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  Traffic sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The typefaces predominantly used on signs in the U.S. and Canada are the FHWA alphabet series (Series B through Series F and Series E Modified).
A new typeface family titled "Clearview" has been developed by U.S. researchers in recent years to provide improved legibility, and is currently permitted for light legend on dark backgrounds under FHWA interim approval.
It is common for local governments, airport authorities, and contractors to fabricate traffic signs using typefaces other than the FHWA series; Arial and Helvetica are common choices.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Traffic_sign   (3584 words)

  
 ITS/CVO CVISN Glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Notice to a respondent (motor carrier) that the FHWA has discovered safety regulation violations that may require a compliance order and/or a monetary penalty.  [31]
A program used by FHWA to prioritize carriers for participation in compliance reviews based on commodity transported, annual carrier mileage, months since last review, vehicle OOS rate, driver out of service rate, preventable recordable accident rate, and general safety fitness rating.  [18]
A trailer, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and so constructed that part of its weight rests upon or is carried by the towing road vehicle.  A truck trailer equipped with one or more axles and constructed so that the front end rests upon a truck tractor.
cvisn.fmcsa.dot.gov /Introcvisn/glossv20.shtml   (7928 words)

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