Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle

Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV)
Unloading a LSSV Silverado and trailer, Yokota Air Base, Japan
Date1976–present
LocationUnited States
Organised by

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

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

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