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A
ABC Classification
ABEX
Absorption Costing
Acceptance Testing
Account
ACE
Acknowledgment
Acquisition
Acquisition Logistics
Acquisition Manager
Act of God
Action Committee for a United States of Europe
Ad Valorem
Ada
Advisory Committee for Innovation and Technology Transfer
Advisory Committee on Foodstuffs
Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection At Work
AEMI
African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Agent
Aggregate Measure of Support
AGINFO
AGRIS
AIM
Air
Air Force
Air Ride Suspension
Aircraft
Airline
Airport
Airway
ALAMOS
All Terrain Vehicle
Alternative Fueled Vehicle
American National Standards Institute (1)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AMIS
AMPES
ANNIE
ANSI X12
Antilock Braking System
Application Profile
Application Protocol
Approximation
APRYCLEE
AQUARIUS
ARCADE
Archie
ARCOME
Army
ARPAnet
ASOR
ASSET
ASSIST
Association Agreements
ATMOSPHERE
ATOMS
Audiovisual Eureka
Auditor
Automated Vehicle Location
Automatic Equipment Identifier
Automatic Traction Control
Automatic Vehicle Identification
AVICENNA
AVIS
Axle

B
Backbone
Balladur Memorandum
Bar Coding (1)
Barge
Basic Price
Basic Research in Industrial Technologies in Europe
Basket of Currencies
Baud
Bill of Lading
Bill of Lading (1)
Biomolecular Engineering Programme
Biotechnology Action Programme
Birkelbach Report
BISE
Black Box
Black List
Blair House Agreement
Blind Spot
Block Exemptions
Blue Book
Boat
Bobtail
Bogey
Bogie
Borrowing
Brake Horsepower
BRIDGE
Bridge Formula
BRITE
BRITE-EURAM
Broker
Brokerage
Budd Wheel
Budget (1)
Bulletin Board Service
Bumper-to-Back-Cab
Bunk
Business Cooperation Centre
Business Process Re-engineering

C
Cab-Over-Engine
Cab-to-End
Cab-to-Frame
Cabotage
Cabover
Cache
CACTI
CADDIA
CALS Test Network
Canal
Car
Cargo
Cargo Weight
CARGOES
Carload
Carrier
Cartage
Cartage Company
Cartels
CASSIOPE
Cassis de Dijon
Cast Spoke Wheel
Caveat
Caveat Emptor
CB Radio
CCITT Group 4
Cecchini Report
CELAD
Center of Gravity (1)
Centre for the Development of Industry
CERACS
Chasse Gardée
Chassis Weight
CHIEF
CHRISTINE
CIM
CIRD
Citizen's Band Radio
Citizenship
Clause
COCOMO
CODEST
COM Programme
Combined Nomenclature
COMEDI
COMETT
COMEXT
Commerce
Commercial Driver's License (1)
Commercial Letter of Credit
Commercial off the Shelf
Commercial Policy
Committee for the Creation of European Monetary Union
Commodities
Commodity
Common Agricultural Policy
Common Carrier (1)
Common Carrier Legislation
Common Commercial Policy
Common External Tariff
Common Fisheries Policy
Communication
Communication Protocol
Community Bureau of Reference
Community Committee for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention
Community Energy Demonstration Programme
Community Preference
Community Programme for Education and Training in Technology
Community Trade Mark Office
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
Compensated Intracorporate Hauling
Competition Policy
COMPEX
Compliance
Component
Component Testing
Computer Disk ROM Drives
Computer Graphics Metafile
Computer Resources Support
Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
Computer-Aided Design (1)
Computer-Aided Engineering
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (1)
Computer-Aided Software Engineering
Computer-Based Training
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (1)
Concurrent
Concurrent Engineering
Configuration Management (1)
Conformance Testing
Conservation
Conservation (1)
Consign
Consignee
Consigner
Consigning
Consignment
Consignor
Constraint
Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraphy
Consumer
Consumers' Consultative Committee
Container (1)
Container Chassis
Container Load
Container On Flat Car
Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support
Contract
Contract Carrier
Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service
Control
Controller
Converter Dolly
Conveyance
Cooperation Agreements
Cooperation in Automation of Data and Documentation for Imports/Exports and Agriculture
Coordination Group - Free Movement
CORINE
Corporate Information Management
Council of Ministers
Cradle-to-Grave
Craft
CRAFT (1)
Crane
Cube
CUBE (1)
Cubic Capacity
Curb Weight
Customs
Customs Duties
Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight
Customs Union

