Transportation terminology · MLC-0120
Transportation terms: D (23)
- Deadweight tonnage (Water)The carrying capacity of a vessel in long tons (2,240 pounds). It is the difference between the number of...
- Deep Draft VesselA barge, ship, or ferry operating primarily in the open ocean. (Shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence...
- Demand-responsive vehicle (Transit)A nonfixed-route, a nonfixed-schedule vehicle that operates in response to calls from passengers or their...
- Departure DelayThe difference between the scheduled departure time and the actual departure time from the origin airport...
- Departures PerformedTakeoffs made at an airport. (same as Completed Departures)
- Departures ScheduledTakeoffs scheduled at an airport, as set forth in published schedules. (same as Scheduled Departures)
- Derailment/left roadway (Transit)A noncollision incident in which a transit vehicle leaves the rails or road on which it travels. This also...
- DestinationFor travel period trips, the destination is the farthest point of travel from the point of origin of a trip...
- Destination Of TripThe place reported by a respondent as the destination of the trip. If more than one place is visited on the...
- Destination of trip (American Travel Survey)The place the survey respondent names as the destination of the trip. If more than one location is visited on...
- Destination State FIPSThe FIPS code for the destination state. (see FIPS)
- Diesel fuelA complex mixture of hydrocarbons with a boiling range between approximately 350 and 650 F. Diesel fuel is...
- Distance ShippedThe distance between origin and destination for a shipment. For the distance shipped intervals table, the...
- Distillate fuel oilA general classification for one of the petroleum fractions produced in conventional distillation operations...
- Distribution mains (Gas)A network of pipelines, services, and equipment that carry or control the supply of gas from the point of...
- Diverted FlightA flight that is required to land at a destination other than the original scheduled destination for reasons...
- Domestic freight (Water)All waterborne commercial movements between points in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands...
- Domestic OperationsAll air carrier operations having destinations within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the...
- Domestic operations (Air Carrier)All air carrier operations having destinations within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the...
- Domestic passenger (Water)Any person traveling on a public conveyance by water between points in the United States, Puerto Rico, and...
- DriverA person who operates a motorized vehicle. If more than one person drives on a single trip, the person who...
- Dry cargo barges (Water)Large flat-bottomed, nonself-propelled vessels used to transport dry-bulk materials such as coal and ore.
- Duration Of TripNumber of nights spent away from home on a trip and includes nights spent at the destination, nights spent en...
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