Appendix A – Acronyms

AASHTO - American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

ATA - American Trucking Associations

ATR - Automatic Traffic Recorder

AVI - Automatic Vehicle Identification

CMV - Commercial Motor Vehicle

CRISS - Commercial-vehicle Roadside Information Sorting System

CVIEW - Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window

CVISN - Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks

CVSA - Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

DACS - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

DOT - Department of Transportation

DSL - Digital Subscriber Line

DSRC - Dedicated Short Range Communications

FCIC - Florida Crime Information Center

FHWA - Federal Highway Administration

FMCSA - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

GIS - Geographic Information System

ISS - Inspection Selection System

ISSES - Integrated Safety and Security Enforcement System

ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems

LPR - License Plate Reader

LTPP - Long-Term Pavement Performance

MCSIP - Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process

MACS - Mainline Automated Clearance System

NCIC - National Crime Information Center

NLETS - National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System

NPTC - National Private Truck Council

O&M - Operations and Maintenance

OCR - Optical Character Recognition

PRISM - Performance and Registration Information Systems Management

PTZ - Pan Tilt Zoom

QA - Quality Assurance

QC - Quality Control

RFID - Radio Frequency Identification

RITA - Research and Innovative Technology Administration

ROCS - Remotely Operated Compliance System

SAFER - Safety and Fitness Electronic Records

SafeStat - Safety Status Measurement System

SHRP - Strategic Highway Research Program

SPR - State Planning and Research

TIG - Technology Implementation Group

TWIS - Truck Weight Information System

USDOT - United States Department of Transportation

USC - United States Code

VACIS - Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System

VID - Video

VWIM - Virtual Weigh-in-Motion

VWS - Virtual Weigh Station

Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity

WIM - Weigh-in-Motion

WIMCAT - Weigh-in-Motion Compliance Assessment Tool

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