D
DAB
Dangerous Substances
Data
Data Base
Data Base Management
Data Base Management System
Data Dictionary
Data Item Description
Data Management Standards
Data Model
Data Modeling
Database
Database Management System (1)
Daytime Running Lights
Dead-Heading
Debt
Debtor
Declaration File
Defacto Standard
Defect
Defectives
Defects
Deficiency Payments
Delors I
DELTA
Demountable Rim
Dependence Threshold
Depot Maintenance
Deregulation (1)
Descriptive Markup
Design Interface
Destination System
Development Testing
DIANE
Digital Technical Data
DIME
DIMPE
Discrimination
Disk Wheel
Displacement
Displacement (1)
Distributed Database
Distributed Systems
Dock
Document
Document Image File
Document Type
Document Type Declaration
Document Type Definition
Dolly
Domain Name System
Domestic
Dominant Firm Abuse
DOSES
Dot Pitch
Doubles
Draft
Drawing
Drayage
DRIVE
Driveline
Driver Team
Drivetrain
Durables
Duty

E
EAST
EBTI
ECDIN
ECLAIR
Eco-Counsellors
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
Economic and Social Committee
EDI
EDI For Administration, Commerce and Transport
EIMS
Electric Vehicle
Electronic Commerce (1)
Electronic Commerce Resource Center
Electronic Data Interchange (1)
Electronic Data Interchange (2)
Electronic Design Interchange Format
Electronic Funds Transfer (1)
Electronic Funds Transfer (2)
Electronic Mail (1)
Elysée Treaty
Encryption
ENDOC
Energy Policy
Energy Sciences Network
ENEX
Engine
Engineering Data
ENGUIDE
ENLEX
ENOS
ENREP
Enterprise
Enterprise Integration
Enterprise Resource Planning
ENVIREG
Environment Policy
EPOCH
EROS 2000
ES2
Escape Ramp
ESPRIT
ESSENTIAL
Estimated Delivery Date
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Departure
ETEE
ETP
ETSI
EURAM
EURO-AIM
EUROCARE
Eurocorps
Eurocurrencies
EUROFER
EUROFRET
EURONETT
European Atomic Energy Community
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Business and Innovation Centre Network
European Coal and Steel Community
European Confederation of Free Trade Unions in the Community
European Economic Area
European Economic Community
European Environment Agency
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances
European Investment Bank
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
European Police Office
European Research Coordination Agency
European Research in Advanced Materials
European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology
European Trade Marks Office
European Trade Union Confederation
European Venture Capital Association
EUROPOLIS
Eurotech Alert
Eurotech Capital
EUROTECNET
EUROTOPP
EUROTRAC
EURYCLEC
EVA
Exclusive Agreements
Exempt Carrier
Expert System
Export Declaration

F
Facilities
Facility
Factortane Judgment
Failure
FAST
Federal Information Processing Standard
Fifth Wheel
File
File Transfer Protocol (1)
File Transfer, Access and Management
Finger
Finished Products
FIORE
Firewall
Fixed Tandem
FLAIR
FLEET (1)
Flexible Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Food-Linked Agricultural Industrial Research
Foodstuffs
For-Hire Carrier
Forecasting and Assessment in the Field of Science and Technology
Foreign Trade Zone
FOREST
Formatting Output Specification Instance
Free Trade
Free Trade Zone
Free Zone
Frequently Asked Questions
FRIC
FRIDA
Full Carload
Full Container Load
Full Truck Load
Fully Mission Capable
Function

G
GALENO 2000
Gear Ratio
Geared Speed
General Affairs Council
Generalized System of Preferences
GENST
GINTRAP
GIPE
Goods
Gopher (1)
Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile
Government Technical Information Systems
Grade
Gradeability
Graphics Standard
GREEN
Green Labelling
Gross Axle Weight Rating
Gross Combination Weight
Gross Laboratory Horsepower
Gross Tonnage
Gross Vehicle Weight
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

H
Hangar
Harmonized System
HAZMAT
Headache Rack
HOME
HORIZON
Horsepower
Hours-of-Service
HUFIT
Hypertext Markup Language

