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X12 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender (Outbound from EFWWW)

X12 Release 4060

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EDI sample

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Sample 204

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Overview

ISA

Interchange Control Header

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Header

Transaction Set Header

Max use 1

Required

0200

Beginning Segment for Shipment Information Transaction

Business Instructions and Reference Number

Description, Marks and Numbers

Shipment Weight, Packaging and Quantity Data

0330 Loop Hazardous Identification Information

LH1

1430

Hazardous Identification Information

Hazardous Classification Information

Hazardous Material Shipping Name Information

Transaction Set Trailer

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Trailer

Max use 1

Required

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

Max use 1

Required

ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

ISA-01

I01

Authorization Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02

I02

Authorization Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

—

ISA-03

I03

Security Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04

I04

Security Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

—

ISA-05

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
07: Global Location Number (GLN)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06

I06

Interchange Sender ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-07

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
07: Global Location Number (GLN)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08

I07

Interchange Receiver ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-09

I08

Interchange Date

Required

Date (DT)

YYMMDD format

—

ISA-10

I09

Interchange Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM format

—

ISA-11

I65

Repetition Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

—

^: Repetition Separator

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00406: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2002

ISA-13

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

—

ISA-14

I13

Acknowledgment Requested

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

0: No Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested (TA1)

ISA-15

I14

Interchange Usage Indicator

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

I: Information
P: Production Data
T: Test Data

ISA-16

I15

Component Element Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

—

>: Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

GS-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

SM: Motor Carrier Load Tender (204)

GS-02

142

Application Sender's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-03

124

Application Receiver's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

GS-06

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

GS-07

455

Responsible Agency Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

—

T: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
X: Accredited Standards Committee X12

GS-08

480

Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

Required

String (AN)

—

004060: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2002

Heading

0100

Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

ST-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

204: Motor Carrier Load Tender

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

0200

Heading > B2

Beginning Segment for Shipment Information Transaction

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

B2-02

140

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 4

—

B2-04

145

Shipment Identification Number

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

—

B2-06

146

Shipment Method of Payment

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

CC: Collect
PP: Prepaid (by Seller)
TP: Third Party Pay

B2A

0300

Heading > B2A

Set Purpose

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

B2A-01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: Original
04: Change

B2A-02

346

Application Type

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

LT: Load Tender - Truckload (TL) Carrier Only
PS: Partial Load Tender, Shipper Consolidate

L11

0800

Heading > L11

Business Instructions and Reference Number

RequiredMax use 50

—

Example

If either Reference Identification (L11-01) or Reference Identification Qualifier (L11-02) is present, then the other is required

At least one of Reference Identification (L11-01) or Description (L11-03) is required

L11-01

127

Reference Identification

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

—

Usage notes

—

L11-02

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

CR: Customer Reference Number
SI: Shipper's Identifying Number for Shipment (SID)

L11-03

352

Description

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 80

—

G62

0900

Heading > G62

Date/Time

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

G62-01

432

Date Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

64: Must Respond By

G62-02

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

G62-03

176

Time Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

1: Must Respond By

G62-04

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

G62-05

623

Time Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

CT: Central Time
ET: Eastern Time
MT: Mountain Time
PT: Pacific Time

Heading end

Detail

0300 Loop

RequiredMax 2

0100

Detail > 0300 Loop > S5

Stop-off Details

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

S5-01

165

Stop Sequence Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 3

—

S5-02

163

Stop Reason Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

CL: Complete
CU: Complete Unload

G62

0300

Detail > 0300 Loop > G62

Date/Time

RequiredMax use 2

—

Example

G62-01

432

Date Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

37: Ship Not Before Date
38: Ship Not Later Than Date
53: Deliver Not Before Date
54: Deliver No Later Than Date

G62-02

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

G62-03

176

Time Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

G: Earliest Requested Deliver Time
I: Earliest Requested Pickup Time
K: Latest Requested Pickup Time
L: Latest Requested Delivery Time

