FM 55-312
PREFACE
This manual is for installation and unit movement coordinators, unit movement officers, convoy
commanders, officers, and noncommissioned officers as guidance for planning, administration, and
operation of convoys within the continental United States (CONUS). It conforms with ARs 55-29 and
55-162 and sets forth the procedures described in FORSCOM Regulation 55-1, implementing those
functions associated with the convoy management system known as mobilization movement control
(MOBCON). Also described are the functions and responsibilities of the state area command
(STARC), the state movement control center (SMCC), the logistical support agencies (LSA), and the
Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (ODCSLOG), in their responsibility for the publication
and distribution of the numbered armies in the continental United States (CONUSA) support
directories and their relationship to the user in preparation for convoy movements. The procedures for
MOBCON are applicable for all CONUS active Army, Army National Guard (ARNG), US Army
Reserve (USAR) units, and all other Department of Defense (DOD) organizations involved in convoy
operations.
Physical considerations for the preparation of convoys are described to ensure the maximum safety for
personnel, vehicles, and cargo.
Included are the requirements for preparing the drivers,
communications, convoy organizational element lengths, vehicle and convoy identification, and highway
discipline. When the procedures prescribed by this text conflict with local and/or state traffic laws, the
local and state laws will apply.
The proposed target dates for implementing MOBCON as a total operational system is 2d QTR FY 91
for the ARNG and USAR units and FY 92 for the active DOD units.
Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men.
This publication contains copyrighted material.
The proponent of this publication is HQ TRADOC. Send comments and recommendations on DA
Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Commandant, US
Army Transportation School, ATTN: ATSP-TDL, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5399.
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