Glossary
AIR CARRIER
AIR CARRIER: The commercial system of air transportation consisting of
certificated air carriers, air taxis (including commuters),
supplemental air carriers,and commercial operators of large aircraft.
The following define several types of air carriers:
o Certificated Air Carrier - An air carrier holding a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) to conduct scheduled services interstate.
Nonscheduled or charter operations may also be conducted by these
carriers.  These carriers operate large (30 seats or more for a
maximum load of 7,500 pounds or more) in accordance with FAR Part 121.
o Supplemental Air Carrier - One of a class of air carriers holding
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the
U.S. DOT, authorizing them to perform passenger and cargo charter
services supplementing the scheduled service of the certificated route
air carriers.  Both international and domestic charter operations are
for a temporary period.  The authority of supplemental air carriers to
engage in military charters if of an indefinite period.  In addition,
they can perform on an emergency basis, as may be authorized by the
DOT, scheduled operations including the transportation of individually
ticketed passengers and individually waybilled cargo.
o Commercial Operator (of large aircraft) - An air carrier
certificated with FAR Part 121 or 127 to conduct scheduled services on
specified routes.  These air carriers may also provided nonscheduled
or charter services as a secondary operation.  Four carrier groupings
have been designated for statistical and financial data aggregation
and analysis: Majors (annual operating revenues greater than $1
billion), Nationals (annual operation revenue between $100 million and
$1 billion), Large Regionals (annual operating revenues between $10
million and $99,999,999), and Medium Regionals (annual operating
revenues less than $10 million).
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT: As defined by the National Transportation Safety
Board, it is "an occurrence associated with the operation of an
aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the
aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such
persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or
serious injury as a result of being in or upon the aircraft or by
direct contact with the aircraft or anything attached thereto, or in
which the aircraft receives substantial damage."
AIRCRAFT REVENUE HOURS: The airborne hours in revenue service,
computed from the moment an aircraft leaves the ground until it
touches the ground again.
AIRCRAFT REVENUE MILES: The miles (computed in airport-to-airport
distances) for each inter-airport hop actually completed in revenue
service, whether or not performed in accordance with the scheduled
pattern.  For this purpose, operation to a flag stop is a hop
completed even though a landing is not actually made.  In cases where
the inter-airport distances are inapplicable, aircraft miles flown are
determined by multiplying the normal cruising speed for the aircraft
type by the airborne hours.
AIR TAXI: A class of air carriers, operating pursuant to FAR Part 135,
engaged in the nonscheduled air transportation of persons, property,
or mail for compensation or hire in aircraft with 30 or fewer
passenger seats and a payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less.  Air
taxis do not hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and
do not hold specific route authority.
ALL-CARGO CARRIER: One of a class of air carriers holding an All Cargo
Air Service Certificate issued under section 418 of the Federal
Aviation Act and certificated in accordance with FAR Part 121 to
provide domestic air transportation of cargo.
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY: A certificate issued
to an air carrier under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act, by
the Department of Transportation, authorizing the carrier to engage in
air transportation.
COACH: Transport service established for the carriage of passengers at
special reduced passenger fares that are predicated on both the
operation of specifically designated aircraft space and a reduction in
the quality of service regularly and ordinarily provided.
COMMUTER AIR CARRIER: A small certificated air taxi operator who
performs at least five round trips per week between two or more points
and publishes flight schedules which specify the times, days of the
week, and points between which such flights are performed.
DOMESTIC OPERATIONS: All air carrier operations having destinations
within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
ECONOMY: Transport service established for the carriage of passengers
at fares and quality of service below that of coach service.
FATAL INJURY: Any injury that results in death within thirty days of
the accident.
FIRST-CLASS: Transport service established for the carriage of
passengers moving at either standard fares or premium fares, or at
reduced fares not predicated upon the operation of specifically
allocated aircraft space, and for whom standard or premium quality
services are provided.
FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT: Aircraft having nonrotating wings fixed to the
airplane fuselage and outspread in flight.
FOREIGN FLAG AIR CARRIER: A foreign air carrier that makes stops
within the borders of the United States.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS: In general, operations outside the territory
of the United States, including operations between the United States
and foreign countries, and the U.S. and its territories or
possessions.  Includes both the combination passenger/cargo carriers
and the all-cargo carriers engaged in international and territorial
operations.
JET ENGINE: An engine which converts fuel and air into a fast-moving
stream of hot gases which effect propulsion of the device of which the
engine is a part.
JET FUEL: The term includes kerosene-type jet fuel and naphtha-type
jet fuel.  Kerosene-type jet fuel is a kerosene-quality product used
primarily for commercial turbojet and turboprop aircraft engines.
Naphtha-type jet fuel is a fuel in the heavy naphtha range used
primarily for military turbojet and turboprop aircraft engines.
KEROSENE-TYPE JET FUEL: A quality kerosene product with an average
gravity of 40.7 degrees API and 10 percent distillation temperature of
400 degrees Fahrenheit.  It is covered by ASTM Specification D1655 and
Military Specification MIL-T-5624L (Grades JP-5 and JP-8).  A
relatively low freezing point distillate of the kerosene type; it is
used primarily for a commercial turbojet and turboprop aircraft
engines.
LARGE REGIONALS: Carrier groups with annual operating revenues between
$10,000,000 and $100,000,000.
MAJORS: Carrier groups with annual operating revenues exceeding
$1,000,000,000.
MEDIUM REGIONALS: Carrier groups with annual operating revenues less
than $10,000,000 or that operate only aircraft with 60 seats or less
(or 18,000 lbs. maximum payload).
NAPHTHA-BASE JET FUEL: A fuel in the heavy naphtha boiling range with
an average gravity of 52.8 degrees API and 20 to 90 percent
distillation temperatures of 290 to 470 degrees Fahrenheit, meeting
Military Specification MIL-T-5624L (Grade JPJ-4).  JP-4 is used for
turbojet and turboprop aircraft engines, primarily by the military.
Excludes ram-jet and petroleum rocket fuels.
NATIONALS: Carrier groups with annual operating revenues between
$100,000,000 and $1,000,000,000.
NONREVENUE FLIGHTS: Flights and flight stages involving training,
test, technical, positioning for scheduled flights, ferry, company
business, publicity and forced returns for which no remuneration is
received.
NONSCHEDULED FREIGHT:  Property carried in charter operations.
