Advanced Military Trailer Technology

Traditionally, military wheeled trailer design and development has been approached on an as needed, system-by-system basis. This has resulted in a considerably large fleet of trailers that have very specific and narrowly defined missions. The solution is what MTS refers to as the Modular Reconfigurable Trailer System (MRTS). The MRTS is a conceptual design consisting of lightweight, high-strength, multi-mission, reconfigurable trailers. Investigation into mission modules, robotic technologies, lightweight/high-strength materials, advanced suspension systems, and power generation and storage will be preformed to create an MRTS design that is flexible and adaptive to the military's current and emerging transportation needs. MTS will concentrate its efforts on developing or identifying technologies that can make improvements in commonality, maintainability, sustainability, transportability, performance, deployment, and training. The MRTS design will aid in reducing the number of trailers and parts in the inventory; lower the cost of ownership, repairs, and maintenance; and improve the sustainability and mobility of military trailers.