A to Z Transport & Logistics Acronyms Listing
A
- AA
- Automobile Association
- ACAS
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
- ADLV
- Association for Driving Licence Verification
- ADR
- Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par route
- AETR
- European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport
- AIL
- Abnormal Indivisible Load
- AILV
- Abnormal Indivisible Load Vehicle
- AIRSO
- Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers
- ANPR
- Automatic Number Plate Recognition
- ATM
- Automated Traffic Management
- AU
- Authorised Weight (Regulations)
B
- BERR
- Dept for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- BIFA
- British International Freight Association
- BTMA
- British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association
C
- C&U
- Construction and Use (Regulations)
- CDG
- Carraige of Dangerous Goods
- CFIT
- Commission for Integrated Transport
- CILT
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- CMPS
- Centre for Management and Policy Studies
- CMR
- Convention on the Contract for the International Carraige of Goods by Road
- CO
- Company
- COSHH
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- CPC
- Certificate of Professional Competence
- CRF
- Customer Record Form
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheets
D
- DFT
- Department for Transport
- DGSA
- Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
- DSA (Replaced by DVSA)
- Driving Standards Agency
- DTI
- Department of Trade and Industry
- DTLR
- Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- DVLA
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- DVLC
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre
- DVO
- Driver Vehicle and Operator
- DVANI
- Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) Northern Ireland
- DVSA
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
E
- EC
- European Community
- ECHR
- European Court of Human Rights
- ECJ
- European Court of Justice
- EEA
- European Economic Area
- EEC
- European Economic Community
- EFTA
- European Free Trade Association
- ESDAL
- Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads
- EU
- European Union
F
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Question
- FCO
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- FTA
- Freight Transport Association
G
- GDP
- Gross Domestic Product
- GFPN
- Graduated Fixed Penalty Notice
- GLA
- Greater London Authority
- GO
- Government Office
- GPS
- Global Positioning System
- GTW
- Gross Train Weight
- GV
- Goods Vehicle
- GVW
- Gross Vehicle Weight
H
- H&S
- Health and Safety
- HA
- Highways Agency
- HACCP
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
- HAD
- Horizontal Amending Directive
- HAZCHEM
- Hazardous Chemicals
- HGV
- Heavy Goods Vehicle
- HMRC
- Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
- HMSO
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office
- HR
- Human Resources
- HSC
- Health and Safety Commission
- HSE
- Health and Safety Executive
- HTML
- Hyper Text Markup Language
I
- IAM
- Institute of Advanced Motorists
- IE
- Internet Explorer
- INT
- International
- IP
- Internet Protocol
- ISP
- Internet Service Provider
- IT
- Information Technology
- ITEA
- Integrated Transport Economics and Appraisal
- ITS
- Intelligent Transport Systems
- ITSO
- Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation
- ITU
- Intermodal Transport Unit
J
- JIT
- Just In Time
K
- KG
- Kilogram
- KM
- Kilometre
- KPH
- Kilometre per Hour
- KPI
- Key Performance Indicator
- KPL
- Kilometres per litre
- KSI
- Killed or Seriously Injured
L
- LA
- Local Authority
- LGV
- Large Goods Vehicle
- LHA
- Local Highway Authority
- LTD
- Limited
M
- MAPP
- Major Accident Prevention Policy
- MID
- Motor Insurance Database
- MIDAS
- Motorway Incident and Detection Signalling System
- MOT
- Ministry Of Transport road-worthiness test
- MOVA
- Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation - a traffic signal control system
- MPG
- Miles per Gallon
N
- NAO
- National Audit Office
- NAT
- National
- NATS
- National Air Traffic Services
- NB
- nota bene, a latin expression meaning "note well"
- NDC
- National Distribution Center
- NDPB
- Non-Departmental Public Body
- NGO
- Non-Governmental Organisation
- NIP
- Notice of Intended Prosecution
- NTM
- National Transport Model
O
- OCRS
- Operator Compliance Risk Score
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OTS
- On-The-Spot (accident database)
P
- PCV
- Passenger Carrying Vehicle
- Portable Document Format
- PI
- Public Inquiry
- PMMW
- Passive Millimetric Wave Facility
- PPL
- Pence Per Litre
- PSA
- Public Service Agreement
- PSR
- Passenger Services Requirement
- PSV
- Passenger Service Vehicle
- PTA
- Passenger Transport Authority
- PTE
- Passenger Transport Executive
Q
- QA
- Quality Assurance
R
- RDC
- Regional Distribution Center
- RHA
- Road Haulage Association
- RIDDOR
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurences
- RoSPA
- Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents
- RP
- Roads Performance Division
- RPC
- Reduced Pollution Certificate
- RPI
- Retail Price Index
- RPS
- Roads: Performance and Strategy Directorate
- RS
- Roads Strategy Division
- RTA
- Road Traffic Accident
- RTDF
- Rural Transport Development Fund
- RTP
- Rural Transport Partnership Directorship
- RTWTD
- Road Transport Working Time Directive
- RUS
- Road User Safety Division
- RVSS
- Road and Vehicle Safety and Standards
S
- SACTRA
- Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment
- SLA
- Service Level Agreement
- SR
- Statistics Roads Division
- STGO
- Special Types General Orders
T
- TAN
- Traffic Area Network
- TC
- Transport Category
- TEMPO
- Trans-European intelligent transport systems Project
- TFL
- Transport for London
- TGWU
- Transport and General Workers Union
- TIR
- Transit International Routier
- TM
- Transport Manager
- TMA
- Traffic Management Act
- TPI
- Targeted Programme of Improvements
- TPT
- Transport
- TQM
- Total Quality Management
- TRL
- Transport Research Laboratory
- TSG
- Transport Supplementary Grant
- TTS
- Transport Technology and Standards Division
- TUPE
- Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment
U
- UCC
- Urban Freight Consolidation Centre
- UMTC
- Urban Traffic Management and Control
- UN
- United Nations
- URTU
- United Road Transport Union
- UTC
- Urban Traffic Control
V
- VCA
- Vehicle Certification Agency
- VED
- Vehicle Excise Duty
- VI
- Vehicle Inspectorate
- VOSA (Replaced by DVSA)
- Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
- VU
- Vehicle Unit
W
- W3C
- World Wide Web Consortium
- WAI
- Web Accessibilty Initiative
- WIMS
- Weigh in Motion System
- WTD
- Working Time Directive
- WWW
- World Wide Web
X
- XHTML
- Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
- XI
- Irritant
- XRD
- X-ray diffraction
Y
- YTS
- Youth Training Scheme
Z
- ZIP
- A compressed file folder comprising of single or multiple files