NONSCHEDULED SERVICE: Revenue flights that are not operated in regular
scheduled service, such as charter flights, and all nonrevenue flights
incident to such flight.
OPERATING EXPENSES: Expenses incurred in the performance of air
transportation based on overall operating revenues and overall
operating expenses.  Does not include nonoperating income and
expenses, nonrecurring items, or income taxes.
OPERATING REVENUES: Revenues from the performance of air
transportation and transport related incidental services.  Includes
(1) transport revenues from the carriage of all classes of traffic in
scheduled and nonscheduled services and (2) nontransport revenues
consisting of Federal subsidy (where applicable) and revenues for
services related to air transportation.
OTHER TRANSPORT REVENUES: Revenues from services such as in-flight
sales, rentals and sales of services, supplies and parts.
PASSENGER-MILE: One passenger transported one mile.  Total
passenger-miles are computed by summation of the products of the
aircraft miles flown on each inter-airport flight stage multiplied by
the number of passengers carried on that flight stage.
PASSENGER REVENUES:  Revenues from the transportation of passengers by air.
REVENUE: Pertaining to transport activities for which remuneration is
received by the carrier.
REVENUE PASSENGER: Person receiving air transportation from an air
carrier for which remuneration is received by the carrier.  Air
carrier employees or others receiving air transportation against whom
token service charges are levied are considered nonrevenue passengers.
Infants for whom a token fare is charged are not counted as
passengers.
REVENUE PASSENGER ENPLANEMENTS: The total number of passengers
boarding aircraft.  Includes both originating and connecting
passengers.
REVENUE PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR: The percent that revenue
passenger-miles are of available seat-miles in revenue passenger
services, representing the proportion of aircraft seating capacity
that is actually sold and utilized.
REVENUE PASSENGER-MILE: One revenue passenger transported one mile in
revenue service.  Revenue passenger-miles are computed by summation of
the products of the revenue aircraft-miles flown on a flight stage,
multiplied by the number of revenue passengers carried on that flight
stage.
REVENUE PASSENGER TON-MILE: One ton of revenue passenger weight
(including all baggage) transported one mile.  The passenger weight
standard for both "Domestic" and "International" operations is 200
pounds.
REVENUE TON-MILE:  One ton of revenue traffic transported one mile.
REVENUE TON-MILE OF FREIGHT: One short ton of freight transported one
mile.  Ton-miles are computed by summation of the products of the
aircraft miles flown on each inter-airport flight stage multiplied by
the number of tons carried on that flight stage.
SCHEDULED SERVICE: Transport service operated pursuant to published
flight schedules, including extra sections and related nonrevenue
flights.
SERIOUS INJURY:  An injury which:
     o requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing
within seven days from the date when the injury was received;
     o results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of
fingers, toes or nose);
     o involves lacerations which cause severe hemorrhages, nerve,
muscle, or tendon damage;
     o involves injury to any internal organ; or
     o involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting
more than 5 percent of the body surface.
TRANSPORT-RELATED EXPENSES: Expenses from services related to air
transportation such as in-flight sales of liquor, food and other
items; ground, restaurant and food services, rental expense as lessor,
interchange sales, general service sales, mutual aid, substitute
service and air cargo service (other than actual air movement).
TRANSPORT-RELATED REVENUES: Revenues from the transportation by air of
all classes of traffic in scheduled and nonscheduled services.
U.S. FLAG CARRIER OR AMERICAN FLAG CARRIER: One of a class of air
carriers holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
issued by the DOT, approved by the President, authorizing scheduled
operations over specified routes between the U.S. (and/or its
territories) and one or more foreign countries.
14 CFR 121: Revenue operations of air carriers, commercial operators
and deregulated all cargo carriers, using large aircraft.
14 CFR 135: Commuter air carriers (scheduled) and on-demand air taxi
operators (unscheduled) revenue operations, using small aircraft.
GENERAL AVIATION
ACTIVE AIRCRAFT: All legally registered civil aircraft which flew one
or more hours.
AERIAL APPLICATION: Any use of an aircraft for work purposes which
concerns the production of foods, fibers, and health control in which
the aircraft is used in lieu of farm implements or ground vehicles for
the particular task accomplished.  This includes fire fighting
operations, the distribution of chemicals or seeds in agriculture,
reforestation, or insect control.
AERIAL OBSERVATION: Any use of an aircraft for aerial mapping and
photography, survey, patrol, fish spotting, search and rescue,
hunting, highway traffic advisory, or sightseeing, not included under
Part 135.
AIR TAXI: A class of air carriers, operating pursuant to FAR Part 135,
engaged in the nonscheduled air transportation of persons, property,
or mail for compensation or hire in aircraft with 30 or fewer
passenger seats and a payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less.  Air
taxis do not hold a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
and do not hold specific route authority.
AVIATION GASOLINE (AVGAS): All special grades of gasoline for use in
aviation reciprocating engines, as given in ASTM Specification D 910
and Military Specification MIL-G5572.  Excludes blending components,
that will be used in blending or compounding into finished aviation
gasoline.
BUSINESS: Individual use of an aircraft for business transportation.
COMMUTER AIR CARRIER: A small certificated carrier who performs at
least five round trips per week between two or more points and
publishes flight schedules which specify the times, days of the week,
and points between which such flights are performed.
CORPORATE: Company flying with a professional crew.
DEMAND AIR TAXI: Use of an aircraft operating under Federal Aviation
Regulations, Part 135, passenger and cargo operations, including
charter and excluding commuter air carrier.
GENERAL AVIATION: That portion of civil aviation that encompasses all
facets of aviation except air carrier. It includes any air taxis,
commuter air carriers, and air travel clubs that do not hold a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
INSTRUCTIONAL: Flying under the supervision of a flight instructor
(excludes proficiency flying).
PERSONAL: Flying for personal reasons (excludes business
transportation).
RENTAL: Aircraft owned for the purpose of renting; commercial flying
club, leased, and rental aircraft activity.
OTHER WORK: Construction work (not FAR Part 135), helicopter hoist,
parachuting, aerial advertising, and towing gliders.
OTHER: Experimentation, R&D, testing, government demonstration, air
shows, and air racing.
HIGHWAY
ARTERIAL: A major highway, primarily for through traffic, usually on a
continuous route.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES: Intergovernmental payments to the State,
District of Columbia, and local governments plus direct expenditures
for capital outlay, maintenance, administration, and research.
