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Best Practices in Permitting of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles: Final Report

List of Acronyms


Acronym Stands For
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
CDL Commercial Drivers License
COTS Commercial Off the Shelf
CVIEW Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window
DMV Department of Motor Vehicles
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
GAO U.S. Government Accountability Office
GIS Geographic Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
GVW Gross vehicle weight
IRP International Registration Plan
LiDAR Light Detection And Ranging
MD1 Maryland One
MDSHA Maryland State Highway Administration
NAPVSA North American Pilot Vehicle Safety Alliance
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Project
NPCA National Pilot Car Association
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
OOS out-of-service
OS/OW Oversize-Overweight
PDF Portable Document Format
P/EVO Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operator
PSDC ProMiles Software Development Corporation
PTA Permit turnaround time
TRB Transportation Research Board
VIN Vehicle Identification Number
WASHTO Western Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials

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