Transportation terminology · MLC-0120
Transportation terms: C (45)
- Cancelled FlightA flight that was listed in a carrier's computer reservation system during the seven calendar days prior to...
- Car-mile (Rail)The movement of a railroad car a distance of 1 mile. An empty or loaded car-mile refers to a mile run by a...
- Carrier CodeCode assigned by IATA and commonly used to identify a carrier. As the same code may have been assigned to...
- Census DivisionGroupings of states that are subdivisions of the four census regions. There are nine divisions, which the...
- Census RegionGroupings of states that subdivide the United States for the presentation of data. There are four regions --...
- Certificate Of Public Convenience And NecessityA certificate issued to an air carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41102, by the Department of Transportation authorizing...
- Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Air Carrier)A certificate issued by the Department of Transportation to an air carrier under Section 401 of the Federal...
- Certificated Air Carrier1. An air carrier holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of...
- Certificated airportsAirports that serving scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft designed for more than 9 passenger seats...
- Certified Air CarrierAn air carrier holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by DOT to conduct scheduled...
- Chained dollarsA measure used to express real prices, defined as prices that are adjusted to remove the effect of changes in...
- City Market IDAn identification number assigned by US DOT to identify a city market. Use this field to consolidate airports...
- Class I Motor CarriersCarriers having annual carrier operating revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of $10 million or...
- Class I railroadA carrier that has an annual operating revenue of $250 million or more after applying the railroad revenue...
- Class II Motor CarriersCarriers having annual carrier operating revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of at least $3...
- Class III Motor CarriersCarriers having annual carrier operating revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of less than $3...
- Coastwise traffic (Water)Domestic traffic receiving a carriage over the ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico (e.g., between New Orleans and...
- CodeshareAn arrangement whereby a marketing carrier's code is used to identify a flight operated by another carrier...
- Coefficient of variationRatio of the sampling error (or standard error) of a statistic to the value of that statistic. Also referred...
- Collector (Highway)In rural areas, routes that serve intracounty rather than statewide travel. In urban areas, streets that...
- Collision with object (Transit)An incident in which a transit vehicle strikes an obstacle other than a vehicle or person (e.g., building...
- Collision with people (Transit)An incident in which a transit vehicle strikes a person. Excludes suicides and suicide attempts. Reports are...
- Collision with vehicle (Transit)An incident in which a transit vehicle strikes or is struck by another vehicle. Reports are made if the...
- Combination truckA power unit (truck tractor) and one or more trailing units (a semitrailer or trailer).
- Commercial busAny bus used to carry passengers at rates specified in tariffs; charges may be computed per passenger (as in...
- Commercial OperatorA person who, for compensation or hire, engages in the carriage by aircraft in air commerce of persons or...
- Commercial service airportAirport receiving scheduled passenger service and having 2,500 or more enplaned passengers per year.
- CommodityProducts that an establishment produces, sells, or distributes. This does not include items that are...
- Common CarrierA business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages.
- Commuter Air Carrier1. Different definitions are used for safety purposes and for economic regulations and reporting. For safety...
- Commuter rail (Transit)Urban passenger train service for short-distance travel between a central city and adjacent suburb. Does not...
- Commuter TripSee Journey-to-Work.
- Compact carAn automobile industry designation usually consisting of cars with a wheelbase between 100 and 105 inches.
- Completed DeparturesTakeoffs made at an airport. (same as Departures Performed)
- Compressed natural gasNatural gas compressed to a volume and density that is practical as a portable fuel supply. It is used as a...
- Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical AreaA CMSA is a metropolitan complex of I million or more population, containing two or more component parts...
- Constant dollarDollar value adjusted for changes in the average price level by dividing a current dollar amount by a price...
- Contract CarrierFor Hire interstate operators [which] offer transportation services to certain shippers under contracts.
- Corporate Average Fuel Economy StandardsOriginally established by Congress for new automobiles and later for light trucks. Under CAFE, automobile...
- Corporate flying (General Aviation)Corporate aircraft piloted by a professional crew.
- CouponA piece of paper or series of papers indicating the itinerary of a passenger. An airline ticket includes an...
- Crash (Highway)An event that produces injury and/or property damage, involves a motor vehicle in transport, and occurs on a...
- CRSComputer Reservation System. CRS provide information on airline schedules, fares and seat availability to...
- Crude oilA mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in the liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains...
- Current dollarDollar value of a good or service in terms of prices current at the time the good or service is sold. See...
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