AMilitary transport & logistics
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AMilitary transport & logistics
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | Palletized Load System |
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| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | Oshkosh Corporation[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | — |
| Class | Truck[source] | — |
| Layout | FR layout |
Width
Single source2.517 m (8 ft 3 in)[source]
LHS hook
Single source3.277 m (10 ft 9 in) (LHS hook)[source]
GCWR
Single sourceGVWR
Single sourceunladen with flatrack
Single source24,040 kg (unladen with flatrack); 39,009 kg ( GVWR ); 61,462 kg ( GCWR )[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source62 mph (100 km/h)[source]
Caterpillar (CAT) C15, 15.2-liter, 6-cylinder inline water-cooled diesel
Single sourceCaterpillar (CAT) C15, 15.2-liter, 6-cylinder inline water-cooled diesel 600 hp (450 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| Type | — | 10×10 heavy tactical truck[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | United States[source] |
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| In service | — | 1993–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | U.S. Army , Israel, Jordan and Turkey[source] |
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| Designer | — | Oshkosh Corporation[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1989[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1992–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 6288 PLA A0 and >2150 PLS A1 (A1 figure includes A0 Recap to A1 standard), plus > 15,000 PLS trailers[source] |
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| Variants | — | M1074A0, M1075A0, M1074A1, M1075A1[source] |
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| Armor | — | a-kit/b-kit; U.S. Army Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) compliant[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 14,965 kg (16.5 tons) on flatrack[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison 4500SP 5-speed automatic with Oshkosh 36000 Series 2 speed transfer case[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Oshkosh TAK-4 fully independent coil on axles 1 and 2, Hendrickson RT-400 walking beam on axles 4 and 5, rear Hendrickson-Turner air ride suspension on mid-axle (3rd)[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Power-assisted on front tandem[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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