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND: This is a grant-in-aid type fund administered by
the FHWA.  That is, most funds for highway improvements are
apportioned to States in accordance with formulas that give weight to
population, area and mileage.
INTERSTATE: Limited access divided facility of at least four lanes
designated by the Federal Highway Administration as part of the
Interstate System.
LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS: Streets whose primary purpose is feeding
higher order systems, providing direct access with little or no
through traffic.
MINOR ARTERIALS: Streets and highways linking cities and larger towns
in rural areas in distributing trips to small geographic areas in
urban areas (not penetrating identifiable neighborhoods).
OTHER PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL: Major streets or highways, many with
multi-lane or freeway design, serving high-volume traffic corridor
movements that connect major generators of travel.
ROADWAY: That part of a trafficway used for motor vehicle travel.
RURAL MILEAGE: Roads outside city, municipal district, or urban
boundaries.
STATE AND LOCAL EXPENDITURES: Disbursements for capital outlay,
maintenance and traffic surfaces, administration and research, highway
law enforcement and safety, and interest on debt.
TRAFFICWAY: Any right-of-way open to the public as a matter of right
or custom for moving persons from one place to another, including the
entire width between property lines or other boundaries.
URBAN MILEAGE: Roads inside city, municipal district, or urban
boundaries: includes extensions of the state primary system, and state
secondary roads within delimited incorporated and unincorporated
places, and mileage under local control; i.e., local city streets,
roads, and public ways not under State control within such places.
PEDALCYCLIST: Person on a vehicle that is powered solely by pedals.
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT: An accident is that occurrence in a sequence of events which
usually produces unintended injury, death or property damage, on a
trafficway or that occurs after the motor vehicle runs off the roadway
but before events are stabilized.
COMPACT CAR: An automobile industry designation usually consisting of
cars with a wheelbase between 100 and 104 inches.
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: An accident that involves a
motor vehicle in transport on a trafficway and in which at least one
person dies within 30 days of the accident.
FULL-SIZE CAR: An automobile industry designation usually consisting
of cars with a wheelbase between 110 and 114 inches.
INTERMEDIATE CAR: An automobile industry designation usually
consisting of cars with a wheelbase between 105 and 109 inches.
LARGE-SIZE CAR: An automobile industry designation usually consisting
of cars with a wheelbase of greater than 114 inches.
LOCAL RURAL ROADS: Streets outside urban boundaries other than
principal arteries of travel.
MAIN RURAL ROADS: Streets outside urban boundaries that are generally
recognized as principal arteries of travel.
MINI-SUBCOMPACT CAR: An automobile industry designation usually
consisting of cars with a wheelbase of less than 95 inches.
MOTORCYCLE: A two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle designed to
transport one or two people.
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE: A motor vehicle with motive power,
except a trailer, designed to carry 10 persons or less which is
constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for
occasional off-road operation.
NONOCCUPANT: Any person who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle in
transport and includes: pedestrians, pedalcyclists, occupants of
parked motor vehicles, and others such as joggers, skateboard riders,
people riding on animals, and persons riding in animal-drawn
conveyances.
OCCUPANT: Any person who is in or upon a motor vehicle in transport.
Includes the driver, passengers, and persons riding on the exterior of
a motor vehicle (e.g., a skateboard rider who is set in motion by
holding onto a vehicle).
PASSENGER: Any occupant of a motor vehicle who is not a driver.
PASSENGER CAR: Any of the following types of motor vehicles:
convertible; 2-door sedan, hardtop, coupe; 4-door sedan or hardtop,
coupe; 3- or 5-door hatchback; automobile with pickup body; station
wagon; and other small 4-wheel motor vehicles used primarily for
carrying passengers.
PASSENGER-MILES: This figure represents the total distance traveled by
all passengers in passenger cars and taxis.  One passenger traveling
one mile generates one passenger-mile.
PEDESTRIAN: Any person not traveling in or upon a motor vehicle or
other vehicle.
SUBCOMPACT CAR: An automobile industry designation usually consisting
of cars with a wheelbase between 95 and 99.
URBAN STREETS: Street within urban boundaries.
VEHICLE-MILES: Automobile vehicle-miles are estimated by calculating
the number of gallons of gas sold from gasoline tax receipts and
multiplying by the average number of miles per gallon.
VEHICLE-MILES (BY TYPE OF STREET): These figures represent the total
number of miles traveled by passenger cars, taxis, and motorcycles on
the different types of streets.  One vehicle traveling one mile
generates one vehicle-mile.
BUS
AVERAGE PASSENGER TRIP LENGTH: Calculated by dividing revenue
passenger-miles by the number of revenue passengers.
COMMERCIAL BUS: Any bus used to carry passengers at rates specified in
tariffs; charges may be computed per passenger (as in regular route
service) or per vehicle (as in charter service).
INTERCITY BUS-CLASS I: An interstate motor carrier of passengers with
an average annual gross revenue of at least $1,000,000 is defined by
the ICC as a Class I carrier.
INTERCITY BUS-TOTAL: This figure includes Class I, II, and III
interstate carriers, all of which report to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and intrastate carriers.
REVENUE PASSENGERS: Passengers on a commercial bus by or for whom a
fare is paid.
REVENUE PASSENGER-MILES: One revenue passenger carried one mile
generates one passenger-mile.  The revenue passenger-miles reported
thus represent the total distance traveled by all bus passengers.
SCHOOL BUS: A passenger motor vehicle which is designed or used to
carry more than 10 passengers in addition to the driver, and which the
Secretary of Transportation determines is likely to be significantly
used for the purpose of transporting pre-primary, primary, or
secondary school students to such schools from home or from such
schools to home.
SCHOOL BUS - RELATED ACCIDENT: Any accident in which a vehicle,
regardless of body design, used as a school bus is directly or
indirectly involved, such as an accident involving school children
alighting from a vehicle.
VEHICLE-MILE: One vehicle traveling the distance of one mile.  Thus,
total vehicle-miles is the total mileage traveled by all vehicles.
TRUCK
AVERAGE LENGTH OF HAUL (MILES): The average distance in miles one ton
is carried.  Computed by dividing total ton-miles by tons of freight
originated.
COMBINATION TRUCKS: A tractor not pulling a trailer; a tractor pulling
at least one full or semi-trailer; or a single-unit truck pulling at
least one trailer.
