Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) is the name of a U.S. Army logistics vehicle transport system, the primary purpose of which is to transport the M1 Abrams tank. It is also used to transport, deploy, and evacuate armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery, armored bulldozers, and other heavy vehicles and equipment.

The Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) consists of the M1070 Truck Tractor and the M1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter Semi-trailer. The HETS transports payloads up to 70 …

The combat proven M1000 Heavy Equipment Transport semi-trailer carries armored vehicles and other heavy equipment loads weighing up to 70 tons. Rugged pendular suspension and automatic multi-axle steering ensures that the M1000 can get loads where they are needed.

Dec 18, 2023 · The M1070A1/M1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) deploys transports, recovers and evacuates M1 tanks and other vehicles of similar weight to and from the battlefield. The...

The M1070’s primary role in the U.S. Army is as a tank transporter, hauling the M1 Abrams tank on a DRS Technologies M1000 semi-trailer as the Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS).

Sep 27, 2022 · The M1300/M1302 Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System (EHETS) deploys transports, recovers and evacuates the heaviest M1A2 Abrams tank and other combat vehicles of similar weight to and from the battlefield. The M1300 tractor and M1302 trailer will replace M1070A1/M1000 as the U.S. Army’s modernizes the Heavy Equipment Transporter fleet.

Sep 28, 2022 · The combined HET A1 and EHETS trailer system is designed to self-load and unload and can haul a payload of up to 90 tons, allowing it to transport the heaviest Army tracked vehicles, including current and future versions of Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), while also obtaining European road permissions at required payloads.

The Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) transports tanks and other heavy tracked and wheeled vehicles to and from the battlefield. The M1070 tractor and M1000 semi-trailer, replaces the M911/M747 HET system as the Army's latest model HETS.

On 3 May 2021 the U.S. Army announced that it had awarded Oshkosh Defense a three-year extension to the FHTV 4 contract. Under the extension, Oshkosh will provide new and Recap'd HEMTT, PLS trucks and trailers, and HETs.

Aug 19, 2019 · The Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) Urban Survivability Kit (HUSK) is designed to protect the crew against small arms, IEDs, artillery rounds, and blast mines at the Mine Resistant Armor Protected (MRAP) Capability Production Document 1.1 levels.