Appendix B. Acronyms

APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
BEST: Bangkok Efficient and Secure Trade
CBP: Customs and Border Control
CEO: chief executive officer
CSD: container security device
C-TPAT: Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
CVISN: Commercial Vehicle Information System Networks
DHS: Department of Homeland Security
DOD: Department of Defense
DOE: Department of Energy
DOT: Department of Transportation
DTTS: Defense Transportation Tracking System
EDI: electronic data interchange
EFM: electronic freight manifest
ESCM: electronic supply chain manifest
e-seals: electronic seals
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
FIH: freight information highway
FIRST: Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport
FMCSA: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FOT: field operational test
GDP: gross domestic product
GPS: global positioning system
IT: information technology
JPO: Joint Program Office
LTL: less than truckload
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
OSC: Operation Safe Commerce
RFID: radio frequency identification
ROI: return on investment
SST: Smart and Secure Tradelanes
TCOS: Trade Corridor Operating Systems
TRANSCOM: DOE's Transportation Tracking and Communications System
TSA: Transportation Security Administration
TSD: trailer security device
TWIC: Transportation Worker Identity Card