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT (GVW): The maximum rated capacity of a vehicle
which includes the weight of the vehicle, all added equipment, driver
and passengers, and load.
HEAVY TRUCK: Trucks with GVW greater than 26,000 lbs.
ICC-REGULATED CARRIER: A for-hire motor carrier engaged in interstate
or foreign commerce, subject to economic regulation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
LIGHT TRUCK: Trucks with GVW under 10,000 lbs.
MEDIUM TRUCK: Trucks with GVW between 10,000 and 26,000 lbs.
NON-ICC REGULATED CARRIER: A for-hire motor carrier transporting
commodities or conducting operations not subject to economic
regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
OCCUPANT: Any person who is in or upon a motor vehicle in transport
and includes the driver, passengers and persons riding on the exterior
of a motor vehicle (e.g., a skateboard rider set in motion by holding
onto a vehicle).
OPERATING EXPENSES: This includes expenditures for equipment
maintenance, supervision, wages, fuel, equipment rental, terminal
operations, insurance, safety, and administrative and general
functions.
OPERATING REVENUES OF CLASS I INTERCITY MOTOR CARRIERS: This term is
defined by the ICC to include the five categories of revenue listed in
the text.
REVENUE: The total amounts received by carriers for transportation and
other services.
SINGLE-UNIT TRUCK: A medium or heavy truck in which the engine, cab,
drive train, and cargo area are all one chassis.
TAXES ASSIGNABLE TO OPERATIONS: Includes the amount of federal, state,
county, municipal, and other taxing district taxes which relate to
motor carrier operations and property use therein (except income taxes
on ordinary income).
TON-MILES: The movement of one ton of freight the distance of one
mile.  Ton-miles are computed by multiplying the weight in tons of
each shipment transported by the distance hauled.
VEHICLE-MILES: The miles of travel by all types of motor vehicles, as
determined by the State highway departments on the basis of actual
traffic counts and established estimating procedures.
 TRANSIT
COMMUTER RAIL: Urban passenger train service for short distance travel
between a central city and adjacent suburb s.  Does not include rapid
rail transit or light rail service.
DEMAND RESPONSE VEHICLE: A non-fixed-route vehicle with a lighting at
pre-arranged times at any location within the system's service area.
FERRY BOAT: A boat providing fixed-route service over water.
HEAVY RAIL: An electric railway with the capacity for a "heavy volume"
of traffic and characterized by exclusive rights-of-way, multicar
trains, high speed and rapid acceleration, sophisticated signaling,
and high platform loading.  Also known as "subway," "elevated
(railway)," or "metropolitan railway (metro)."
LIGHT RAIL: An electric railway with a "light volume" traffic capacity
compared to "heavy rail."  Light rail may be on exclusive or shared
rights-of-way, high or low platform loading, multicar trains or single
cars.  Also known as "streetcar," "trolley car," and "tramway."
MOTOR BUS: Rubber-tired, self-propelled, manually steered bus with
fuel supply onboard the vehicle.  Motor bus types include: intercity,
school, and transit.
OTHER REVENUE VEHICLES: Other modes of transit service such as cable
cars, personal rapid transit systems of varying designs, monorail
vehicles, inclined railway cars, etc., not covered otherwise.
OPERATING EXPENSES: The total of all expenses associated with
operation of an individual mode by a given operator.  At the required
level, total operating expense is reported on line 14 of Form 301 for
a single mode system, and is derived from Form 310 for a multimodal
system.  Operating expenses include distributions of "joint expenses"
to individual modes, and exclude "reconciling items" such as interest
expenses and depreciation.  Do not confuse with 'vehicle operations
expense'.
OPERATING REVENUE: Includes passenger revenue and revenue from charter
and contract services.
PASSENGER-MILE: The number of miles traveled by passengers determined
by multiplying the number of unlinked passenger trips times the
average length of their trips.
PASSENGER REVENUE: Money, including fares and transfer, zone, and
park-and-ride parking charges, paid by transit passengers; also known
as "farebox revenue."  Prior to 1984, data does not include fare
revenues collected by contractors operating transit service.
RAIL RAPID TRANSIT: Transit service using rail cars driven by
electricity usually drawn from a third rail, configured for passenger
traffic and usually operated on exclusive rights-of-way.  It generally
uses longer trains and has longer station spacing than light rail.
REVENUE PASSENGERS: Single-vehicle transit rides by initial-board
(first-ride) transit passengers only; excludes all transfer rides and
all nonrevenue rides.
REVENUE VEHICLE-MILES: One vehicle (bus, trolley bus, streetcar, etc.)
traveling one mile while revenue passengers are on board generates one
revenue vehicle-mile.  The revenue vehicle-miles reported thus
represent the total mileage traveled by vehicles in scheduled or
unscheduled revenue-producing services.
STREETCARS: Relatively lightweight passenger rail cars operating
singly or in short trains or fixed rails in right-of-way that is not
always separated from other traffic for much of the way.  Streetcars
do not necessarily have the right-of-way at grade crossings with other
traffic.
TROLLEY BUS: An electric rubber-tired transit vehicle, manually
steered, propelled by a motor drawing current-from a central power
source not on board the vehicle through overhead wires.
UNLINKED PASSENGER TRIPS: The number of transit vehicle boardings,
including charter and special trips.  Each passenger is counted each
time that person boards a vehicle.
VANPOOL: A transit service in which passengers share a van with one
passenger designated "driver."  The route is "fixed," but varies as
passengers change.
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE EXPENSES: Expense of labor, materials, services,
and equipment used to repair and to service transit vehicles and
service vehicles.
VEHICLE-MILES OPERATED: Sum of all miles operated by passenger
vehicles, when no passengers are carried.  When vehicles are operated
in trains, each vehicle is accounted separately -e.g., an
eight-vehicle train operating for one mile equals eight vehicle-miles.
VEHICLE OPERATIONS EXPENSES: Expense for labor, materials, fees, and
rents reburied for operating transit vehicles and passenger stations
including all fuels for vehicle propulsion except electric propulsion
power.
WATER TRANSPORT
BULK CARRIER: A ship designed with specialized holds for carrying dry
or liquid commodities, in unpackaged bulk form, such as oil, grain,
ore, and coal.  Bulk carriers may be designed to carry a single bulk
product (crude oil tanker), or accommodate several bulk product types
(ore/bulk/oil carrier) on the same voyage or on a subsequent voyage
after its holds are cleaned.