I
IDEF0
IDEF1
IES-DC
Illustration
In Bond
INDE
Independent
Independent Trucker (1)
Industrial Policy
INFORM
Information Engineering
Information Infrastructure
Information Resources Dictionary System
Information Superhighway
INFOSAFE
Initial Graphics Exchange Standard
Inland
Inland Bill of Lading
Inland Waterways
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Integrated Logistics Support (1)
Integrated Logistics Support (2)
Integrated Product Data Base
Integrated Services Digital Network
Integrated Weapon Systems Database
Integration
Intelligent Character Recognition
Intelligent Gateway
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
Inter-operability Testing
Inter-University Cooperation Programmes
Interactive Access
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual
INTERMAPS
International
International Standards Organization
International Standards Organization (1)
International Standards Organization/Open System Interconnection
Internet (1)
Internet Protocol
Internet Relay Chat (1)
InterNIC
INTERPRISE
Interrupt Request
Intervention Agency
Inventory
Invoice
IRIS
Irrevocable Letter of Credit
ISDN
ISO 9000
ITSEC

J
Jack Brake
Jackknife
JANUS
Jockey
Joint CALS Management Office
Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
Joint Engineering Data Management Information and Computer System
Joint Photographic Experts Group
JUKE-BOX
Just-in-Time (1)
Just-In-Time Inventory

K
KAROLUS
Kingpin Axle
Kingpin Trailer
KIWI KBS
KRITIC

L
Landing Gear (1)
Layer
Lead Time (1)
LEADER
Legacy Data
Legacy Data Management
Less Than Carload
Less Than Container Load
Less Than Truckload
Less Than Truckload (1)
Lessee
Lessor
Letter Of Agreement
Letter of Credit
Levels of Maintenance
Liberalization
LIDAR
LIFE
Life Cycle
Life Cycle Cost
Life-Cycle Management System
Lift Axle
Load Range
Loan Receipt
Local Area Network (1)
Lock
Logbook
Logist
Logistic
Logistical
Logistically
Logistician
Logistics
Logistics (6)
Logistics Support Analysis (1)
Logistics Support Analysis (2)
Logistics Support Analysis Record
Lomé Convention
Long Combination Vehicle
Loss of Market
Lowboy
LTL Carrier
Lust-to-Dust
Luxembourg Declaration

M
Magnetic Tape
Mailing List
Maintainability (1)
Maintenance
Maintenance Planning
Malfunction
Management
Management Committees
Managing
Manifest
Manifest Crisis
Manpower and Personnel
Manufacturing Automation Protocol
Manufacturing Technology
MARIN
Marine
Marines
Markup
MAST
Material Flow
Material Requirements Planning (1)
MATIC
MEDIA
Mediterranean Policy
Medium
MEDSPA
Merchandise
MERMAID
Messina Conference
Military Handbook
Military Handbook 59
Military Specification
MINE
MINT
MIOCA
MIRIAM
Modification
Modulator-Demodulator
MONICA
MONITOR
Montant Forfaitaire
Mosaic
Motif
Motion Pictures Experts Group
Movement
Mule
Multimedia
Mutual Recognition

N
National Information Infrastructure
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Research and Education Network
Navy
NEPTUNE
NETT
Network Driver Interface Specification
Network for Environmental Technology Transfer
Network News Transport Protocol
Newsgroup (1)
NIMEXE
Nine
Node (1)
Noise
NORSPA
Not Mission Capable
Nouvelles Frontiéres

O
ODAS
ODIN
Office Document Architecture/Office Document Interchange Format
On-Board Computer
Open Data-link Interface
Open System
Open Systems Interconnection
Operation
OPET
Optical Character Recognition
Optical Disk
Organization
Organizations for the Promotion of Energy Technology
Organizing
Overdrive
Overhaul
Overseas Countries and Territories
Own Resources
Owner-Operator

P
Packaging
Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation
Packet Internet Gopher
Padoa-Schioppa Report
Page-Description Language
Pallet
PAMINA
PARIS
Parser
Partially Mission Capable
Parts
Parts List Data Base
Passenger
Payload (1)
People's Europe
PERIFRA
Pharmaceuticals
Piggyback
Pigtail
Pilferage
Pintle Hook
Pipeline
Piston Displacement
Planning
Ply Rating
POLIS
Portable Operating System Interface
Pounds Per Square Inch
Power Takeoff
Powertrain
Preferential Trade Agreements
PREMO
PRISMA
Private Carrier (1)
Pro Forma Invoice
Processable Data Document
Product Data
Product Data Exchange Standard/Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
Product Model
Propriety Standard
Protocol (1)
Protocol (2)
Provisioning
Pull Trailer
Pup Trailer
Pusher Axle
PUSSYCATS

