ATCC

1) Air Traffic Control Centre.

ATA carnet

1) A Customs carnet (ie clearance document) used in international transport operations for the purposes of allowing goods to be temporarily imported into a country (eg for exhibition purposes) without payment of, or deposits against, import duties. Obtainable from Chambers of Commerce.

Associate company

1) In ‘O’ licensing, a company where the parent/ holding company has an equity holding no greater than 50 per cent and therefore is not a subsidiary company for these purposes. Vehicles specified on the restricted ‘O’ licence of a parent/holding company cannot carry goods for the business of an associate company, and those on the ‘O’ licence of an associate company may not legally carry goods for the business of the parent/holding company or any of its subsidiaries.

Assembly

1) Term used in distribution in connection with load assembly (ie compiling a number of individual consignments into a full vehicle/ container load).

ASR

1) Anti-skid technology. Product of Mercedes-Benz on its ‘Actros’ range of disc-braked heavy trucks fitted with the ‘Telligent’ braking system.

ASA

1) Air service agreement. A reciprocal (bilateral) agreement between two countries governing air traffic rights (eg the frequency and capacity of services, fare and tariff agreements, etc).