MIL-S-62076 Semitrailer Chassis: Intermodal Cargo Container Carrying, Commercial And Container, Cargo: Intermodal, Demountable, CommercialThis specification covers 20 and 40 foot semitrailer chassis and 20 and 40 foot demountable closed cargo containers intermodal type for transporting and storage cargo. The semitrailer chassis and demountable containers may be procured as a combined unit or as individual items to supplement an existing system. The semitrailer chassis are of the tandem axle type and have minimum gross weight ratings of 51,050 pounds for the model A, 20 foot chassis, 74,500 pounds for the model B, 40 foot chassis, and 75,800 pounds for the model C, 40 foot chassis. Items procured under this specification are commercial items which shall be warranted by the manufacturer as specified in procurement documents.

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payload uniformly distributed. The first production container shall be weighed to determine tare weight.

4.3.2 Road test. The first production semitrailer chassis shall be road tested for a distance of not less than 50 miles, with and without container(s) loaded to the semitrailer gross weight rating, to determine conformance to the requirements of this specification.

4.3.3 Container certification. Manufacturer's certification that the container furnished meets the requirements of ANSI MH5.1.1M-1979 shall be furnished. The first production container shall be tested for weatherproofness as specified in ANSI MH5.1.1M-1979.

4.3.3.1 Availability of standards. The contractor shall make available to the Government representative, at the first production vehicle inspection, a current copy of ANSI MH5.1.1M-l979 and ANSI MH5.6-1978. The documents shall be surrendered to the Government for the personal use of the Government representatives in conjunction with the contract for the duration of the contract.

4.3.4 Production sample. Upon acceptance of the first production vehicle, it shall remain at the manufacturing facility as a production sample, and be the last vehicle shipped on the

contract. The contractor shall maintain the vehicle in a serviceable condition for the duration of the contract.

4.3.5 Failure. Failure of the first production vehicle to meet requirements of the contract shall be cause for the Government to refuse acceptance of all vehicles under contract until corrective action bas been taken.

4.4 Inspection of production vehicles. The contractor's inspection system shall, as a minimum, assure that the vehicle conforms to the physical and dimensional requirements and is capable of meeting performance requirements contained herein.

4.5 Wood treatment certification. Manufacturer's records, acceptable to the Government, shall be furnished to verify that all wood requiring treatment in accordance with MIL-STD-1223 has been treated.

5. PACKAGING

5.1 Vehicle processing. The vehicle shall be processed for shipment, from manufacturer's plant to initial receiving activity, in accordance with the manufacturer's standard commercial practice.