M-1070 Heavy Transporter Truck & M-1000 Trailer

The Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) consists of the M1070 Truck Tractor and the M1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter Semi-trailer. The HETS transports payloads up to 70 tons – primarily M1 Abrams tanks.

HETS operates worldwide on highways worldwide, secondary roads, and cross-country. The HETS has a number of features that significantly improve the mobility and overall performance of the system in a tactical environment. The M1070 tractor has front- and rear-axle steering, a central tire-inflation system, and cab space for six personnel to accommodate the two HETS operators and four tank crewmen. The M1000 semi-trailer has automatically steerable axles and a load-leveling hydraulic suspension.

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The Soldiers of the 1185th Deployment Distribution Support Battalion are supporting the Responsible Drawdown from Iraq everyday as they perform their duties at the Port of Shuabia, a Seaport of Debarkation located in Kuwait, April 2010. The battalion is tasked to manage the loading of hundreds of vessels and port operations that aids Third Army in coordinating with many agencies and organizations to ensure the success of their mission. The M1 Abrams tank is unloading from the US Army Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) consisting of the Oshkosh Truck M-1070 Truck Tractor and the M-1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter Semi-trailer manufactured by Systems & Electronics, Inc., St Louis, MO. The HETS transports payloads up to 70-tons, primarily M1 Abrams tanks.

Soldiers with 233rd Transportation Company secure the XM800T Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle on a HETS (M-1070 Heavy Transporter Truck & M-1000 Trailer), before heading from Ft. Knox, KY, to Fort Benning, GA, 13 August 2010. The XM800T program was terminated in 1976. This vehicle is one of a handful surviving.

Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) will transport, deploy and evacuate 70-ton payloads, primarily M-1 Abrams tanks, on highways and unimproved roads and cross-country. HETS consists of the M-1070 truck tractor and M-1000 semitrailer. Photograph during M-1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) semi-trailer testing, Ft. McCoy, WI, 1990.

US Army Reserve 257th Transportation Company M1070 Heavy Equipment Transport Truck (HETT) with an M1000 trailer, arrives to assist the Marine Corps reserves with the 6th Motor Transportation Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, during exercise Javelin Thrust-09, Bridgeport, CA, 14 June 2009.

M-1070 HETS Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) (Oshkosh)w/M-1000 Semi-trailer. Primary function is to transport M1 Abrams 70 ton Main Battle Tank.

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank is secured to the bed of an M-1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) semi-trailer during testing of the trailer, Fort McCoy, WI, 1990. The tractor is the Oshkosh M1070 HETS.

The Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) entered service in 1993.

M-1070 Heavy Transporter Truck & M-1000 Trailer Characteristics

Tractor length:	358 in
Tractor width:	102 in
Trailer length:	622 in
Trailer width (at rear bumper):	144.8 in
Tractor curb weight:	41,000 lbs
Trailor curb weight:	50,000 lbs
Payload:	140,000 lbs
Engine:	500 horsepower Detroit Diesel
Transmission:	5-speed automatic
Speed:	40-45 mph on highway (25-30 mph with 70 ton payload)
Range:	300 mi
Fording:	28 in
Air transportability:	C-5A and C-17
Tractor Manufacturer:	Oshkosh Truck - Oshkosh, WI
Semitrailer Manufacturer:	Systems & Electronics, Inc - St Louis, MO

M-1070 Heavy Transporter Truck & M-1000 Trailer Photo Gallery

M-1000 Semi-trailer w/70 ton MBT.

M-1070 HET.