Key reference goes digital - Technical Bulletin 55-46-1 - Brief Article

Translog: Journal of Military Transportation Management, Jan-Feb, 2001 by Jim Alexander

Transporters will have an easier time researching the weight and dimensions of the equipment they move.

No longer will they need to carry a paper copy of Technical Bulletin 55-46-1, "Standard Characteristics for Transportability of Military Vehicles and Other Outsize/Overweight Equipment."

The Transportation Engineering Agency is creating a digital version of the technical bulletin, available on compact disk or from the Web.

The digital process means a more economical method of distribution, and greater accuracy for users. Revisions to equipment characteristics will be added immediately. The paper copy is only updated annually.

The last paper copy version will be the January edition.

The new digital version will include outsize and overweight equipment, Table of Organization and Equipment end-items, and more than 1,800 equipment images. It will also include data search capabilities, as well as the ability to print only selected bulletin sections.

To obtain a CD version of TB 55-46-1, make a request via normal publication distribution channels using DA Form 12-99-R, Initial Distribution Requirement for Publications, citing IDN 344598. Questions regarding ordering or distribution can be addressed by TOPS Customer Assistance at (703) 325-9224 (DSN 221-9224), or e-mail: usapadof. custs@arpst1-pub1-emh1.army.mil

More information on our efforts in this area can be found at Web site http://140.153.122.11/pubs/data.htm in the near future. Comments, concerns and suggestions regarding this change can be forwarded to TB55@tea-emh1.army.mil.

Jim Alexander
Transportation Engineering Agency