MIL-PRF-83817C涵盖了一种可变幅、崎岖地形的叉车，在23.5英尺的范围内具有4000磅的起重能力，可在C-130、C-17和C-5飞机上空运。该卡车将主要用于在8英尺宽、20英尺长的ISO集装箱之间装卸托盘货物。叉车将在坚硬的路面、松软的土壤、泥土、雪和沙子上以及在水平和丘陵地形上操作。

MIL-PRF-83817C covers a variable reach, rough terrain forklift truck with a 4,000 pound lift capacity at a reach of 23.5 feet which is air-transportable in C-130,C-17, and C-5 aircraft. The truck will be used primarily to load and unload palletized cargo to and from 8 feet wide by 20 feet long ISO shipping containers. The forklift will operate on hard paved surfaces, soft soil, mud, snow, and sand, on level and hilly terrain.