Motor pool operation, Zone of Interior

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by  Halin, Paul J

MOTOB POOL OPERATION
ZONE OF INTERIOR
A Thesis
Presented to
the Faculty of the College of Commerce
and Business Administration
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Business Administration
by
Captain Paul J. Halin
United States Army
June 1950
UMI Number: EP43248
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. INTRODUCTION.................................... 1
Statement of problem ........................ 1
Analysis of the problem, . . . ♦ ............... 3
Definitions of terms used.
Administrative motor pool................... b
Administrative vehicles. .. .............. • b
1st echelon maintenance...................... *f
2nd echelon maintenance. • • . • • • • • • • • 5
Materiel • • • • • ............ . . . . . . . 5
Production line maintenance.................. 5
Service units. .............................. 5
Tactical vehicles......... 5
TO&E........................................ 5
Zone of Interior • • • • 5
Statement of organization into chapters. • • • • 6
Historical review........... ................. 7
Method of procedure and data sources ......... 8
II. GENERAL.......................................... 9
III. MOTOR POOL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.............. 13
Organization....................................13
Motor officer. . . . . . . . .......... . . . 15
Administrative section................. 15
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CHAPTER PAGE
NME Form 110— Vehicle and Equipment
Operational Record .......................... 15
WD-AGO Form 9-75— Daily Dispatching Record • • 18
Standard Form 91— Operator’s Report of
Motor Vehicle Accident . . . . . . ......... 18
DA-AGQ Form 6l*f— Accident Identification Card* 18
WD-AGO Form 9-7^— Motor Vehicle Operator’s
Permit............ • • • • • • ............ 19
AD-AGO Form 3^8— Driver Qualification Record • 19
WD-AGO Form M-60— Preventive Maintenance
Roster . . . ......... • • • • . . • • • • • 20
WD-AGO Form ¥+6, Property Issue Slip • ♦ • ♦ • 20
WD-AGO Form Mf7, Property Turn-in Slip . . . . 20
WD-AGO Form 55-2^8, Motor Vehicle Record • • • 21
WD-AGO Form 811, Work Request and Job Order. • 21
DA-AGO Form *t6l, Work Sheet for Wheeled and
Half-Track Vehicles. .............. 21
Operations division. • » • * • • • • « * • • • * 22
Truckmaster. ................... * .............22
Dispatchers............ 22
Vehicle sections .............................. 26
Drivers ................. 27
1st echelon maintenance section. . . • • • • • 35
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CHAPTER PAGE
Maintenance division • • • • • ............... 36
Motor sergeant . . ............ • • • • • • • 36
Production line maintenance........... . • • • • 39
Layout • • . ......... . * • • • bb
Station #1— Road test* • • • • • • • . • • • • b5
Station #2— Cleaning and engine warm-up. . . . b5
Station #3— Engine.............• ...............b6
Station #*f--Chassis, body, and cab ........ b6
Station #5— Wheels, brakes, axles, and
steering • • • • • • • • * . . ............ MS
Station #6— Lubrication. . . * .............. b6
Station #7— Final inspection........... b7
Unit replacement section...................... 50
Body and fender section. • * • • • • * • • . . 51
Supply section ......................... 51
Essentials of production line maintenance. . . . 51
Personnel......................... 52
Tools and equipment............................ 53
Supplies......... 53
Time ............... 53
Categories of maintenance. . . • • • . • » • • • 5b
Organizational maintenance .................. 5b
First echelon maintenance. • • • • • • • • . 5b
Second echelon maintenance . • • • • • • • » 5b
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CHAPTER PAGE
Field maintenance............. 55
Depot maintenance .......... 55
Motor vehicle inspections ............ 56
Types of inspection ........... • • * • 56
Command inspections • • • • • • • • • . • • 56
Technical inspections ........ . . . . . . 56
IV. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . 53
Summary • • • • • • • . « • .................. 53
Conclusions . . . . . . . . . .. 59
Recommendations • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • 63
BIBLIOGRAPHY.......... 71
APPENDIX............................................. 73
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
I« Summary of Motor Pool Operating and Maintenance
Costs............................. . . . . . . . 62
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE PAGE
1. Command Channels • • • • • • .......... • • • • • lb
2. Motor Pool Layout............. ....................16
3* Organization Chart, Operations Division, • * . • , 23
b. Organization Chart, Maintenance Division • . • • • 37
5. PLM Shop Plan........................... ... 38
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
I. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The problem to be taken into consideration in this
thesis is that of establishing a model administrative motor
pool to be used as a guide for motor officers to follow in
setting up a similar organization. Also included is the use
of production line maintenance which is the latest innova­
tion in motor pool operation in the Army. Uniformity in
operations and maintenance can be attained to a certain
degree, but facilities available dictate the type of motor
pool placed In effect and the manner of performance which
results.
The basic principles in all motor pool operation,
including maintenance, are the same. Combat units make the
best of field conditions to operate and maintain their equip­
ment. Service units in a theatre of operations are station­
ary for a slightly longer period of time than combat units,
therefore, their systems are a bit more permanent* At static
installations, such as found In the Zone of Interior and
sometimes in Theatre rear areas, permanent vehicle operating
and maintenance programs are usually set up to facilitate
motor pool operation. This is where production line main­
tenance can be used to greater efficiency than any other
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