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... 114 This section includes definitions and acronyms used throughout this guidebook. A more complete list of freight-related acronyms can be found in the National Cooperative Freight Research Program Report 47, Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary.
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... Definitions and Acronyms 115 Node – A fixed point in a firm's logistics system where goods come to rest; includes plants, warehouses, supply sources, and markets. Port Authority – State or local government that owns, operates, or otherwise provides wharf, dock, and other terminal investments at ports.
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... 116 Guide for Identifying, Classifying, Evaluating, and Mitigating Truck Freight Bottlenecks GeoData Geographical Data GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System GVW Gross Vehicle Weight HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System HRTPO Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers ITS Intelligent Transportation System LBR Localized Bottleneck Reduction (FHWA program) LOS Level of Service MPG Miles per Gallon mph Miles per Hour MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NHS National Highway System NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPMRDS National Performance Management Research Data Set O/D Origins and Destinations ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation OS/OW Oversize/Overweight PMS Pavement Management System POE Port of Entry POS Point of Sale PTI Planning Time Index PTI80 Planning Time Index 80th RFID Radio Frequency Identification RITIS Regional Integrated Transportation Information System RWIS Road Weather Information System SCAG Southern California Council of Governments SHA State Highway Administration SHRP 2 Strategic Highway Research Program, Phase 2 SPD Speed TDM Travel Demand Management TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit, a standard size intermodal container TMC Traffic Message Channel TMT Truck Miles Traveled TSM&O Transportation System Management and Operations TT Travel Time TTI Travel Time Index or Texas A&M Transportation Institute TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation UFC Uniform Freight Classification V/C Volume-to-Capacity Ratio VCTIR Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation VMT Vehicle Miles of Travel WB40 Wheel Base 40 WITS Washington Incident Tracking System WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation

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