A2 9,500-liter (2,500 U.S. gal) capacity fuel tanker with standard unarmored cab