Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- NEW MATERIALS AND PROCESSING OPPORTUNITIES -- Research and Development -- TABLE ES-1 Summary of Opportunities for New Materials, Applications, and Research -- Tracking New Materials for Repair and Disposal -- METHODS OF ENABLING NEW TECHNOLOGY INSERTION -- Future Tactical Truck Strategy -- Bid Solicitation and Procurement Processes -- System for Tracking Vehicle Age and Condition -- COORDINATION OF RESEARCH -- Leveraging Commercial Advances -- Chapter One -- Introduction -- USE OF TRUCKS IN THE U.S. ARMY -- U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command -- Trucks in the Legacy Force Fleet -- FUTURE ARMY TRUCKS -- Strategy for Transforming the Army's Truck Fleet -- Requirements of the Future Army Truck Fleet -- Reduced Fuel Consumption -- Weight Reduction -- Reduced Logistics Footprint -- Reduced Maintenance -- Crashworthiness and Road Safety -- ROLE OF NEW MATERIALS IN MEETING FUTURE NEEDS -- Advantages of Lightweight Materials -- Previous Studies on Lightweight Materials for Vehicles -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- Chapter Two -- New Materials and Processing Opportunities -- INTRODUCTION -- Selection of New Materials and Processes -- Component Shape -- Low-Cost Processing -- Repair and Disposal of New Materials -- SHORT-TERM OPPORTUNITIES -- Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys -- High-Strength Steels -- Improved Corrosion Resistance -- Other Commercially Available Technologies -- Metal Matrix Composite Brake Rotors and Drums -- Hydroformed Tubes -- Tailor Welded Sheets -- Driveshafts -- Composite Springs -- MEDIUM-TERM OPPORTUNITIES -- Ferrous Materials -- High-Strength Steel Alloys -- Ultrahigh-carbon Steels -- Aluminum Alloys -- Magnesium Alloys -- Metal Matrix Composites -- Polymer Matrix Composites -- Improved Casting Technologies -- LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES.

Titanium Alloys -- Net Shape Manufacturing -- Self-Repair, Self-Maintenance -- Chapter Three -- Enabling New Technology Insertion -- BARRIERS -- Few Design Cycles -- Low Production Volumes -- IMPROVED ARMY PROCUREMENT PROCESS -- Fuel-Efficiency Requirements -- Life-Cycle Assessment -- Best-Value Procurement -- IMPROVED MAINTENANCE SYSTEM -- Design for Reduced Maintenance -- Systematic Replacement of Older Trucks -- Alternative Ownership Strategies -- REDUCING THE COST OF NEW TECHNOLOGY -- Modular Design -- Common Systems/Components and Standardization -- RADICAL REDESIGN ENABLED BY NEW TECHNOLOGIES -- Hybrid Electric Powertrains -- Fuel Cells -- LEVERAGING COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES -- Government Programs -- Commercial Automotive Partnerships -- Joint Government-Industry Collaborations -- Chapter Four -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- TABLE 4-1 Summary of Opportunities for New Materials, Applications, and Research -- FUTURE TACTICAL TRUCK STRATEGY -- BID SOLICITATION AND PROCUREMENT PROCESSES -- LEVERAGING COMMERCIAL ADVANCES -- SYSTEM FOR TRACKING VEHICLE AGE AND CONDITION -- TRACKING NEW MATERIALS FOR REPAIR AND DISPOSAL -- Appendixes -- Appendix A -- Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B -- Alternative Power Sources -- Hybrid Electric Powertrains -- Fuel Cells -- Appendix C -- Acronyms and Abbreviations.