THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
30 May 2025

*Army Regulation 58-1

Effective 30 June 2025

Surface and Transportation

Management, Acquisition, and Use of Motor Vehicles

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL

Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is an expedited revision. The changes are listed on the summary of change page.

Authorities. This section contains no entries.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. This regulation also applies to tenants, concessionaires, and contractors, as captured in the appropriate contract, on Army installations.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this publication is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix D).

Suggested improvements. Users of this regulation are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (DAIN-IS), 600 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0600.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 58-1, dated 23 March 2020.

AR 58-1 • 30 May 2025

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Emissions Reductions

This chapter establishes Army policy and procedures for providing transportation to Family member school children of Army personnel and other children eligible to attend both DoD and public schools in both the CONUSCONUSContinental United States and outside the continental United States (OCONUSOCONUSOutside the continental United States) areas.

Army-Owned Nontactical Vehicles

Administrative support vehicles Common support of installation activities and personnel using commercial design NTVs such as transpor- tation used to move personnel to meetings, mail pick-up, for example. Most Army sedans, passen- ger/cargo vans and station wagons are included in the administrative support category (see also tactical and nontactical vehicle).

Administrative use of motor vehicles Motor vehicles, normally of commercial design, assigned to an organization based on authorization docu- ments and used to provide transportation support on an installation. They may also support a site or activ- ity not classified as an installation. Motor vehicles of military design may also be used for administrative purposes and in this case, they are also classified as administrative vehicles.

Agency A department, independent establishment, or other unit of the Executive Branch of the Federal Govern- ment including a wholly owned Government corporation, in the 50 States, District of Columbia, Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States (see DoDM 4500.36).

Alternative fuel vehicles A vehicle that either operates solely on alternative fuel or that is capable of operating on both alternative fuel and gasoline or diesel fuel. This includes: a new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles, a new advanced lean burn technology motor vehicle, a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle ; low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles; and any other type of vehicle that the EPA determines would achieve a significant reduction in petroleum consumption.

Base operations transportation The use of NTVs to support Garrison Commander’s mission to include but not limited to: TRADOCTRADOCU.S. Army Training and Doctrinal Command POIPOIProgram of instruction and its support functions, installation transportation operations (ITO), non-tenant installation transporta- tion motor pools, installation facility maintenance, installation law enforcement and emergency response functions, Army Community services, logistics readiness centers, and installation bus services.

Base-level commercial equipment Non-expendable TDATDATables of distribution and allowances items type classified as 'BCE MAPP' in Chapter 6, SB 700 – 20, with a correspond- ing Supply Code (SC) of 7W or 7D and a present day purchase price at or above the expense/investment threshold in DFASDFASDefense Finance and Accounting Service 37 – 100 – XX, Appendix A (X1 – EXINV). In addition, FEDLOG also identifies BCE with a 4th and 5th position MATCAT code of 'PY.'

Battery electric vehicle A vehicle powered by an electric motor only, drawing electrical current from rechargeable storage batter- ies, fuel cells, photovoltaic arrays, or other sources of electric current.

Class III (CL III) vehicles CL III vehicles are the second largest vehicles available from an automotive manufacturer.

Class IV (CL IV) vehicles CL IV vehicles are the largest vehicles available from an automotive manufacturer.

E–85 A fuel mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

Federal Automotive Statistical Tool A web-based Federal motor vehicle fleet compliance data reporting tool used to collect data about Fed- eral motor vehicle fleets. FAST is jointly managed by the GSAGSAGeneral Services Administration, Department of Energy, and U.S. Energy Information Administration (see DoDI 4500.36).

Field work Required for those individuals who perform field work; i.e., work performed by an employee whose posi- tion requires the employee’s presence at various locations that are a significant distance from the per- son’s place of employment, such as itinerant-type travel involving multiple stops within the accepted local commuting area, or at a remote location that is accessible only by U.S. Government-provided transporta- tion (see DoDM 4500.36).

General purpose vehicles Vehicles used or designed for cargo or general functions.

Greenhouse gas GHG are gases in the atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range.

Group transportation A service generally limited to those situations where there is a need to move personnel from within or out- side installations and for which a fare is normally charged (see DoDM 4500.36).

General Services Agency Fleet Card Each GSAGSAGeneral Services Administration Fleet vehicle has a corresponding GSAGSAGeneral Services Administration Fleet card. The seven-digit vehicle tag number is em- bossed on the face of the card (for example, G12 – 3456A and G12 – A3456).

Local education agency (U.S. Only) A board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of public education in a city, county, township, independent, or other local school district. The term includes any agency that directly operates and maintains facilities for providing public education (DODMDODMDepartment of the Defense Manual 4500.36).

Local public school (U.S. Only) That division of the State school system that provides free public education to any span of grades 1 through 12 plus kindergarten, and which is under the supervision and/or control of and is designated by a legally constituted board of education (or other legally constituted local school authority) to serve the geo- graphic attendance area in which a Family member’s child resides (see DoDM 4500.36).

