3PL |
Third-party logistics |
4PLs |
Fourth-party logistics companies |
AC |
Alternating Current |
ACC |
Adaptive Cruise Control |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADF |
aircraft deicing fluid |
ADS-A |
automatic dependent surveillance-addressable system |
ADS-B |
automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast |
AIADA |
American International Automobile Dealers Association |
AIADA |
American Imported Automobile Dealers Association |
AIR-21 |
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century |
AM radio |
lower frequency radio waves |
API |
American Petroleum Institute |
ASRS |
Aviation Safety Reporting System |
ASTs |
aboveground storage tanks |
ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
ATO |
Air Traffic Organization |
AVL |
Automatic Vehicle Location |
AVP |
Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program |
B2B |
business-to-business |
B2C |
business-to-consumer |
BAC |
Blood Alcohol Concentration |
BART |
Bay Area Rapid Transit |
BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
Bbl |
barrel |
Big LEO |
special handheld telephone |
BTS |
Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
Btu |
British Thermal Unit |
C02 |
Carbon dioxide |
CAB |
Civil Aeronautics Board |
CAD |
Computer-Aided Dispatch |
CAF |
Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
CD-ROM/DVD |
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory/Digital Video Disk |
CDL |
Commercial Drivers License |
CDS |
Crashworthiness Data System |
CFIT |
controlled flight into terrain |
CH4 |
Methane |
CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
COMSTAC |
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee |
CONUS |
Continental U.S. |
COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
CORS |
Continuously operating reference stations |
CPDLC |
Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications |
CRAF |
Civil Reserve Air Fleet |
CVO |
Commercial Vehicles Operations |
DBA |
Decibels |
DC |
Direct Current |
DFDRs |
Digital flight data recorders |
DGPS |
Differential GPS |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
DVD |
Digital Video Disk |
ECP |
Electronically Controlled Pneumatic |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EDSs |
Explosives Detection Systems |
EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ERGS |
Electronic Route Guidance System |
ETC |
Electronic Toll Collection |
EU |
European Union |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FARS |
Fatal Accident Reporting System |
FAST |
Final Approach Spacing Tool |
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FedEx |
Federal Express |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FMC |
Federal Maritime Commission |
FMCSA |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
FRA |
Federal Railroad Administration |
FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
GAIN |
Global Aviation Information Network |
GAMA |
General Aviation Manufacturers Association |
GARA |
General Aviation Revitalization Act |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GEO |
Geostationary Earth Orbit |
GES |
General Estimates System |
GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPWS |
Ground Proximity Warning System |
GWP |
Gross World Product |
VHFCs |
Hydrofluorocarbons |
HOV |
High occupancy vehicle |
HTF |
Highway Trust Fund |
VHSIS |
Highway Safety Information System |
VHSR |
Incremental High-Speed Rail |
IASA |
International Aviation Safety Assessment |
VIATA |
International Air Transport Association |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
IHS |
Interstate Highway System |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
IVHS |
Intelligent Vehicle Highway System |
IVI |
Intelligent Vehicle Initiative |
LAAS |
Local Area Augmentation System |
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
LEO |
Low Earth Orbit |
LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
LTL |
Less Than Truckload |
LTVs |
Light trucks and vans |
Maglev |
Magnetic levitation |
MARAD |
Maritime Administration |
MERCOSUR |
Southern Common Market |
mmbd |
Million barrels of oil per day |
mph |
Miles per hour |
MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
MSP |
Maritime Security Program |
MTMCTEA |
Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering
Agency |
MTS |
Marine Transportation System |
N2O |
Nitrous Oxide |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAS |
National Airspace System |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NHS |
National Highway System |
NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
NDGPS |
Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System |
NDRF |
National Defense Reserve Fleet |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
New |
HSR new high-speed rail systems |
NGS |
National Geodetic Survey |
NHS |
National Highway System |
NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NIMBY |
not in my back yard |
NMMA |
National Marine Manufacturers Association |
NMSL |
National Maximum Speed Limit |
NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agencys |
NOTAM |
Notices to Airmen |
NOx |
nitrogen oxide |
NPTS |
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey |
NS |
Norfolk Southern |
NSC |
National Security Council |
NSI |
National Shipbuilding Initiative |
NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
NUMMI |
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. |
O3 |
ozone |
OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OSRA |
Ocean Shipping Reform Act |
OTRBs |
over-the-road buses |
PanAm |
Pan American |
Pb |
lead |
PCBs |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
PDDs |
Presidential Decision Directives |
PFCs |
Perfluorocarbons |
PM10 |
particulate matter less than 10 microns |
PNGV |
U.S. Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles |
ppm |
parts per million |
PPPs |
Power Projection Platforms |
PTC |
Positive Train Control |
PTP |
Prevention Through People |
R&D |
research and development |
RNAV |
Area Navigation |
RPM |
Revenue Passenger Miles |
RRF |
Ready Reserve Force |
RRIF |
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing |
RSPA |
Research and Special Programs Administration |
RTMs |
revenue ton-miles |
SA |
Selective Availability |
SAFER |
Special Aviation Fire and Explosion Reduction |
SCADA |
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition |
SEABEE |
Construction Battalion (CB)-this acronym is a Phonetic reference
to the CB member of this Navy Unit. |
SF6 |
Sulfur Hexafluoride |
SIPs |
Safety Integration Plans |
SIPs |
State Implementation Plans |
SO2 |
sulfur dioxide |
SPEARS |
Screener Proficiency Evaluation and Reporting System |
STARS |
Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System |
VSTB |
Surface Transportation Board |
STRAHNET |
Strategic Highway Network |
SUVs |
sport utility vehicles |
TCAS |
Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System |
TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
TDLS |
Tower Data Link Services |
TEA-21 |
Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century |
TEU |
20-foot equivalent unit |
TIFIA |
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 |
TIP |
Threat Image Projection |
Title XI |
Maritime Guarantee |
TL |
Truckload |
TRACON |
Terminal Radar Approach Control |
TTI |
Texas Transportation Institute |
TWA |
Trans World Airlines |
TWA |
Trans World Airlines |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UPS |
United Parcel Service |
USCG |
U.S. Coast Guard |
USDOC |
U.S. Department of Commerce |
USDOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
USPS |
U.S. Postal Service |
UST |
Underground Storage Tank |
UTA |
Union de Transport Aeriens |
VHF |
Very High Frequency |
VISA |
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement |
VLCCs |
very large crude carriers |
VMT |
vehicle-miles traveled |
VOCs |
volatile organic compounds |
VSL |
variable speed limit |
WAAS |
Wide Area Augmentation System |
WRDA |
Water Resources Development Act |