Q
Query Language
Quota Restrictions

R
RACE
Railroad
RAISE
Random-Access Memory
Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts
Rapid Response Manufacturing
Raster Graphics
Read-Only Memory
Real-Time (1)
Reefer
Reference Price
Reformulated Gasoline
Relational Database
Relational Database Management System
Relay
Relay Driving
Reliability (1)
REM
Remote Data Access
RENAVAL
Repair
Repair Parts
Replacement
Repository
Request for Proposal
Request For Quote
Research and Development in Advanced Communications Technologies in Europe
Research and Development Policy
RESEAU
RESIDER
Resolution
Restitutions
Retarder
RETAS
RETEX
Revolutions Per Minute
REWARD
Road Transport
RoadRailer
Rolling Radius
Router
Runaway Truck Ramp

S
SAE Net Horsepower
SAFE
SCENT
Science and Technology for Environmental Protection
SEAMOS
SEDOS
Semitrailer (1)
Serial Line IP/Point-to-Point Protocol
SERV
Setback Axle
Seveso Directives
Ship
Shipper's Loan and Count
Shipping (1)
Shipping Container
Shipping Weight
Shipyard
SIDR
SIENA
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Single Administrative Document
Single European Act
Single Market
Single-Source Leasing
SIP
SIRIUS
Sleeper (1)
Sleeper Team
Slider
Sliding Fifth Wheel
Sliding Tandem
Sluicegate Price
Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Task force
SMART
SOCRATES
Source System
Spare
Spares
Special Policy of Insurance
Special Relations Agreements
Special Telecommunication Action for Regional Development
SPECS
SPECTRUM
Speedability
Spoke Wheel
Spread Axle
Spread Tandem
SPRINT
STABEX
Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
Standard Generalized Markup Language
Standard International Trade Classification
Standards Testing
START-UP
STD
STEP
Stock
STRADA
Straight Bill of Lading
Straight Truck
STRIDE
Structured Query Language
Subrogation
Supplies
Supply
Supply Support
Support Equipment
Surveyor
Synchronized Transmission
System
System (1)
System for Safeguarding and Developing Mineral Production
System of Stabilization of Export Earnings
Systems Approach
Systems Management

T
Tag Axle
Tag Image File Format
Tandem Axle
Tandems
Tanker
Tape Set
TARDIS
Tare
Tare Weight
Tare Weight (1)
TARIC
Tariffs
Taxiway
Team
Technical Data
Technical Data (1)
Technical Data Package
Technical Information Systems
TECNET
Telecommunications (1)
TELEMAN
Telnet (1)
Tenor
TERA
Terms of Agreement
Terms of Sale
Text File
Text-Graphics Integration
Through Bill of Lading
TIDE
TL Carrier
Tonnage
Total Quality Management (1)
Tractor (1)
Tractor Trailer
Trailer On Flat Car (1)
Training and Training Support
Trans-European Networks
Transit Shipment
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Transport (1)
Transport Policy
Transportation
Transshipment
Treasury Board Information Technology Standards
Treaty of Rome
TREVI
Tri-Axle
Tridem
Trigger Threshold
Trip Leasing
Trip Recorder
Truck (1)
Trucker
Truckload
Truckload (1)
TWE
Twelve
Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit
Twin Trailers
Twins

U
UETP
Unix
Upper Coupler
User Network

V
Valuation
Value-Added Network
VAMOS
Vector Graphics
Vehicle Identification Number
Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards
Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Netwide Index to Computerized Archives
Vessel
Vignette
VISIMAR
Volume

W
Walking Beam Suspension
War Risk
Warehouse
Warehouse Receipt
Warehouse-to-Warehouse
Warehousing
Wares
Warfage
Warranties
Water
Web Browser
Web Page
Web Site
Weight-In-Motion
White Paper
WHOIS
Wide Area Information Server (1)
Wide-Area Network
Workflow
Workflow Management
World Wide Web (1)

X
X.25
X.400
X.500

Y
Yaoundé Convention
Yard Jockey
Yard Mule
Yard Tractor


    
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