M1120 HEMTT Load Handling System

The M1120 HEMTT LHS is an M977 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck fitted with a load handling system in place of a flat bed cargo body. The HEMTT is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered tactical truck manufactured by Oshkosh Defense that entered Army service in 1982, and the M1120 variant was first produced in 1999. It was introduced through the HEMTT overhaul and rebuild programme, in which returned M977 cargo trucks lose their cargo bodies and materials handling cranes and receive a Multilift Mark 5 load handling system, the system also fitted to the Oshkosh PLS, together with a rear suspension upgrade. New build M1120A2 trucks, later A4, were available from February 2004. The chassis is common to the HEMTT family, the two-door forward control cab seats two, and the truck can ford water 48 inches deep, climb a gradient of at least 60 percent and be carried by C-130 and C-17 aircraft. It carries flatracks and containers, and the M1977 Common Bridge Transporter is a further development of it.