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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAMVA | American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
| ABM | Annual Business Meeting |
| ACROSS | Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System (customs) |
| ADEC | Automated Data Exchange Committee |
| ADVANCE | Advanced Driver and Vehicle Advisory Navigation Concept |
| AGRI-PARS | Agricultural Pre-Arrival Review System (customs) |
| AHS | Automated Highway System |
| AHUA | American Highway Users Association |
| AIT | Agreement on Internal Trade |
| ALEC | American Legislative Exchange Conference |
| AMASCOT | Automated Mileage and Stateline Crossing Operational Test |
| AMC | American Movers Conference |
| ANPRM | Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (issued by FHWA) |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APC | Agreement Procedures Committee |
| APL | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| APTS | Advanced Public Transportation Systems |
| ASAP | Automated Safety Assurance Program |
| ASC | Accredited Standards Committee |
| ASPEN | (Not an acronym) |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATA | American Trucking Association |
| ATAF | American Trucking Association Foundation |
| ATALC | ATA Litigation Center |
| ATIPE | Advanced Technologies for International and Intermodal Ports of Entry |
| ATIS | Advanced Traveler Information Systems |
| ATMS | Advanced Traffic/Management Systems |
| AVALANCHE | (Not an acronym) |
| AVC | Automatic Vehicle Classification |
| AVCS | Advanced Vehicle Control Systems |
| AVI | Automatic Vehicle Identification |
| AVL | Automatic Vehicle Location |
| BSWG | Base State Working Group |
| C-TIC | Canadian Transport Innovation Centre |
| CA | Credentials Administration |
| CARS | Credentials Administration Requirements Specifications |
| CASE | Computer Aided Software Engineering |
| CAT | Carrier Automated Transaction |
| CAVR | Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration |
| CBI | Consensus Board Interpretation |
| CBID | Consensus Board Interpretation Draft |
| CCD | Cargo Control Document (customs) |
| CCMTA | Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators |
| CCS | Customs Commercial System (customs) |
| CDL | Commercial Driver's License |
| CDLIS | Commercial Driver's License Information System |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CI | Credentialing Interface |
| CIS | Credential Input System; Central Information Site |
| CITL | Canadian Industrial Transportation League |
| CMCC | Canadian Motor Carrier Consortium |
| CMV | Commercial Motor Vehicle |
| CMVSA | Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act |
| CMVSS | Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| COACH | CVISN Operational and Architectural Compatibility Handbook |
| COSH | Canada Occupational Safety & Health |
| COVE | Commercial Vehicle |
| CPC&N | Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity |
| CR | Compliance Review |
| CRA | Compliance & Regulatory Affairs |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| CSFR | Carrier Safety Fitness Rating |
| CSI | Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated |
| CTA | Canadian Trucking Association |
| CTI | Central Tire Inflation |
| CTRF | Canadian Transportation Research Forum |
| CTRI | Canadian Trucking Research Institute |
| CV | Commercial Vehicle |
| CVIE | (Obsolete; see CVIEW) |
| CVIEW | Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window |
| CVIS | Commercial Vehicle Information System |
| CVISN | Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks |
| CVL | Commercial Vehicle Licensing |
| CVO | Commercial Vehicle Operations |
| CVSA | Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| DBA | Doing Business As |
| DEQ | Department of Environmental Quality |
| DGR | Dangerous Goods Route |
| DL | Drivers License |
| DMV | Department of Motor Vehicles |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOR | Department of Revenue |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DRP | Dispute Resolution Process |
| DSRC | Dedicated Short Range Communications |
| DTF | Department of Tax and Finance |
| DTSW | Dynamic Downhill Truck Speed Warning System |
| DVIS | Driver/Vehicle Inspection System |
| DVL | Driver & Vehicle Licensing |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEOS | Electronic One-Stop Shopping |
| EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EFTPS | Electronic Federal Tax Payment System |
| EIA | Electronics Industry Association |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPIC | Expected Processing and International Crossing |
| ESAL | Equivalent Single Axle Loads |
| ETC | Electronic Toll Collection |
| ETTM | Electronic Toll and Traffic Management |
| EXFON | Excise Fuels Online Network |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FARS | Fatal Accident Reporting System |
| FCA | Freight Carriers Association of Canada |
| FEIN | Federal Employer Identification Number |
| FETCO | Federal Employers of Transportation & Communications |
| FFE | Flat File Equivalent |
| FHVUT | Federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax |
