Colonel Loren Albert Ayers, known to his men as "Little Patton," was in charge of gathering two drivers for every truck, obtaining special equipment, and training port battalion personnel as drivers for long hauls.
Oberst Loren Albert Ayers, der blandt sine mænd gik under navnet "Little Patton", havde til opgave at finde to chauffører til hver lastbil, fremskaffe specialudstyr og træne personnel i havnene til at køre store lastbiler.