Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 4500.36
July 7, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, Effective December 20, 2018
USD(A&S)
SUBJECT: Acquisition, Management, and Use of DoD Non-Tactical Vehicles
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This manual reissues DoD 4500.36-R (Reference (a)) as a DoD manual in
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.12 (Reference (b)) and DoD Instruction
(DoDI) 4500.36 (Reference (c)) to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide
procedures for the operation of DoD owned, leased, and operated non-tactical vehicles (NTVs).
2. APPLICABILITY. This manual applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office
of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this
manual as the “DoD Components”).
3. RESPONSIBILITIES. See Enclosure 2.
4. PROCEDURES
a. Enclosure 3 identifies the role of DoD Fleet Managers (FMs).
b. Enclosure 4 identifies the processes for NTV selection, acquisition, cost accounting, use
of alternative fuels, fleet management requirements for reporting, driver licensing, safety, NTV
identification, and maintenance management.
c. Enclosure 5 lists the requirements for NTV usage and lists the penalties for misuse of
DoD NTVs, including domicile-to-duty (DTD) authorization, inter-service support, contractor
NTVs, bus services, and transportation of dependent school children.