BUNKER C/NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL: A high viscosity oil used mostly by ships,
industry, and large-scale heating installations.  This heavy fuel
requires preheating in the storage tank to permit pumping and
additional preheating to permit atomizing at the burners.
CASUALTY: Casualties involving commercial vessels are required to be
reported to the Coast Guard whenever the casualty results in:
     o actual physical damage to property in excess of $25,000;
     o material damage affecting the seaworthiness or efficiency of a
vessel;
     o stranding or grounding;
     o loss of life; or
     o injury causing any person to remain incapacitated for a period
in excess of 72 hours, except injury to harbor workers not resulting
in death and not resulting from vessel casualty or vessel equipment
casualty.
CLASS A CARRIERS BY INLAND AND COASTAL WATERWAYS: A Class A carrier by
water is one with an average annual operation revenue that exceeds
$500,000.
CLASS B CARRIERS BY INLAND AND COASTAL WATERWAYS: A Class B carrier by
water is one with an average annual operating revenue greater than
$100,000 but less than $500,000.
COASTWISE TRAFFIC: Domestic traffic which moves over the ocean, or the
Gulf of Mexico; e.g., between New Orleans and Baltimore, New York and
Puerto Rico, San Francisco and Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
Traffic between Great Lakes ports and seacoast ports, when having a
carriage over the ocean, is also deemed to be coastwise.  The
Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound are considered internal bodies of water
rather than arms of the ocean; traffic confined to these areas is
deemed to be "internal" rather than coastwise.
DEADWEIGHT TONNAGE: The carrying capacity of a vessel in long tons
(2,240 pounds).  It is the difference between the light ship weight
and the displacement loaded.
DOMESTIC FREIGHT: All waterborne commercial movements between points
in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, excluding
traffic with the Panama Canal Zone.  Cargo moved for the military in
commercial vessels is reported as ordinary commercial cargo; military
cargo moved in military vessels is omitted.
DOMESTIC PASSENGER: Any person traveling on a public conveyance by
water between points in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands.
DRY CARGO BARGES: Large flat-bottomed, non-self-propelled vessels used
to transport dry bulk materials such as coal and ore.
EXPORTS: Outbound international freight including re-export of foreign
merchandise.
FATALITY: All deaths and missing persons resulting from a vessel
casualty.
FREIGHTERS: General cargo carriers, full containerships, partial
containerships, roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships, and barge carriers.
IMPORTS: Inbound international freight.
INJURY: All personal injuries resulting from a vessel casualty.
INLAND AND COASTAL WATERWAYS: INLAND AND COASTAL CHANNELS: These terms
include the Atlantic Coast Waterways, the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, the New York State Barge Canal System, the Gulf Coast
Waterways, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the Mississippi River
System (including the Illinois Waterway), Pacific Coast Waterways, the
Great Lakes, and all other channels (waterways) of the United States,
exclusive of Alaska, that are usable for commercial navigation.
INTERNAL TRAFFIC: Term used to refer to traffic when the entire
movement between ports or landings takes place on inland waterways.
The following types of movements are also termed "internal": movements
involving carriage on both inland waterways and waters of the Great
Lakes, inland movements that cross short stretches of open waters that
link inland systems; marine products, sand and gravel taken directly
from beds of the oceans, the Gulf of Mexico and important arms
thereof, and movements between offshore installations and inland
waterways.
INTERNATIONAL (FOREIGN) FREIGHT: Movements between the United States
and foreign countries and between Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and
foreign countries.  Trade between U.S.  territories and possessions
(i.e., Guam, Wake, American Samoa, etc.) and foreign countries is
excluded.  Traffic to or from the Panama Canal Zone is included.
INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER: Any person traveling on a waterborne public
conveyance between the United States and foreign countries and between
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and foreign countries.
INTRATERRITORIAL TRAFFIC: Traffic between ports in Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands, which are considered as a single unit.
LAKEWISE OR GREAT LAKES: These terms apply to traffic between
U.S. ports on the Great Lakes system.  The Great Lakes system is
treated as a separate system rather than as a part of the inland
system.
LOCAL: Movements of freight within the confines of a port, whether the
port has only one or several arms or channels, except car-ferry and
general ferry, are termed "local."  The term is also applied to marine
products, sand, and gravel taken directly from the Great Lakes.
MARITIME CARRIERS: Carriers which operate on the open sea; i.e., their
operations must include a foreign or international component and may
include a domestic component.
MARITIME REVENUE: Revenue received for operations in international or
foreign shipping.
NON-SELF-PROPELLED: Vessels not containing within themselves the means
for their own propulsion.
NON-VESSEL-CASUALTY-RELATED DEATH: Death that occurs onboard a
commercial vessel but not as a result of a vessel casualty, such as
collision, fire, or explosion.
PASSENGER/COMBINATION VESSELS: Ships with a capacity for 13 or more
passengers.
PASSENGER-MILE, INTERCITY: Moving one passenger one mile on a trip
between two cities generates one intercity passenger mile.
PASSENGER VESSELS: Domestic passenger service, other than short-haul
ferry, is limited.  However, two operators offer coastwise and river
system cruises with small cruise vessels accommodating about 100
passengers each.  One operator provides cruises within the Hawaiian
Islands, using a refurbished trans-Atlantic passenger liner.  The
State of Alaska seasonally operates several large passenger/vehicle
ferries between Seattle and points in southeastern Alaska, plus
service between points in and around Cook Inlet and Prince William
Sound.
SELF-PROPELLED TOWBOAT: A self-propelled compact, shallow-draft boat
with a squared bow and towing "knees" for pushing tows of barges on
inland waterways.
SCOWS: Large, flat-bottomed non-self-propelled vessels used to
transport sand, gravel, or refuse.
TANKERS: Crude petroleum, petroleum product, and chemical tankers, LNG
and LPG tankers, wine, molasses, and whaling tankers.
TANKSHIP: Carries liquid cargo in bulk, stowed in cargo tanks within
vessel hull.  Cargo is pumped aboard by a shore terminal and unloaded
using the vessel's installed pumping system.  It is one of the largest
and newest vessels used in domestic commerce, with sizes ranging from
16,000 to 190,000 deadweight tons.  Commonly referred to as "tanker."
Approximately 180 are presently in domestic service.
TON-MILE: Moving one ton one mile generates one ton-mile.
