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Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study: Stakeholder Sessions 2013-2015: Feedback and Comments, Final Report

List of Acronyms


Acronym Stands For
2000 CTSW 2000 Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ATRI American Transportation Research Institute
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
BrR Bridge Rating
CDL Commercial Drivers License
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CTSW 2000 Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study
CTSWL Comprehensive Truck Size And Weight Limits
CVSA Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
DOA Dead on arrival
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
DPI Dynamic Performance Indicator
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAF Freight Analysis Framework
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
ft Foot
GAO U.S. Government Accountability Office
GHG Greenhouse gas
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
HOS Hours of Service
HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System
Idaho DOT Idaho Department Of Transportation
ITIC Intermodal Transportation and Inventory Costing
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
lb pound
LCV Longer Combination Vehicle
LLC Life-cycle cost
LRFR Load & Resistance Factor Rating
LTL Less than Truckload
LTPP Long-Term Pavement Performance program
MAP 21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
MARAD Maritime Administration
MEPDG Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guidelines
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NBI National Bridge Inventory
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NHS National Highway System
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOx Nitrogen oxide
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OST Office of the Secretary of Transportation
PaveDAT Pavement Damage Assessment Tool
Pb Lead
PM10 Particulate Matter of 10 Microns in diameter or smaller
POG Policy Oversight Group
RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration
RR Railroad
SCDOT South Carolina Department Of Transportation
SHV specialized hauling vehicles
SO2 Sulfur Dioxide
STAA Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
STB Surface Transportation Board
TIFA Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents
TOC Technical Oversight Team
TRB Transportation Research Board
TSW truck size and weight
UK United Kingdom
USC U.S. Code
VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation
VMT vehicle miles traveled
WGA Western Governors Association
WIM Weigh-in-Motion

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