Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications:
| AAAE | American Association of Airport Executives | 
| AASHO | American Association of State Highway Officials | 
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials | 
| ACI-NA | Airports Council International-North America | 
| ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program | 
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | 
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association | 
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers | 
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | 
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials | 
| ATA | American Trucking Associations | 
| CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America | 
| CTBSSP | Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program | 
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security | 
| DOE | Department of Energy | 
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency | 
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration | 
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration | 
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | 
| FRA | Federal Railroad Administration | 
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration | 
| HMCRP | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program | 
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | 
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 | 
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers | 
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 
| NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials | 
| NCFRP | National Cooperative Freight Research Program | 
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program | 
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | 
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board | 
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | 
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration | 
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers | 
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) | 
| TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program | 
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) | 
| TRB | Transportation Research Board | 
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration | 
| U.S.DOT | United States Department of Transportation |