Acronyms
#1
10-28-2006, 03:03 PM
Acronyms
Is there a list anywhere that defines all the acronyms used in these forums... it would be alot easier for a new person to understand what is being said/answered/discussed if we knew what some of these are...
examples of the top of my head are, TE STL DAC
#2
10-28-2006, 03:22 PM
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Many of the abreviations used are standard ones used on the net...
For example: BOL= Best of luck The less than standard ones: B/L = Bill of Lading TL= Truck Load LTL= Less than truck load BT= Bob tail STL=Basically a dispatcher DAC/USIS is not really an abbreviation. It is a company that compiles background information for and from employers about potential and former employees. It is mostly used by the trucking industry but others also use it.
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#3
10-30-2006, 02:41 AM
I"m surprised nobody has mentioned a Swift acronym yet
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#4
10-30-2006, 02:58 AM
actually USIS stands for United States Investigative Services, but damned if I know what DAC stands for. I have a couple of coworkers who used to work for usis/dac so I'm asking one of them to find out.
EDIT: the mystery is solved! "Used to stand for drive a check but we dropped that and just started calling it dac." |
