The US Army maintains a fleet of over 50,000 vehicles across the entire US Army, and these vehicles are utilized in support of the US Army mission at bases and facilities around the world. The job career of Army Motor Transport operator entails you working with everything from heavy troop transports, to passenger buses, to small vehicles and sedans. The career of the Army Transportation motor pool operator is to supervise and operate different types of wheeled vehicles to transport supplies, personnel and cargo, in addition to other transportation needs.
You will then progress to learning how to deal with convoy operations and how to participate in a Army team that delivers materials in war and combat battlefield conditions. The transportation of goods, personnel and material in the Army is the field of the Army Transportation motor pool operator. You will learn routine things such as tire and oil pressures, routine and scheduled maintenance, vehicle fluid levels and how to perform routine minor repairs and vehicle care. You can even work with large semi Tractor-trailers. This is a position that a person literally is charged with driving anything that the Army has in its motor pool. You will start your Army Career with basic combat training for a period of 9 weeks. Part of your instruction will be in the classroom and part will be in simulated combat and battlefield conditions. It is the duty of Army Transport Motor transport operator to work in driving passenger vehicles, fuel trucks, water trucks, and other vehicles that are used in support of the Army mission. You will receive safety instruction and learn how to prevent accidents as well as other basic vehicle care and maintenance. You will learn International Rules of the road and how laws for vehicles differ in foreign nations. You will have different responsibilities working to read load plans, keep detailed records of vehicles, participating in combat and convoy operations, and driving and operating vehicles over all different types of surfaces and conditions. After attending basic training you will progress to between 6 and 8 weeks of individual advanced training.
Part of your actual training may take place in the field, and as you finish your training you will be assigned to an actual Army Motor Transportation unit. It is a career field that has a lot of variation and involves transporting and transportation services on support operations, peacetime and battlefield operations.