Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 4500.09E
September 11, 2007
Incorporating Change 1, July 31, 2017
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SUBJECT: Transportation and Traffic Management
References: (a) DoD Directive 4500.9E, subject as above, February 12, 2005 (hereby
canceled)
(b) Section 40125 of title 49, United States Code
(c) DoD 4500.9-R, “Defense Transportation Regulation” current edition (hereby
renamed as DTR 4500.9-R, “Defense Transportation Regulation”)
(d) DoD Directive 5101.1, “DoD Executive Agent,” September 3, 2002
(e) through (y)(x), see Enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues and updates Reference (a) in all areas except those relating to the provision of
transportation services to Federal Agencies other than the Department of Defense. Those
authorities remain unchanged and, to comply with Reference (b), retain their effective date of
January 26, 1989.
1.2. Renames Reference (c) and directs the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
(USTRANSCOM), as the single-manager for common user transportation, to develop, publish,
and maintain Reference (c). All users of the Defense Transportation System shall comply with
Reference (c).
1.3. Designates USTRANSCOM as the DoD Executive Agent for the DoD Customs and
Border Clearance Program in accordance with Reference (d) and cancels DoD Directive 5030.49
(Reference (e)).
1.4. Designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent for the Military
Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST) program, in accordance with Reference (d).
1.5. Continues to authorize DoD Instruction 4515.13-R (Reference (f)) in accordance with
DoD Instruction 5025.01-M (Reference (g)).
