PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-666
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 666
MAY 2008
10
PS 666
MAY 08
11
PS 666
minutes later
in the motor
pool office…
Wheeled
Vehicles…
Get Your Tires
from
DLA
there are so many different
vehicles in the army, and so
many different tire sizes!
how do they know
which
tires to get for all of
these vehicles? and how
do they get the tires
here
when they’re needed?
they contact the
defense logistics
agency, also
known as
dla
,
for help.
but I
thought
the
army
purchased
all
of the
tires for
vehicles.
not any more,
the 2005 brac
determined that
the government
could save
millions
by
giving the
role of tire
purchasing to
dla.
there’s also an
expected savings
on inventory and
storage from
direct delivery.
and, cadet, that doesn’t only
apply to
land-based
vehicle
tires. that goes for
aviation
tires on army helicopters and
aircraft, too.
hi, cadet!
I’m
bonnie.
let me
tell you
about
the dla
ordering
process.
dla’s defense supply center
in columbus, ohio, also
known as dscc, has a special
tire procurement team.
they deal
directly
with the
supplier
to help
get the
tires we
need here
quickly.
can you deal
directly with
the supplier
yourself?
good
question,
cadet.
the number for
michelin north
america, the
vendor for land
tires, is 1-8
77
-
3
77
-
7
911 (conus),
and 1-336-393-
4851 (oconus).
you certainly
can
. dla has
contracts
with
michelin for both
land and aviation
tires. toll-free
numbers are
available for
both
conus
and
oconus
users.
minutes later
in the motor
pool office…
glad
you
made it,
cadet.
c’mon…
we’ll
go out
to the
motor
pool.
okay
master
ser-
geant
half-
mast.
I’m with
you
.
I’m waiting for an
army rotc cadet
from the bison
battalion to show
up. he’s visiting us
to learn about
tire supply.
ahh…
here he
comes
now.
666.10-11.indd
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4/3/08
2:21:40 PM
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