TONS OF FREIGHT HAULED: The figures for tons of freight hauled on
domestic waterways include exports and imports.
TUG: A strong but powerful vessel designed for moving larger vessels
or for towing barges.
VESSEL-CASUALTY-RELATED DEATH: Death that occurs onboard a commercial
vessel as a result of a vessel casualty, such as collision, fire, or
explosion.
WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION: Transport of freight and/or people by
commercial vessels under USCG jurisdiction.
RECREATIONAL BOATING
ACCIDENT: Occurrences involving recreational vessels or their
equipment are required to be reported whenever they result in 1.  a
death; 2.  a person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond
first aid; 3.  damage to the vessel and other property damage totaling
more than $200; or 4.  a person's disappearing from the vessel under
circumstances indicating death or injury.
FATALITY: All deaths (other than deaths by natural causes) and missing
persons resulting from an occurrence that involves a vessel or its
equipment.
INJURY: All injuries meeting the criteria set forth above, resulting
from an occurrence that involves a vessel or its equipment.
RAILROAD
AMTRAK (AMERICAN RAILROAD TRACKS): Operated by the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation of Washington, D.C.  This rail system was
created by President Nixon in 1970 and was given the responsibility
for the operation of intercity, as distinct from suburban, passenger
trains between points designated by the Secretary of Transportation.
AVERAGE HAUL: The average distance, in miles, one ton is carried.  It
is computed by dividing ton-miles by tons of freight originated.
AVERAGE PASSENGER TRIP LENGTH: Calculated by dividing the number of
revenue passenger-miles by the number of revenue passengers carried.
CAR-MILE: The movement of a car the distance of one mile.  An empty
car-mile is a mile run by a freight car without a load; a loaded
car-mile is a mile run by a freight car with a load.  In the case of
intermodal movements, the car-miles generated will be loaded or empty
depending on whether the trailers/containers are moved with or without
a waybill, respectively.
CLASS I RAILROAD: A railroad with an annual gross operating revenue in
excess of $250 million based on 1991 dollars.
FATALITY: 1.  Death of any person from an injury within 30 days of the
accident/incident; or 2.  Death of a railroad employee from
occupational illness within 365 days after the occupational illness
was diagnosed by a physician.
FREIGHT REVENUE: Revenue from the transportation of freight and from
the exercise of transit, stop-off, diversion, and reconsignment
privileges, as provided for in tariffs.
INJURY: 1.  Injury to any person other than a railroad employee that
requires medical treatment; or 2.  Injury to a railroad employee that
requires medical treatment or results in restriction of work or motion
for one or more workdays, one or more lost workdays, termination of
employment, transfer to another job, or loss of consciousness.
LINE MILEAGE: The aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul
railroads.  It does not include the mileage of yard tracks or sidings,
nor does it reflect the fact that a mile of railroad may include two
or more parallel tracks.  Jointly-used track is counted only once.
LOCOMOTIVE: Self-propelled unit of equipment designed for moving other
rail freight and passenger equipment on railroad tracks, including
self-propelled units.
LOCOMOTIVE-MILE: The movement of a locomotive unit, under its own
power, the distance of one mile.
NONTRESPASSERS: Persons who are lawfully on any part of railroad
property that is used in railroad operations or persons adjacent to
railroad premises when injured as the result of railroad operations.
OPERATING EXPENSE: Expenses of furnishing transportation service,
including maintenance and depreciation of the plant used in the
service.
OPERATING REVENUE: The amount of money that a carrier receives from
transportation operations.
OTHER REVENUE: This is a general heading that includes revenues from
miscellaneous operations (i.e., dining and bar car services), income
from lease of road and equipment, miscellaneous rent income, income
from nonoperating property, profit from separately operated
properties, dividend income, interest income, income from sinking and
other reserve funds, release or premium on funded debt, contributions
from other companies, and other miscellaneous income.
PASSENGER REVENUE: Revenue from the sale of tickets.
PASSENGER TRAIN-CARS: Cars typically found in passenger trains include
coaches, sleeping cars (formerly called Pullman cars), parlor cars,
dining cars, lounge cars, baggage cars, crew-dormitory cars, and
observation cars.
RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING: A location where one or more railroad
tracks cross a public highway, road, or street or a private roadway at
grade, including sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the
crossing.
RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE-CROSSING ACCIDENT: Any impact between railroad
on-track equipment and an automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle,
farm vehicle, or pedestrian, at a rail-highway grade crossing.
RAIL MOTOR CARS: Self-propelled passenger rail cars which are driven
by electric motors energized from an electrified roadway or by a
generator driven by a diesel or gas turbine engine.
REVENUE PASSENGERS CARRIED: Number of one-way trips made by persons
holding tickets.
REVENUE PASSENGER-MILE: One revenue passenger traveling one mile
generates one revenue passenger-mile.  The revenue passenger-miles
reported thus represent the total distance traveled by all railroad
passengers.
REVENUE TON-MILES: Revenue freight traffic measured in ton-miles.
TRAIN ACCIDENT: A collision, derailment, fire, explosion, act of God,
or other event involving operation of railroad on-track equipment
which, while it does not necessarily result in a reportable death,
injury, or illness, results in more than $4,900 in damages to railroad
on-track equipment, signals, track, track structures, or roadbed.
Prior to 1985, this threshold stood at $4,500; prior to 1983, at
$3,700; prior to 1981, at $2,900.
TRAIN-MILE: The movement of a train the distance of one mile.
TRESPASSERS: Persons whose presence on railroad property used in
railroad operation.
RAIL RAPID TRANSIT
ACCIDENT: An incident involving a moving vehicles.  Includes a
vehicle, object, or person (except suicides) or a derailment/left
roadway.
COLLISION WITH VEHICLE: An incident in which a transit vehicle strikes
or is struck by another vehicle.  Reports are made if the incident
results in a death, injury, or property damage over $1,000.
COLLISION WITH OBJECT: An incident involving one or more vehicles from
a transit agency with an obstacle (buildings, shopping carts and other
objects on rights-of-way) other than vehicles or persons.
COLLISION WITH PERSON: An incident in which a transit vehicle strikes
a person.  Except where specifically indicated, collisions with people
do not include suicide attempts.  Reports are made if the incident
results in a death, injury, or property damage of $1,000.
