When you are a motor transport operator in the military, you’re a truck driver in uniform providing critical logistics support for combat troops. When you’re a motor transport operator in the U.S. Marines, however, you go along on combat missions and thus need vehicle maneuvering and weapons skills. That’s why military training exercises are so critical for Marines tagged to haul freight under fire. (All photos courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps)
Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.