Military Material Handling Equipment

Military logistics requirements include a continuing need for material handling equipment such as fork lifts and cranes. Many of these are militarized versions of existing commercial designs but some models have been specially designed to meet military requirements for size, weight, airlift capability, and compatibility with other military systems.

A 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Rough Terrain Fork Lift brings a load of palletized equipment to a KC-130 Hercules, Al Asad, Iraq, 19 November 2004.

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A Marine from Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24 use a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose (TRAM) to move vehicles from the middle of the roadway to the curb, New Orleans area, following Hurricane Katrina, 16 September 2005.

Marines with Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 3rdMarine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, deliver food, waterand fuel to members of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during Enhanced Mojave Viper pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA, 23 July 2010.

A Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose (TRAM) lifts dirt during a training exercise with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Onslow Beach aboard Camp Lejeune, NC, 25 July 2012.

TSGT Creighton King, Air Mobility Command Headquarters, gives a thumbs up to show the forklift driver he is clear as he backs down a C-5 Galaxy cargo ramp, on the flightline, Travis Air Force Base, CA, 21 September 2011. The Caterpillar 10K ATFL (All-terrain Fork Lift) is capable of lifting and carrying 10,000 lbs, and is able to reach a height of 96 inches fully loaded.

USMC Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose (TRAM).

USMC Combat Service Support Detachment 115 Extended Boom Forklift (EBFL) to move a crate at Camp Coyote, Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, 15 Feb 2003

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Chart of Military Material Handlers

In this chart of military material handling equipment, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific equipment.

Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
M-4K	Case rough terrain forklift Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Symanski of Tactical Truck.
MLT-6CH	Truck, Lift, Fork. Chrysler Rough terrain forklift, 6000 lb. capacity, diesel engine.
6000M	Forklift, 6,000-lb, Variable Reach, Rough Terrain
ATLAS	ATLAS (All Terrain Lifter, Army System)
MC-4000	Truck, Forklift, Rough Terrain, MC-4000
EBFL	USMC Extended Boom Forklift (EBFL)
TRAM	USMC Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose (TRAM)
10K ATFL	Caterpillar 10K All-Terrain Fork Lift (ATFL)
MMV	Truck, Lift, Fork Millennia Military Vehicle (MMV)