DERAILMENT/LEFT ROADWAY: A noncollision incident in which a transit
vehicle leaves the rails or road on which it travels; this also
includes rollovers.  Reports are made for all occurrences.
FATALITY: A transit-caused death confirmed within 30 days of a transit
incident.
INCIDENT: Collisions, derailments, personal casualties, fires, and
property damage in excess of $1,000, associated with transit agency
revenue vehicles; all other facilities on the transit property; and
service vehicles, maintenance areas and rights-of-way.
INJURY: Any physical damage or harm to a person; there are no
thresholds, all injuries are reported.
PASSENGER ACCIDENT: A passenger-based combination of incidents related
only to the use of a transit vehicle.  These result from collision
with a vehicle, object, or person (except suicides); a derailment/left
roadway; personal casualty on vehicle; or personal casualty
entering/exiting the vehicle.
PERSONAL CASUALTY ON VEHICLE: An incident in which a person is injured
on a transit vehicle, but not as a result of a collision,
derailment/left roadway, or fire.
PERSONAL CASUALTY ENTER/EXIT: An incident in which a person is hurt
while getting on or off a transit vehicle (e.g., falls or door
incidents), but not as a result of a collision, derailment/left
roadway, or fire.
PERSONAL CASUALTY LIFTS: An incident in which a person is hurt while
using a lift to get on or off a transit vehicle, but not as a result
of a collision, derailment/left roadway, or fire.
PERSONAL CASUALTY STATION/STOP: An incident in which a person is hurt
while using a transit facility.  This includes anyone on transit
property (e.g., patrons, transit employees, trespassers), but does not
include incidents resulting from illness or criminal activity.
PERSONAL CASUALTY ESCALATOR: An incident in which a person is hurt
while using an escalator in a transit facility.
PROPERTY DAMAGE: The dollar amount required to repair or replace
transit property damaged during an incident.
OIL PIPELINE
AVERAGE LENGTH OF HAUL (miles): The total number of ton-miles divided
by the total number of tons transported.
BARREL (OIL): A volumetric unit of measurement equivalent to 42
U.S. standard gallons.
COKE: The residue left by petroleum which has been distilled to
dryness.
CRUDE OIL: A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in the liquid phase
in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric
pressure after passing through surface-separating facilities.
CRUDE OIL GATHERING LINES: A network of pipelines transporting crude
oil from individual wells to compressor station, processing point, or
main trunk pipeline.
CRUDE OIL TRUNK LINES: One of three types of pipeline network that is
used to transport crude oil to the refineries for processing.
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL: The lighter fuel oils distilled away during the
refining process.  Included are products known as ASTM grades Nos. 1
and 2 heating oils, diesel fuels, and No. 4 fuel oil.  The major uses
of distillate fuel oils include heating, fuel for on- and off-highway
diesel engines, and railroad diesel fuel.
FERC-REGULATED PIPELINE: A pipeline company operating in interstate
commerce under a grant of authorization from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and subject to economic regulation by the
Commission.  Such a pipeline company is required to report relevant
statistics to the FERC.
LIQUID TRANSMISSION: Pipelines carrying hazardous material, petroleum
and petroleum products in liquid form.
     o Accident - Release of the commodity transported as presented in
49 CFR Section 195.50.
     o Fatality - Death resulting from the escape of liquid.
     o Injury - An injury requiring medical treatment other than
on-site first aid.
NO. 2 DISTILLATE FUEL OIL: A petroleum distillate which meets the
specifications for No. 2 heating oil and/or the specifications for
diesel fuel grade No. 2.
NONREGULATED PIPELINE: A pipeline company not operating as a common
carrier in interstate commerce, hence required neither to secure a
grant of operating authority from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission nor to report to it.
OPEC: Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries including Saudi
Arabia, Iran, Venezuela, Libya, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates,
Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar.
OPERATING EXPENSES: Expenditures necessarily made while providing
services by which operating revenue is earned.
OPERATING REVENUE: Revenue from the transportation of oil and from
services incidental to such transportation.
OTHER DISTILLATE FUEL OILS: All other refined petroleum products not
included in any other category and which, when produced in
conventional distillation operations, have a boiling range from 10%
point at 167 degrees C to 90% point at 375 degrees C.  Included are
products known as No. 1 and No. 4 distillate fuel oils and diesel
oils.
PETROLEUM: A material occurring naturally in the earth and
predominantly composed of mixtures of chemical compounds of carbon and
hydrogen with or without other nonmetallic elements such as sulfur,
oxygen, nitrogen, etc.  Petroleum may contain, or be composed of, such
compounds in the gaseous, liquid, and/or solid state, depending on the
nature of these compounds and the existent conditions of temperature
and pressure.
PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, ELECTRIC UTILITY SECTOR: Domestic demand for
all fuel oils at electric utilities.
PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: Domestic demand for
petroleum products for use by establishments engaged in processing
unfinished materials into another form or product.  Excludes
industrial space heating.
PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, "OTHER" SECTOR: Domestic demand for
miscellaneous products and for some agricultural uses.
PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL: Domestic demand for
petroleum products by private households and nonmanufacturing
establishments.  Includes industrial space heating and road paving.
PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: Domestic demand for
petroleum products for on-highway use, aircraft and vessel bunkering,
and railroad use.
PIPELINE: All parts of those physical facilities through which gas is
moved in transportation, including pipe, valves and other
appurtenances attached to pipe, compressor units, metering stations,
regulator stations, delivery stations, holders and fabricated
assemblies.
REFINED PRODUCT TRUNK LINES: One of three types of pipeline network
that is used to transport refined petroleum products (i.e., gasoline,
kerosene, residual oil, etc.) from the refineries to local
distribution centers near large market areas.
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL: The heavier oils that remain after the distillate
fuel oils and lighter hydrocarbons are distilled away in refinery
operations and that conform to ASTM Specifications D396 and 976.
Included are No. 5, a residual fuel oil of medium viscosity; Navy
Special, for use in steam-powered vessels in government service and in
shore power plants; and No. 6, which includes Bunker C fuel oil and is
used for commercial and industrial heating, electricity generation,
and to power ships.  Imports of residual fuel oil include imported
crude oil burned as fuel.
GAS PIPELINE
GAS. COMBINATION COMPANY: A company that supplies both gas and some
other utilities service (electricity, water, etc).  A combination
utilities derives at least 5 percent but less than 95 percent of its
total sales revenues from gas operations.
