GCW Gross Combination Weight see Gross Vehicle Weight General Freight Carrier A carrier which handles a wide variety of commodities in standard trailers. The maximum allowable fully laden weight of a truck and its payload. The maximum allowable fully laden weight of a truck and its payload. Other minimum weights are used by various laws or government agencies Highway User Fee or Tax A charge levied on persons or organizations based on the use of public roads. Funds collected are usually applied toward highway construction, reconstruction, and maintenance.
Examples includes vehicle registration fees, fuel taxes, and weight distance taxes.
The federal body charged with enforcing Acts of Congress affecting interstate commerce. Because of recent changes in regulation, this body may be obsolete. With deregulation, the meaning of this term is historical. Because of changes to regulation, this agency may be obsolete. The federal body charged with enforcing Acts of Congress affecting interstate commerce Intrastate Traffic Traffic having origin, destination, and entire transportation within the same state ISTA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.