| FHWA | Federal Highways Administration |
| FMCSR | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations |
| FMMS | HazMat Fleet Management and Data Monitoring System |
| FMVSS | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard |
| FSR | Federal Safety Regulations |
| FTA | Federation of Tax Administrators, Federal Transit Administration |
| FTA | U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement |
| FTPBP | Full Track Preliminary Ballot Proposal |
| FTS2000 | Federal Telecommunications System 2000 |
| GCWR | Gross Combination Weight Rating |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GST | Goods & Services Tax |
| GVM | Gross Vehicle Mass |
| GVW | Gross Vehicle Weight |
| GVWR | Gross Vehicle Weight Rating |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material |
| HELP | Heavy Vehicle Electronic License Plate Program |
| HHG | Household Goods |
| HM | Hazardous Material |
| HMTA | Hazardous Material Transportation Act |
| HMTUSA | Hazardous Material Transportation Uniform Safety Act |
| HOS | Hours of Service |
| HSWIM | High Speed Weigh-In-Motion |
| HTA | Highway Traffic Act |
| HTD | Highway Traffic Department |
| HVR | Heavy Vehicle Route |
| HVRUT | Heavy Vehicle Road Use Tax |
| HVUT | Heavy Vehicle Use Tax |
| IANA | Intermodal Association of North America |
| IBEX | International Border Electronic Crossing |
| IBTTA | International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association |
| ICA | Interstate Commerce Act |
| ICC | Interstate Commerce Commission |
| ICCTA | Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act |
| IDT | Intelligent Decision Technologies |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IEN | Information Exchange Network |
| IES | Information Exchange System |
| IFTA | International Fuel Tax Agreement |
| IFTR | International Fuel Tax Report |
| IMC | Intermodal Marketing Companies |
| IMS | Information Management Systems |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IOU | Idaho, Oregon, Utah |
| IPRES | Interprovincial Record Exchange System |
| IR | Inter-regional; Infra-red |
| IRC | Internal Revenue Code |
| IRE | Interprovincial Record Exchange |
| IRP | International Registration Plan |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISA | Information Systems Architecture |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (1991) |
| ITAC | IFTA Technology Advisory Committee |
| ITDS | International Trade Data System |
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| ITSA | Intelligent Transportation Society of America |
| IVD | Individual Vehicle Distances |
| IVDR | Individual Vehicle Distance Report |
| IVHS | Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems |
| IVMR | Individual Vehicle Mileage Record |
| JHU/APL | The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory |
| JPO | Joint Program Office (of USDOT) |
| KPL | Kilometres per Litre |
| LAMP | Licensing Application Migration Project |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LCL | Less-Than-Carload |
| LCV | Longer Combination Vehicle |
| LEC | Law Enforcement Committee |
| LEV | Low Emission Vehicle |
| LIMO | Limousine |
| LIMS | Lockheed Martin Information Management Systems |
| LM | Legacy Modification |
| LMIMS | Lockheed Martin-Information Management Systems |
| LPR | License Plate Reader |
| LSI | Legacy System Interface |
| LTL | Less-Than-Truckload |
| LVC | Long Vehicle Combination |
| MACS | Mainline Automated Clearance System |
| MAPS | Multistate Automated Permitting System |
| MCA | Motor Carrier Act (of 1980) |
| MCMIS | Motor Carrier Management Information System |
| MCSAP | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program |
| MEOSS | Mid-West Electronic One-Stop Shopping |
| MHTA | Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement |
| MOE | Measure of Effectiveness |
| MONY | Michigan/Ontario/New York |
| MOOO | Multi-Jurisdictional Oversize and Overweight Organization |
| MOT | Ministry of Transport |
| MPG | Miles per Gallon |
| MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MRO | Medical Review Officer |
| MTC | Multi-State Tax Commission |
| MTS | Motor Transport Services |
| MVTA | Motor Vehicle Transport Act (1987) |
| NADLA | North American Drivers License Agreement |
| NAFC | National Accounting & Finance Council |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NAGTC | North American Gasoline Tax Conference |
| NARUC | National Assocation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
| NATA | National Automobile Transporters Association |
| NATAP | North American Trade Automation Prototype |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NCIC | National Crime Information Center |
| NCSL | National Conference of State Legislatures |
| NCSTS | National Conference of State Transportation Specialists |
| NDR | National Driver Register |
| NETC | New England Transportation Consortium |
| NEXTEA | National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997 |
| NGA | National Governors' Association |
| NHS | National Highway System |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIMC | National Incident Management Coalition |
