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Freight Performance Measure Primer

List Of Abbreviations And Symbols

AADTTAnnual Average Daily Truck Traffic
AARAssociation of American Railroads
AASHTOAmerican Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
ADTAverage Daily Traffic
AERRAir Emissions Reporting Requirements
ATRIAmerican Transportation Research Institute
BACBlood Alcohol Concentration
BCABenefit-Cost Analysis
BNSFBurlington Northern and Santa Fe
BTSBureau of Transportation Statistics
CFSCommodity Flow Survey
CMAQCongestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
DOCDepartment of Commerce
DOTDepartment of Transportation
EIAU.S. Energy Information Administration
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
F&OSFinancial and Operating Statistics
FACFreight Advisory Committee
FAFFreight Analysis Framework
FARSFatality Analysis Reporting System
FASTFixing America’s Surface Transportation (Act)
FDOTFlorida Department of Transportation
FHWAFederal Highway Administration
FMCSAFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FPMFreight Performance Measurement
FRAFederal Railroad Administration
GDPGross Domestic Product
GESGeneral Estimates System
GPSGeneral Pavement Study
GPSGlobal Positioning System
HPMSHighway Performance Monitoring System
I-95CC I-95 Corridor Coalition
IFTAInternational Fuel Tax Association
ISTEAIntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ITSIntelligent Transportation System
LTPPLong-Term Pavement Performance
MAP-21Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
MARADU.S. Maritime Administration
MDOTMaryland Department of Transportation
MPOMetropolitan Planning Organization
MTSMarine Transportation System
NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
NATSNorth American Transportation Statistics
NCFRPNational Cooperative Freight Research Program
NCHRPNational Cooperative Highway Research Program
NHFNNational Highway Freight Network
NHFPNational Highway Freight Program
NHSNational Highway System
NHTSNational Household Travel Survey
NHTSANational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NPMRDSNational Performance Management Research Data Set
NPTSNationwide Personal Transportation Surveys
O/DOrigin and Destination
ODOTOhio Department of Transportation
ODOTOregon Department of Transportation
OPA-90Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OTCOregon Transportation Commission
PARPolice Accident Report
PHMSAPipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration
PUMPublic Use Microdata
SAFETEA-LUSafe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
SHRPStrategic Highway Research Program
SPSSpecific Pavement Studies
STBState Transportation Board
TEA-21Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEUTwenty-Foot Equivalent Unit
TOFCTrailer-on-Freight-Car
TRBTransportation Research Board
TSATraffic Safety Administration
TTITravel Time Index
USDOTU.S. Department of Transportation
VIUSVehicle Inventory and Use Survey
VMTVehicle Miles Traveled
WSDOTWashington State Department of Transportation
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