From: Bill Chambers (bchambers@hoovers.com)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2003 - 12:36:17 PST
Stewart & Stevenson has a very large truck factory there.
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/vehicles/stewart_stevenson/
shows the many models. That is what I usually see being carted around I-10.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg [mailto:czechsix@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 2:04 PM
To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
Subject: Re: [MV] (U.S.?) Military trucks on I-10 in Houston
If they're standard three axles, I'd say they're FMTV's. Tatras are not in
current issue, the last time we used them was during the persian gulf war,
and those were local acquisitions.
Greg
Vista,CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jumpmaster" <the_real_jumpmaster@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:59 PM
Subject: [MV] (U.S.?) Military trucks on I-10 in Houston
> Hi, gang...
>
> I was on an excursion to Houston today and noted no
> less than 3 trucks, each hauling two of what appeared
> to be new (or very freshly-painted) CARC'ed vehicles
> on I-10. They looked quite similar to the ones shown
> here:
> http://4wd.sofcom.com/Mil/Tatra/Tatra.html
>
> ...but I'm not sure if that's the one I saw. I think
> the ones I saw had one less axle and a shorter cab,
> but quite similar in woodland 3-color CARC. It looked
> like it might be an ammo transport of some kind. Any
> ideas on model, specs, etc.?
>
> T. Bloxom
> 1985 M1009 CUCV
>
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