The M915A5 block improved truck is similar in design to the M916A3 light equipment transporter (LET). The army reserve received 710 M915A5 vehicles with an additional order of 350 vehicles for the active force. The 180th and 182nd Transportation Companies of the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command received 60 M915A5 line-haul tractor trucks each. The first delivery was made to two US Army Reserve units in Michigan in September 2010. In October 2009, the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) awarded $377m contract to Daimler for producing and supplying 1,780 units of the M915A5 6×4 trucks. The initiative to equip the medium and heavy tactical vehicles with scalable armour is part of the 2011 tactical wheeled vehicle strategy to have a fleet of 290,000 vehicles by 2025. The vehicle underwent rigorous testing at the US Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) and exceeded the reliability and performance goals. In May 2010, the test results showed the vehicle to be operationally suitable, effective, and survivable. It demonstrated the M915A5 platform’s capability to provide crews with armour protection against various threats while maintaining mission capabilities. The live fire testing was conducted in December 2009. The US Army completed the follow-on operational test and evaluation (FOT&E) of the M915A5 in September 2009. The truck is designed to meet the battlefield requirements of the army in Afghanistan and Iraq. The tractor trucks are deployed by the US Army, Army Reserve and National Guard units. The A5 block was designed to replace the M915A1, A2 and A3 trucks and increase the fleet readiness in the line haul missions.
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