MIL-HDBK-134 Truck And Truck Tractors, Tactical \(Military\) Design, Characteristics OfThis standardization is not complete in itself for the engineer to accomplish the design of a tactical truck tractor. It is a supplement to the more complete and detailed documents that define a proposed vehicle, such as contractual requirements, Federal of Military specifications and standards, drawings, and the handbooks, specifications, and standards of professional societies that are acceptable to the Government. The objective of the standardization handbook is to state in summary from what the Government desires in a tactical trucks and truck tractors.

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MIL-HDBK-134A

15 October 1965

minimum practical stopping distance. Since Federal and State highway braking regulations are primarily

intended as limits for marginal, "in-use" truck and truck tractors, these regulation limits should be

multiplied by 75 to 80 percent to obtain new truck and truck tractor limits.

4.1.6.9.1 Parking brakes. Truck or truck-tractor, without towed vehicle should be capable of

being held by parking brakes on ascending or descending slopes up to 40 percent.

4.1.6.10 Cruising range. Trucks and other self-powered vehicles should be capable of operating

on good roads over average rolling terrain at 35 mph average speed, without towed load and without

replenishing fuel supply, for the distance specified in the statement of characteristics for the specific

vehicle.

4.1.7 Climatic.

4.1.7.1 Ambient conditions. Vehicle, when properly serviced should be capable of satisfactory

operation, and safe storage and transport, under conditions of weather, climate, temperature, solar

radiation, humidity, and barometric pressure in altitudes from sea level to12,000 feet, in accordance with

Department of the Army regulations as specified in Army Regulations AR 705-15.

4.1.7.2 Service products. Servicing should include use of service products such as gasoline,

lubricants, hydraulic fluids, antifreeze compounds or preservatives compatible with applicable climatic

environment. They should meet the minimum quality requirements of the latest revision of the applicable

standard specifications.

4.1.7.3 Tropicalization. Vehicle should withstand, without undue damage, the effects of tropical

conditions, particularly fungus, dense road dust, mud, salt-laden air, and the wind-driven rain, sand and

sea-spray encountered in tropical storms.

4.1.8 Transportability.

4.1.8.2 Air transport. Vehicle should be suitable in all respects for transport used in the phase of

airborne operations specified for the specific vehicle.

4.1.8.2 Railway transport. Vehicle should be capable of safe transport, without major

disassembly, over United States and foreign standard and wide gauge main line railways at normal speeds.

4.1.8.3 Marine transport. Vehicle should be suitable in all respects for loading into, and

transporting in, applicable cargo ships and landing vessels.