Glossary

ABS (Antilock Braking System)
AFV (Alternative Fueled Vehicle)
Air Ride Suspension
ATC (Automatic Traction Control)
ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
AVI (Automatic Vehicle Identification)
AVL (Automated Vehicle Location)
Axle
BBC
Bill of Lading
Blind Spot
Bobtail
Bogie (also spelled bogey)
Brake Horsepower (bhp)
Bridge Formula
Cabover (Cab-Over-Engine, COE)
Cargo Weight
Cartage Company
Cast Spoke Wheel
CB (Citizens Band Radio)
CDL (Commercial Driver's License)
CE (CF, LP)
CFC
CG (Center of Gravity)
Chassis Weight (Curb Weight, Tare Weight)
CNG
COFC (Container On Flat Car)
Common Carrier
Compensated Intracorporate Hauling
Container (Shipping Container)
Container Chassis
Contract Carrier
Converter Dolly (Dolly)
Cube (Cubic Capacity)
Dead-Heading
Demountable Rim
Disc Wheel
Displacement (Piston Displacement)
Doubles (Twins, Twin Trailers)
Driveline
Drivetrain (Powertrain)
DRL (Daytime Running Lights)
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
Exempt Carrier
EV (Electric Vehicle)
Fifth Wheel
Fixed Tandem
For-Hire Carrier
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
GCW (Gross Combination Weight)
Geared Speed
Gear Ratio
Grade
Gradeability
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
Hazmat
Headache Rack
HCFC
Horsepower (hp)
Horsepower, Gross Laboratory
Horsepower, SAE Net
Hours-Of-Service
Independent Trucker
ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)
IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems)
Jackknife
JIT (Just-In-Time)
Kingpin (axle)
Kingpin (trailer)
Landing Gear
LCV (Long Combination Vehicle)
Lessee
Lessor
Lift Axle
LPG
Load Range (Tires)
Logbook
Lowboy
LTL (Less-Than-Truckload)
LTL Carrier
Overdrive
Owner-Operator
P&D
Payload
Peddle Run
Pigtail
Piggyback
Pintle Hook
Ply Rating (PR)
Private Carrier
PSI (Pounds Per Square Inch)
PTO (Power Takeoff)
Pull Trailer
Pup Trailer
Relay (Relay Driving)
Reefer
Retarder
RFG (Reformulated Gasoline)
RoadRailer
Rolling Radius
RPM (Revolutions Per Minute)
Runaway Truck Ramp
Semitrailer
Setback Axle
Shipping Weight
Single-Source Leasing
Sleeper
Sleeper Team
Sliding Fifth Wheel
Sliding Tandem (Slider)
Speedability
Spoke Wheel
Spread Axle (Spread Tandem)
Straight Truck
SUV
Synchronized Transmission
Tag Axle
Tare Weight
Tandem Axle (Tandems)
Team (Driver Team)
TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit)
TL (Truckload)
TL Carrier
TOFC (Trailer On Flatcar)
Tractor
Tractor Trailer
Tri-Axle
Tridem
Trip Leasing
Trip Recorder (On-Board Computer)
Truck
Twins (Twin Trailers)
ULEV
Upper Coupler
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
VMRS (Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards)
Walking Beam Suspension
WIM (Weigh-In-Motion)
Yard Jockey
Yard Tractor (Yard Mule)

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