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Appendix – Acronyms

Appendix – Acronyms

AASHTO – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

AVI – Automatic Vehicle Identification

BASIC – Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement Categories

ConOps – Concept of Operations

COST – Cooperation in Science and Technology

CSA – Comprehensive Safety Analysis

CVIEW – Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window

CVISN – Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks

DOT – Department of Transportation

ESAL – Equivalent Single Axle Load

ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival

FAHP – Federal-Aid Highway Program

FHWA – Federal Highway Administration

FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

GHG – Greenhouse Gas

GHz – Gigahertz

HSWIM – High-Speed Weigh-in-Motion

IFTA – International Fuel Tax Agreement

IRP – International Registration Plan

ISS – Inspection Selection System

IT – Information Technology

LPR – License Plate Reader

LTPP – Long-Term Pavement Performance

MHz – Megahertz

NCHRP – National Cooperative Highway Research Program

OCR – Optical Character Recognition

OOS – Out-of-Service Order

OS/OW – Oversize and Overweight

PRISM – Performance and Registration Information Systems Management

SAFER – Safety and Fitness Electronic Records

SafeStat – Safety Status Measurement System

SHRP – Strategic Highway Research Program

SP&R – State Planning and Research

TIG – Technology Implementation Group

TMC – Traffic Management Center

UCR – Unified Carrier Registration

USC – United States Code

USDOT – United States Department of Transportation

VII – Vehicle Infrastructure Integration

VIN – Vehicle Identification Number

VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled

VWS – Virtual Weigh Station

WIM – Weigh-in-Motion

WIM-VID – Weigh-in-Motion and Visual Identification

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