DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
STANDARDS FOR MARKING DOD CONTAINERS,
SHELTERS, AND VANS CONFORMING TO THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTE (ANSI) OR
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO)
DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.
25 June 1979
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INTRODUCTION
General ..................................................................................................................... 1
Purpose .................................................................................................................... 2
Scope ........................................................................................................................ 3
Definitions ................................................................................................................. 4
Size ........................................................................................................................... 5
Color .......................................................................................................................... 6
Positioning ................................................................................................................. 7
Application ................................................................................................................. 8
Visibility ..................................................................................................................... 9
Section I. INTRODUCTION
The first three will designate the owner and the fourth
1. General. This bulletin specifies standards for
alpha will designate design information about the
marking of DOD-owned intermodal containers, shelters,
container itself, e.g., USAG for Army general purpose
and special purpose vans conforming to the American
container or USAR for Army refrigerated container.
National Standards Institute (ANSI) and/or International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) specifications.
b.
Serial number.
The serial number is
comprised of six arabic numerals. If the series of
2. Purpose. The standards are intended to provide
significant numerals does not total six, it will be
specific guidance for a uniform system designating size,
preceded by sufficient zeros to make six numerals (e.g.,
color, and positioning of markings on intermodal
1234 will be 001234).
containers, shelters, and special purpose vans.
c.
Check Digit.
Seventh arabic numeral
3. Scope. The provisions of this bulletin apply to all
following the six-digit serial number. This check digit
DOD-owned containers, shelters, and vans which meet
provides a means to verify accuracy of the recording of
the dimensional standards established by the ANSI or
the owner's code and serial number of the container.
ISO for demountable intermodal containers. It specifies
size, color, and positioning of the following coding
d. Maximum Gross Weight. Maximum allowable total
marks.
weight of the container, shelter, or special purpose van.
a.
Owner's code
e. Tare Weight. Weight of empty container, shelter, or
b.
Serial Number
special purpose van.
c.
Check Digit
d.
Maximum Gross
Weight
(pounds
&
f. Intermodal Capable of being moved by
kilograms)
various modes of transportation prior to its arrival at the
e.
Tare Weight (pounds & kilograms)
consignee's
facilities.
4. Definitions. a. Owner's Code. The owner's code is
comprised of four capital letters of the latin alphabet.
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