Receipt and issue.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

the conveyance or by changing the type of conveyance

(7) Inflation of tires. When vehicles and

to be used.

artillery are placed in storage, all tires (mounted and

unmounted alike) will be inflated and kept at their

normal operating pressure. Tire preservation should be

(2) Vehicles and artillery may be shipped on

as specified in section V, paragraph 535.

any commonly used conveyance (e.g., railcar, tractor-

trailer, etc.) in accordance with loading drawings, AAR

rules, or other applicable carrier requirements. One

b. Receipt and issue.

additional method of shipping vehicles is via the drive

away method where the vehicles are actually driven to

(1) In some cases, special equipment such as

their destination. Driving a vehicle to its destination will

heavy duty cranes may be required to facilitate the

negate the application of preservation by the shipper or

loading/unloading process.

However, all receiving

will destroy any preservation previously applied to its

activities may not be equipped with such special

engine and drive train. This can mean that a port of

handling devices. Consequently, the shipping activity

embarkation or other consignee may be required to

(point of shipment origin) must determine and allow for

represerve the item before it is transshipped or stored.

any undue handling difficulties that may be created at

For shipments of some types of powered vehicles, these

the destination. Such difficulties may sometimes be

disadvantages may be overcome to some extent by

avoided by merely changing the placement of items on

using the piggyback method of shipment depicted in

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