tion of personnel, equipment, and supplies. The convoys in which elements are grouped tomodern military motor vehicle has inherent gether for adequate control. characteristics of good cargo capacity, relative- c. Unorganized Traffic. Movement without ly high highway speeds, adaptability, and flex- control, including refugee and local civilian ibility of independent movement. Successful traffic as well as military traffic other than that motor movements exploit these characteristics classified in a and b above. The presence of unto the utmost through training, careful plan- organized traffic necessitates immediate emerning, and adequate control. The basic function gency control measures to restore efficient use of of military motor transport is to move personnel the road net. and materiel from origin to destination to give timely and effectual tactical and logistical 5.
DesignationFM 55-30
EditionOct 1963
StatusSuperseded
Pages76
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)