While convenient, the use of acronyms in works that pertain to technology can present challenges for the reader. The acronyms listed in this section appear in the majority of works cited in this guide.
| AAMVA | American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
|---|---|
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
| ACS | Crude Petroleum Extraction |
| ADS | Automated Driving System |
| AHFA | American Highway Freight Association |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AIM | Autonomous intersection management for semi-autonomous vehicles |
| ARBA | American Road Builders’ Association |
| AT | Autonomous Trucking |
| ATA | American Trucking Association |
| ATRI | American Transportation Research Institute |
| AVI | Automatic Vehicle Identification |
| AVL | Automated Vehicle Location |
| BCA | Benefit-Cost Analysis |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BTS | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| BXA | Bureau of Export Administration |
| CDL | Commercial Driver’s License |
|---|---|
| CDLIS | Commercial Driver’s License Information System |
| CMV | Commercial Motor Vehicle |
| CTBS | Center for Truck and Bus Safety |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| FAF | Freight Analysis Framework |
| FAK | Freight-All-Kinds |
| FARS | Fatality Analysis Reporting Systems/Fatal Accident Reporting System |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FOB | Free on Board |
| FOT | Field Operational Test |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HAV | Highly Automated Vehicles |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials |
| IEEE | Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ITHS | Intelligent Transportation Highway Systems |
| ITS | Intelligent transportation systems |
| IVI | Intelligent Vehicle Initiative |
| IVIS | In-Vehicle Information Systems |
| IVHS | Intelligent Vehicle Highway System |
| LCU | Long Combination Vehicle |
|---|---|
| LADAR | Laser Detection & Ranging |
| LDWS | Lane Departure Warning System, Systems |
| LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
| LTCCS | Large Truck Crash Causation Study |
| LTL | Less Than Truck Load |
| MACRS | Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System |
| MCMIS | Motor Carrier Management Information System |
| NASS | National Automotive Sampling System |
| NHA | National Highways Association |
| NHS | National Highway System |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIST | National Institute for Standards and Technology |
| NMFC | National Motor Freight Classification |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| O*NET | Occupational Information Network |
|---|---|
| ODLD | Opposite-Direction Lane Departure |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OOIDA | Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association |
| OSS | Onboard Safety System |
| PAR | Police Accident Report |
| PDO | Property Damage Only |
| RCS | Real-time Control Systems |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration (USDOT) |
| ROIC | Read-Out Integrated Circuit |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SDLD | Same-Direction Lane Departure |
| SVRD | Single-Vehicle Roadway Departure |
| TL | Truckload |
| TRL | Technology Readiness Level |
| TTC | Time to collision |
| UGV | Unmanned Ground Vehicle |
| USDOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
| VMT | Vehicle Miles Traveled |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
