| 3PL |
Third-party logistics |
| 4PLs |
Fourth-party logistics companies |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| ACC |
Adaptive Cruise Control |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADF |
aircraft deicing fluid |
| ADS-A |
automatic dependent surveillance-addressable system |
| ADS-B |
automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast |
| AIADA |
American International Automobile Dealers Association |
| AIADA |
American Imported Automobile Dealers Association |
| AIR-21 |
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century |
| AM radio |
lower frequency radio waves |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute |
| ASRS |
Aviation Safety Reporting System |
| ASTs |
aboveground storage tanks |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATO |
Air Traffic Organization |
| AVL |
Automatic Vehicle Location |
| AVP |
Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program |
| B2B |
business-to-business |
| B2C |
business-to-consumer |
| BAC |
Blood Alcohol Concentration |
| BART |
Bay Area Rapid Transit |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Bbl |
barrel |
| Big LEO |
special handheld telephone |
| BTS |
Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| Btu |
British Thermal Unit |
| C02 |
Carbon dioxide |
| CAB |
Civil Aeronautics Board |
| CAD |
Computer-Aided Dispatch |
| CAFÉ |
Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| CD-ROM/DVD |
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory/Digital Video Disk |
| CDL |
Commercial Driver’s License |
| CDS |
Crashworthiness Data System |
| CFIT |
controlled flight into terrain |
| CH4 |
Methane |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
| CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
| COMSTAC |
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee |
| CONUS |
Continental U.S. |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
| CORS |
Continuously operating reference stations |
| CPDLC |
Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications |
| CRAF |
Civil Reserve Air Fleet |
| CVO |
Commercial Vehicles Operations |
| DBA |
Decibels |
| DC |
Direct Current |
| DFDRs |
Digital flight data recorders |
| DGPS |
Differential GPS |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DVD |
Digital Video Disk |
| ECP |
Electronically Controlled Pneumatic |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDSs |
Explosives Detection Systems |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERGS |
Electronic Route Guidance System |
| ETC |
Electronic Toll Collection |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FARS |
Fatal Accident Reporting System |
| FAST |
Final Approach Spacing Tool |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FedEx |
Federal Express |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| FMC |
Federal Maritime Commission |
| FMCSA |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FRA |
Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
| GAIN |
Global Aviation Information Network |
| GAMA |
General Aviation Manufacturers Association |
| GARA |
General Aviation Revitalization Act |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GEO |
Geostationary Earth Orbit |
| GES |
General Estimates System |
| GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
| GNP |
Gross National Product |
| GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GPWS |
Ground Proximity Warning System |
| GWP |
Gross World Product |
| VHFCs |
Hydrofluorocarbons |
| HOV |
High occupancy vehicle |
| HTF |
Highway Trust Fund |
| VHSIS |
Highway Safety Information System |
| VHSR |
Incremental High-Speed Rail |
| IASA |
International Aviation Safety Assessment |
| VIATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
| IHS |
Interstate Highway System |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
| ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| IVHS |
Intelligent Vehicle Highway System |
| IVI |
Intelligent Vehicle Initiative |
| LAAS |
Local Area Augmentation System |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LEO |
Low Earth Orbit |
| LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LTL |
Less Than Truckload |
| LTVs |
Light trucks and vans |
| Maglev |
Magnetic levitation |
| MARAD |
Maritime Administration |
| MERCOSUR |
Southern Common Market |
| mmbd |
Million barrels of oil per day |
| mph |
Miles per hour |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MSP |
Maritime Security Program |
| MTMCTEA |
Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering
Agency |
| MTS |
Marine Transportation System |
| N2O |
Nitrous Oxide |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NAS |
National Airspace System |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NHS |
National Highway System |
| NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
| NDGPS |
Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System |
| NDRF |
National Defense Reserve Fleet |
| NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
| New |
HSR new high-speed rail systems |
| NGS |
National Geodetic Survey |
| NHS |
National Highway System |
| NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIMBY |
not in my back yard |
| NMMA |
National Marine Manufacturers Association |
| NMSL |
National Maximum Speed Limit |
| NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s |
| NOTAM |
Notices to Airmen |
| NOx |
nitrogen oxide |
| NPTS |
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey |
| NS |
Norfolk Southern |
| NSC |
National Security Council |
| NSI |
National Shipbuilding Initiative |
| NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
| NUMMI |
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. |
| O3 |
ozone |
| OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OSRA |
Ocean Shipping Reform Act |
| OTRBs |
over-the-road buses |
| PanAm |
Pan American |
| Pb |
lead |
| PCBs |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PDDs |
Presidential Decision Directives |
| PFCs |
Perfluorocarbons |
| PM10 |
particulate matter less than 10 microns |
| PNGV |
U.S. Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| PPPs |
Power Projection Platforms |
| PTC |
Positive Train Control |
| PTP |
Prevention Through People |
| R&D |
research and development |
| RNAV |
Area Navigation |
| RPM |
Revenue Passenger Miles |
| RRF |
Ready Reserve Force |
| RRIF |
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing |
| RSPA |
Research and Special Programs Administration |
| RTMs |
revenue ton-miles |
| SA |
Selective Availability |
| SAFER |
Special Aviation Fire and Explosion Reduction |
| SCADA |
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition |
| SEABEE |
Construction Battalion (CB)-this acronym is a Phonetic reference
to the CB member of this Navy Unit. |
| SF6 |
Sulfur Hexafluoride |
| SIPs |
Safety Integration Plans |
| SIPs |
State Implementation Plans |
| SO2 |
sulfur dioxide |
| SPEARS |
Screener Proficiency Evaluation and Reporting System |
| STARS |
Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System |
| VSTB |
Surface Transportation Board |
| STRAHNET |
Strategic Highway Network |
| SUVs |
sport utility vehicles |
| TCAS |
Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System |
| TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
| TDLS |
Tower Data Link Services |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century |
| TEU |
20-foot equivalent unit |
| TIFIA |
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 |
| TIP |
Threat Image Projection |
| Title XI |
Maritime Guarantee |
| TL |
Truckload |
| TRACON |
Terminal Radar Approach Control |
| TTI |
Texas Transportation Institute |
| TWA |
Trans World Airlines |
| TWA |
Trans World Airlines |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UPS |
United Parcel Service |
| USCG |
U.S. Coast Guard |
| USDOC |
U.S. Department of Commerce |
| USDOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| USPS |
U.S. Postal Service |
| UST |
Underground Storage Tank |
| UTA |
Union de Transport Aeriens |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VISA |
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement |
| VLCCs |
very large crude carriers |
| VMT |
vehicle-miles traveled |
| VOCs |
volatile organic compounds |
| VSL |
variable speed limit |
| WAAS |
Wide Area Augmentation System |
| WRDA |
Water Resources Development Act |
