Its primary missions are supporting the development, production, acquisition, and sustainment of general supply, mortuary affairs, subsistence, petroleum and water, material and distribution management during peace and war and in support of civil disaster relief.

These formations, including the paramilitary Indonesian Railway Youth (Angkatan Moeda Kereta Api (AMKA, literally "Railway Youth Forces")), provided the basis for a professional logistics service that is mandated to supply and assist the Army in war and in peace.

[1] Decree of the Minister of Defence Kep/A/157/IV/1970 reorganized the Corps, wherein the Transportation and Logistics School was raised in its modern form.

The function of the Logistics and Transportation Corps is to provide the following support to the Army: The officer in charge of the branch for doctrine, training, and professional development purposes is the Transport and Quartermaster Director General, who is appointed and relieved by authority of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army and holds the rank of major general.

The Quartermaster Director General does not have command authority over Quartermaster and Transportation units, but instead oversees supervision over the Cimahi-based Transportation and Logistics Training School (Pusat Pendidikan Pembekalan Angkutan (Pusdikbekang)), which is under the Army Doctrine, Education and Training Development Command.