GAS, DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: A company that obtains the major portion of
its gas operating revenues from the operation of a retail gas
distribution system, and which operates no transmission system other
than incidental connections within its own system or the system of
another company.  A distribution company obtains at least 90 percent
of its gas operating revenues from sales to ultimate customers and
classifies at least 90 percent of mains (other than service pipe) as
distribution.
GAS, INTEGRATED COMPANY: A company that obtains a significant portion
of its gas operating revenues from the operations of both a retail gas
distribution system and gas transmission system.  An integrated
company obtains less than 90 percent but more than 10 percent of its
gas operating revenues from either its retail or transmission
operations or does not meet the classification of mains established
for distribution.
GAS, TRANSMISSION COMPANY: A company which obtains at least 90 percent
of its gas operating revenues from sales for resale and/or
transportation of gas for others and/or main line sales to industrial
customers and classifies at least 90 percent of mains (other than
service pipe) as field and gathering, storage and/or transmission.
GAS TRANSMISSION: Pipelines transporting natural gas, flammable gas or
gas which is toxic or corrosive in transmission or gather operations.
     o Accident - 1.  An event that involves the release of gas from a
pipeline or of liquefied natural gas or gas from an LNG facility
resulting in a death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient
hospitalization; or estimated property damage, including cost of gas
lost, of the operator or others, or both, of $50,000 or more; 2.  An
event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility; or 3.
an event that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even
though it did not meet the criteria of (1.) or (2.).
     o Fatality - Death resulting from the failure or escape of gas.
     o Injury - An injury involving lost time or other than on-site
medical treatment.
DISTRIBUTION MAINS: Generally, mains, services, and equipment that
carry or control the supply of gas from the point of local supply to
and including the sales meters.
FIELD AND GATHERING PIPELINES: A network of pipelines (mains)
transporting natural gas from the individual wells to a compressor
station, processing point, or main trunk pipeline.
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS (LPG): A gas containing certain specific
hydrocarbons which are gaseous under normal atmospheric conditions but
can be liquefied under moderate pressure at normal temperatures.
Propane and butane are the principal examples.
MAINS: A distribution line that serves as a common source of supply
for more than one gas service line.
NATURAL GAS: A naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and
nonhydrocarbon gases found in porous geologic formations beneath the
earth's surface, often in association with petroleum.  The principal
constituent is methane.
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG): Natural gas that has been liquefied by
reducing its temperature to -260oF at atmospheric pressure.
REPRESSURING: Forcing gas, under pressure, into the oil reservoir in
an attempt to increase the recovery of crude oil; also done with
water.
TRANSMISSION PIPELINE: Pipelines (mains) installed for the purpose of
transmitting gas from a source or sources of supply to one or more
distribution centers, or to one or more large-volume customers, or a
pipeline installed to interconnect sources of supply.  In typical
cases, transmission lines differ from gas mains in that they operate
at higher pressures, are longer, and the distance between connections
is greater.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
FATALITY: Death that was due to a hazardous material.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL: A substance or material which has been designated
by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in
commerce, and which has been so designated.
INCIDENT: Any unintentional release of hazardous material while in
transit or storage.
MAJOR INJURY: 1.  Injuries requiring hospitalization; 2.  Injuries
involving second- or third-degree burns; or 3.  Injury-related lost
time at work of one or more days such as would be caused by inhalation
of strong, irritating vapors are classified as major injuries.  All
other reported injuries are considered minor.
ENERGY
ASPHALT: A dark-brown-to-black cement-like material containing
bitumens as the predominant constituents, obtained by petroleum
processing.  The definition includes crude asphalt as well as the
following finished products; cements, fluxes, the asphalt content of
emulsions (exclusive of water), and petroleum distillates blended with
asphalt to make cutback asphalt.
AVIATION GASOLINE, FINISHED: All special grades of gasoline for use in
aviation reciprocating engines, as given in ASTM Specification D910,
and Military Specification MIL-G-5572.  Excludes blending components
that will be used in blending or compounding into finished aviation
gasoline.
BTU--BRITISH THERMAL UNIT: The amount of energy required to raise the
temperature of one pound of water by 1oF at or near 39.2oF.
ELECTRIC UTILITY: A corporation, person, agency, authority, or other
legal entity or instrumentality, that owns and/or operates facilities
within the United States, its territories, or Puerto Rico, for the
generation, transmission, distribution, or sale of electricity,
primarily for use by the public, and that files forms listed in the
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 141.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: In reference to transportation, the inverse of
energy intensiveness: the ratio of outputs from a process to the
energy inputs; for example, miles traveled per gallon of fuel (mpg).
FOSSIL FUELS: Any naturally occurring organic fuel such as petroleum,
coal, and natural gas.
GASOHOL: A blend of finished motor gasoline (leaded or unleaded) and
alcohol (generally ethanol but sometimes methanol) limited to 10
percent by volume of alcohol.
GASOLINE: A refined petroleum product which, by its composition, is
suitable for use as a fuel in internal combustion engines.
MOTOR GASOLINE, FINISHED: A complex mixture of relatively volatile
hydrocarbons, with or without small quantities of additives, that have
been blended to form a fuel suitable for use in spark-ignition engines
and conforming to ASTM Specification D439.  Included are the
following:
LEADED REGULAR: A gasoline having an antiknock index (R+M)/2 greater
than or equal to 87 and less than or equal to 90 and containing more
than 0.05 grams of lead or 0.005 grams of phosphorus per gallon.
UNLEADED REGULAR: Motor gasoline having an antiknock index, calculated
as (R+M)/2 of 87 containing not more than 0.05 grams of lead per
gallon and not more than 0.005 grams of phosphorus per gallon.
LEADED PREMIUM: Motor gasoline having an antiknock index, calculated
as (R+M)/2, greater than 90 and containing more than 0.05 grams of
lead per gallon or more than 0.005 grams of phosphorus per gallon.
UNLEADED PREMIUM: Motor gasoline having an antiknock index, calculated
as (R+M)/2, greater than 90 containing not more than 0.05 grams of
lead per gallon or 0.005 grams of phosphorus per gallon.
PSI: Pounds per square inch.
ROAD OIL: Any heavy petroleum oil, including residual asphaltic oil
used as a dust palliative and surface treatment on roads and highways.
It is generally produced in six grades from 0, the most liquid, to 5,
the most viscous.