| NITL | National Industrial Transportation League |
| NLETS | National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems |
| NMVTIS | National Motor Vehicle Title Information System |
| NOI | Notice of Investigation |
| NOS | Number of Seats |
| NPIC | National Provincial Issues Council |
| NPTC | National Private Truck Council |
| NTA | National Tax Association |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| NVIS | New Vehicle Information System |
| OBC | On-Board Computer |
| OCD | Operational Concept Document |
| OMC | Office of Motor Carriers |
| OOIDA | Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association |
| OOS | Out of Service |
| OOSD | Out of Service Driver |
| OOSV | Out of Service Vehicle |
| OS/OW | Oversize/Overweight |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Act |
| OST | Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
| OTR | Over the Road |
| PASS | Port of Entry Advanced Sorting System |
| PC&N | Public Convenience & Necessity |
| PCR | Program Compliance Review |
| PDPS | Problem Driver Pointer System |
| PDR | Pick-up and Delivery Route |
| PIC | Partners In Compliance |
| PMVI | Periodic Mandatory Vehicle Inspection |
| POE | Port of Entry |
| PSC | Public Service Commission |
| PST | Provincial Sales Tax |
| PTH | Provincial Truck Highway |
| PUC | Public Utility Commission |
| QMV | Qualified Motor Vehicle |
| RAPP | Regional Automated Permit Processing |
| RES | Roadside Electronic Screening |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFTA | Regional Fuel Tax Agreement |
| RGVW | Registered Gross Vehicle Weight |
| RNS | Release Notification System (customs) |
| ROC | Roadside Operations Computer |
| ROVER | CVO ROving VERification Van |
| RPC | Reginal Processing Center |
| RSIS | RS Information Systems |
| RSPA | Research & Special Programs Administration |
| RSRP | Road Safety Research & Policies |
| RTAC | Roads and Transportation Association of Canada |
| RTVDM | Registration, Title, Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers |
| RVW | Registered Vehicle Weight |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAFER | Safety and Fitness Electronic Records |
| SAFETYNET | (Not an acronym) |
| SAFEVUE | SAFER and CVIEW Visual User Environment |
| SAP | Substance Abuse Professional |
| SASHTO | Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| SAVR | Single Application Vehicle Registration |
| SBRN | Single Business Registration Number |
| SCE | Selective Compliance Enforcement |
| SDO | Standard Development Organization |
| SE | Southeastern States |
| SEB | State Entry Beacon |
| SHRP | Strategic Highway Research Program |
| SSIR | Single State Insurance Registration |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSRS | Single State Registration System |
| STAA | Surface Transportation Assistance Act (of 1984) |
| STB | Surface Transportation Board (successor agency to the ICC) |
| STCC | Standard Transportation Commodity Code |
| STOLEN | State On-Line Enforcement Network |
| TAC | Transport Association of Canada (formerly RTAC) |
| TAEC | Trucking Association Executives Council |
| TAN | Tax Administrators News (an FTA publication) |
| TC | Transport Compliance |
| TCA | Truckload Carriers Association |
| TCC | Transportation (US DOT) Computer Center |
| TCDC | Transportation Careers Development Centre |
| TDG | Transportation of Dangerous Goods |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TGCC | TaxNet Governmental Communications Corporation |
| TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association |
| TIC | Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (of the U.S. House of Representatives) |
| TIGERS | Tax Information Group for EDI Requirements |
| TIN | Tax Identification Number |
| TOCM | Transportation Operation Coordination Committee |
| TPM | Technical Performance Measure |
| TPP | Transportation Partnership Policy |
| TRALA | Truck Rental and Leasing Association |
| TRANSCOM | Transportation Operations Coordination Committee |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TRI | Trucking Research Institute |
| TS | Transaction Set |
| TSA | Traffic Safety Alliance |
| TSBA | Transportation Service Bureaus of America |
| TSR | Transport Safety & Regulation |
| UCR | Unified Carrier Register |
| UPA | Uniform Prorate Agreement |
| USDOT | United States Department of Transportation |
| VAN | Value-Added Network |
| VAT | Value-Added Tax |
| VDOT | Virginia Department of Transportation |
| VIN | Vehicle Identification Number |
| VISTA | Vehicle Information System for Tax Apportionment |
| VISTA/RS | VISTA Registration System |
| VISTA/TS | VISTA Tax System |
| VMS | Variable Message Sign |
| VRC | Vehicle to Roadside Communication |
| VRTC | Vehicle Research Testing Center |
| VS | Vehicle Standards & Inspections |
| VTA | Virginia Trucking Association |
| VTIE | Virginia Title Information Exchange |
| WASHTO | Western Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
| WB | Wheel Base |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WHI | Western Highway Institute |
| WIM | Weigh-In-Motion |
| WRA | Western Regional Agreement |
| WTA | Washington Trucking Association |
| WWW | World Wide Web |