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57 L I S T O F A B B R E V I A T I O N S This section contains a list of abbreviations of the names of government departments, other organizations, legislation, agreements and other items, which are used in this report. AASHTO ARTBA CCMTA CSA CTSW FAF HTA ISTEA LCV LFD M.o.U. NAFTA NASHTO OBDC OBF OHBD RTAC SASHTO SPIF STAA TAC TEA-21 TRB U.S. DOT WASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials American Road and Transportation Builders Association Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators Canadian Standards Association U.S. Department of Transportationâs Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study Freight analysis framework Highway Traffic Act Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, 1991 Longer combination vehicle. In the United States, either a double trailer combination with an allowable gross weight over 36,287 kg (80,000 lb), or a combination of two or more trailers that is much longer than a legal double; in Canada, only the latter. Load factor design Federal-Provincial-Territorial Memorandum of Understanding on Inter- provincial Weights and Dimensions North American Free Trade Agreement Northeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Ontario Bridge Design Code Ontario Bridge Formula Ontario Highway Bridge Design Roads and Transportation Association of Canada, became TAC in 1990 Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Safe, productive and infrastructure friendly U.S. Surface Transportation Assistance Act, 1982 Transportation Association of Canada Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, 1998 Transportation Research Board U.S. Department of Transportation Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
