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21st Century Operations Using 21st Century Technologies

Construction of e-Permit/VWS Model Sites: Project Summary Report
Laurel, Kentucky and Unicoi, Tennessee

List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols

ALPR Automated License Plate Reader
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AUNR automated U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Number reader
AUR Automated USDOT Reader
CMV commercial motor vehicle
CV commercial vehicle
CVIEW Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window
CMVRTC Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Technology Consortium
DBA doing business as
DOT Department of Transportation
EOBR electronic on-board recorder
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
GVW gross vehicle weight
IFTA International Fuel Tax Agreement
IRP International Registration Plan
ITD Innovative Technology Deployment Program (Formerly CVISN)
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
KATS Kentucky Assistive Technology Service
MCSIP Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process
OOS out-of-service
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OVC overview camera
PRISM Performance and Registration Information Systems Management
SAFER Safety and Fitness Electronic Records
SRI Smart Roadside Initiative
SRIS Smart Roadside Inspection System
SUV sport utility vehicle
THP Tennessee Highway Patrol
UCR Unified Carrier Registration
USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation
VDIM Vehicle Dimensional Measurement
VIN vehicle identification number
VWS virtual weigh station
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WIM weigh-in-motion
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