Low speed electric vehicle A vehicle with a maximum speed of 25 MPH. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500 (49 CFRCFRCode of Federal Regulations Section 571.500) requires low-speed vehicles to be equipped with headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, tail lamps, reflex reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, windshields, seat belts, and vehicle identification numbers.

Maintenance All action taken to retain material in a serviceable condition or to restore it to serviceability. It includes in- spection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and reclamation (see DoDM 4500.36).

Mass transit Service for which a fare is normally charged, meeting requirements beyond shuttle bus services by providing “non-duty” types of transportation within a DoD installation or between sub-installations (see DoDM 4500.36).

Motor vehicle A vehicle designed and operated principally for highway transportation of property or passengers but does not include a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.

Motor vehicle accident An occurrence involving a motor vehicle resulting from a collision with another moving or stationary ob- ject, an upset, falling or flying object, fire, flood, lighting, earthquake, or other acts of nature. Mechanical failures resulting from operator abuse or negligence are not accidents under this definition.

National Capital Region T Also known as “the Pentagon area.” The District of Columbia; Montgomery, Prince George’s, and Fred- erick counties in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William counties in Virginia; and all cit- ies now or hereafter existing in Maryland or Virginia within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of said counties (see DoDI 4500.36).

Non–Department of Defense schools Schools including dormitory facilities, other than DoD dependent schools, that provide suitable educa- tional programs, usually on a tuition basis. The term includes resident facilities operated by approved non-DoD schools to provide room and board for eligible handicapped dependents when DoD dependent schools cannot provide an appropriate education (see DoDM 4500.36).

Non-tactical vehicle Any commercial non-tactical vehicle, trailer, material handling or engineering equipment that carries pas- sengers or cargo acquired for administrative, direct mission, or operational support of military functions. All DOD sedans, station wagons, carryalls, vans, and buses are considered “nontactical.” A self-propelled wheeled conveyance, that does not operate on rails, designed and operated principally for the movement of property or passengers, but does not include a commercial designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes (see DoDM 4500.36).

Official purposes Any application of an NTV in support of authorized DoD functions, activities, or operations, consistent with the purpose for which the NTV was acquired (see DoDM 4500.36).

Operations Those functions associated with the organization responsible for administering, planning, directing, and controlling the assignment and movement of transportation equipment and drivers in the transporting of personnel and cargo (see DoDM 4500.36).

Operator An employee who is required to physically operate DoD NTVs (see DoDM 4500.36).

Operator inspection and service Those maintenance inspections and functions performed by the operator, before, during, and after opera- tion to ensure the vehicle is safe and serviceable (see DoDM 4500.36).

Other procurement, Army other procurement, Army–3 Funds used to purchase all BCE with an individual cost of more than the FMR threshold. Use of OMAOMAOperations and maintenance, Army funds for these vehicles can result in an Anti-Deficiency Act violation.

Parent A legal guardian or other person acting as a parent or guardian (see DoDM 4500.36).

Permissible operating distance The POD is the maximum distance, in each direction, to which an activity normally will dispatch adminis- trative use vehicles.

Plug–in hybrid electric vehicle PHEVs use battery-powered motors and gasoline-powered engines to displace fuel usage with off-board electrical energy charged at home. A PHEV has a large battery that is charged both by the vehicle's gaso- line engine and from plugging into a standard 110-volt electrical outlet for a few hours each day.

Pooling A technique to ensure minimum assets are required to service the maximum number of requirements and to provide centralized control. NTVs are rotated to get an even distribution of mileage on similar NTV types at an installation (see DoDM 4500.36.

Public education (U.S. Only) Education that is provided at public expense, under supervision and direction of the local education agency, without tuition charge, and that is provided as primary or secondary school education in the appli- cable State or territory (see DoDM 4500.36).

Reportable Each nontactical vehicle in an Army fleet for any part of the fiscal year must be reported in FAST as part of the fleet if it is licensable for all use on roads and federal highways or meets the definition of a low- speed vehicle. These vehicles include any motor vehicles used by the organization or activity, including those used by contractors, and includes vehicles obtained through purchase, excess, forfeiture, commer- cial lease, or GSAGSAGeneral Services Administration Fleet lease.

Road test OPMOPMU.S. Office of Personnel Management Test No. 544 or similar road tests developed by Federal agencies to evaluate the competency of prospective operators.

Scheduled Department of Department bus services Scheduled bus services provided by DoD Components, to include bus services contracted by DoD Com- ponents (see DoDM 4500.36).

Scheduled inspection and service Maintenance performed at established intervals with an inspection of systems in sufficient detail to deter- mine the current and projected safety, reliability, and serviceability of the vehicle services performed. Nor- mally, this is a part of maintenance cycle recommended by the manufacturer to minimize wear and max- imize serviceable life.

Shuttle service This fare-free service is established to meet DoD requirements and operates only in duty areas (see DoDM 4500.36).

Special purposes nontactical vehicles Used or designed for a specialized function (see DoDM 4500.36).

Sport utility vehicle A vehicle that is available with four-wheel or all-wheel-drive and raised ground clearance in combination with a two-door or four-door passenger cabin or convertible body.