Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle

Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV)
Unloading a LSSV Silverado and trailer, Yokota Air Base, Japan
Overview
Manufacturer
Production1976–present

The Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV; /ˈkʌkv/ KUK-vee),[1] later the Light Service Support Vehicle (LSSV), is a vehicle program instituted to provide the United States military with light utility vehicles based on a civilian truck chassis.

Some of the manufacturers that have provided vehicles to the U.S. military are Chrysler, General Motors (through their Dodge and Chevrolet divisions respectively), and AM General.[2]

  1. ^ "Dodge CUCV M880".
  2. ^ Military Trucks: From the Dodge WC to the GM LSSV by Edward A. Sanchez on Motor Trend.com, 4 Jul 2013