TM 9-2330-205-14&P
Section XIV. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE AND SHIPMENT
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Inspection During Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Packing, Shipment, and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
PRESERVATION
Unit commanders are responsible for the proper care of the trailers.
When a trailer is received and has already been processed for domestic shipment, as indicated on DD
Form 1397, the trailer does not have to be reprocessed for storage unless corrosion and deterioration
are found during the inspection upon receipt. List on an SF 364 all discrepancies found due to poor
preservation, packaging, packing, marking, handling, loading, storage, or excessive preservation.
Repairs that cannot be handled by the receiving unit must have tags listing the needed repairs at-
tached. A report of these conditions will be submitted by the unit commander for action by an ordnance
maintenance unit.
Trailers to be prepared for administrative storage must be given a technical inspection and processed
as described in TM 740-90-1 (Administrative Storage of Equipment). Trailers may be placed in
administrative storage for 90 days.
The preferred type of storage for trailers is in a warehouse, or under cover in open sheds, whenever
possible.
NOTE
Use TM 55-200, TM 55-601, and TM 743-200-1 as references for processing, storage,
and shipment of material with the instructions contained in this section.
INSPECTION DURING STORAGE
Periodically perform a visual inspection on all trailers placed in storage. Remove any corrosion and
clean, paint, and treat the area with the prescribed preservative.
NOTE
Touchup painting will be in accordance with TM 43-0139, Painting Instructions for Field
Use.
Trailers must be reprocessed in accordance with TM 740-90-1 whenever the administrative storage
period expires, if they have not been issued for service or shipped to another unit.
Trailers that have been removed from storage for shipment do not have to be reprocessed if they will
reach their destination within the administrative storage period. Reprocess the trailer in accordance
with TM 740-90-1 if inspection reveals any corrosion, or if anticipated in-transit weather conditions
make it necessary.
