Receiving

TM 38-260

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Assembly for shipment.

c. Movement to carrier. Items designated for shipment should be moved along the quickest route from the storage

area to the packing and assembly area. Usually the packing and assembly area is the location for pickup by the carrier.

d. Loading the carrier's equipment. After IPE and OPE have been carefully prepared for shipment, properly

marked, documented, assembled for loading, and the carrier has arrived, loading should be accomplished as

expeditiously as possible. Care must be exercised to assure that the item is properly blocked and braced in accordance

with the requirements of MIL-HDBK-701. Prior to loading on the carrier's equipment, an inspection shall be made to

determine that all hold-down bolts of skidded items which may have been loosened for storage have been tightened. The

equipment shall be shrouded for protection in transit.

e. Transportation costs. When computing costs for layaway or plant clearance of machine tools, transportation

costs must be included in the total estimated cost. The skidded weight or gross weight should be used in estimating

transportation costs.

(1) Transportation costs must be added to the Packing, Crating, and Handling (PCH) costs to arrive at the total

cost of preparing IPE for shipment or storage. See the cost estimating guide provided in appendix B.

(2) The rates for the anticipated mode of transportation should be verified through the Defense Military Traffic

Management Command office serving the region or area in which shipment will originate.

(3) In some instances, the transportation rates for trucks are quoted on a per mile basis regardless of load. The

relation of weight to skid area of IPE makes it difficult to reach the maximum load capacity of the vehicle.

(4) Due to the high susceptibility of damage from rail shipment, such as humping, side wise motion, up and

down motion, lengthwise forces, start and stop motion, forward thrust, backward thrust, and other impact forces which

may damage IPE, rail transportation is not recommended, and should not be used as a mode of transportation unless a

waiver is granted by DGSC-SSM.

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Receiving

a. Unloading. Each unloading operation requires planning and on-the-spot supervision. The physical unloading of

IPE should be properly coordinated with storage personnel. The shipment should be inspected for damage that may have

occurred during the transportation cycle. In general, the mechanics of unloading vary according to the type of carrier,

type and weight of shipment, type of unloading facility, and materials handling equipment available.

b. Moving to storage. The movement of IPE and OPE to storage is a continuation of the unloading operation. The

movement should be made by the most expeditious and economical

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