shipnwnt points and were dlfficdt to trace. C. RSiI express was the best ~ans for ~ting urgent shiPMsnts. CrOSs country, 5 days was invariablythe f=imt~e req~red. d. Commercial truck is a very efficient manner of making an LCL shipment. AEC used commercial truck considersbly. This mathod especially lends itself to IWVement of classified equipnwnt. A seal could be placed on a truck in Boston and broken by the consignee, only, on the West Coaet. e. A conmy of weather vehicles wes driven overland from Tinker Field, Oklahoma to San Francisco. This pxwved to be a wasteful procedure since vehicles required 3rd and 4th echelon overhaul.on arrival at West Coaat. Nornsdly vehicles should be shipped by rail if the distance to be nmved is greater than 500 miles. Planning and Staff Supervieion of Air Shipmnts. = e for planning and 31. The Traneportation Officer was responsilil coordinatingall transportation. With respect to air this involved plaming the requirement for cargo and personnd to axe by ah, through determinetion of policy as between use of surface and air transportation. An officer on the staff of ,theCommander, Air Forces, hendled detailed arrangement8 with Air Transport Conrasndand processed priorities for ati travel. 32. Surface shipasntswere scheduled from both the U. S. and Oahu to fiiwtok and Kwajalein at frequent enough intervals so that only the 24 Section XVII L.’_ ~