G62-04

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

G62-05

623

Time Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

CT: Central Time
ET: Eastern Time
MT: Mountain Time
PT: Pacific Time

0310 Loop

RequiredMax 1

0700

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0310 Loop > N1

Party Identification

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

BT: Bill-to-Party
CN: Consignee
SH: Shipper

N1-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

—

0900

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0310 Loop > N3

Party Location

RequiredMax use 2

—

Example

N3-01

166

Address Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 55

—

N3-02

166

Address Information

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 55

—

1000

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0310 Loop > N4

Geographic Location

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

N4-01

City Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 30

—

N4-02

156

State or Province Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

—

N4-03

116

Postal Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 3Max 15

—

N4-04

Country Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 3

—

G61

1200

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0310 Loop > G61

Contact

OptionalMax use 3

—

Example

If either Communication Number Qualifier (G61-03) or Communication Number (G61-04) is present, then the other is required

G61-01

366

Contact Function Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

CN: General Contact
SH: Shipper Contact

G61-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

—

G61-03

365

Communication Number Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

EM: Electronic Mail
FX: Facsimile
TE: Telephone

G61-04

364

Communication Number

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 256

—

0310 Loop end

0320 Loop

OptionalMax >1

1300

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > L5

Description, Marks and Numbers

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

If either Commodity Code (L5-03) or Commodity Code Qualifier (L5-04) is present, then the other is required

L5-01

213

Lading Line Item Number

Optional

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 3

—

L5-02

Lading Description

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

—

L5-03

Commodity Code

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

—

L5-04

Commodity Code Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

N: National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)

L5-05

103

Packaging Code

Optional

String (AN)

Min 3Max 5

—

AT8

1350

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > AT8

Shipment Weight, Packaging and Quantity Data

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

If either Weight Qualifier (AT8-01), Weight Unit Code (AT8-02) or Weight (AT8-03) are present, then the others are required

AT8-01

187

Weight Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

G: Gross Weight
U: Weight Per Unit

AT8-02

188

Weight Unit Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

L: Pounds

AT8-03

Weight

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 10

—

AT8-04

Lading Quantity

Optional

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 7

—

1375

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > L4

Measurement

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

L4-01

Length

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 8

—

L4-02

189

Width

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 8

—

L4-03

Height

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 8

—

L4-04

Measurement Unit Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

C: Centimeters
I: Inches
N: Inches

L4-05

380

Quantity

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

—

0325 Loop

OptionalMax 1

G61

1400

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > 0325 Loop > G61

Contact

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

If either Communication Number Qualifier (G61-03) or Communication Number (G61-04) is present, then the other is required

G61-01

366

Contact Function Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

HM: Hazardous Material Contact

G61-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

—

G61-03

365

Communication Number Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

TE: Telephone

G61-04

364

Communication Number

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 256

—

0330 Loop Hazardous Identification Information

OptionalMax 1

LH1

1430

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > 0325 Loop > 0330 Loop Hazardous Identification Information > LH1

Hazardous Identification Information

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

LH1-01

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

—

LH1-02

Lading Quantity

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 7

—

LH1-03

277

UN/NA Identification Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 6Max 6

—

Usage notes

—

LH1-04

200

Hazardous Materials Page

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 6

—

Usage notes

—

LH1-10

254

Packing Group Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 3

—

LH2

1440

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > 0325 Loop > 0330 Loop Hazardous Identification Information > LH2

Hazardous Classification Information

OptionalMax use 4

—

Example

LH2-01

215

Hazardous Classification

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 30

—

LH3

1450

Detail > 0300 Loop > 0320 Loop > 0325 Loop > 0330 Loop Hazardous Identification Information > LH3

Hazardous Material Shipping Name Information

OptionalMax use 10

—

Example

If either Hazardous Material Shipping Name (LH3-01) or Hazardous Material Shipping Name Qualifier (LH3-02) is present, then the other is required

LH3-01

224

Hazardous Material Shipping Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 25

—

LH3-02

984

Hazardous Material Shipping Name Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

0330 Loop Hazardous Identification Information end

0325 Loop end

0320 Loop end

0300 Loop end

Detail end

Summary

0200

Summary > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

SE-01

Number of Included Segments

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 10

—

SE-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

Summary end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

GE-01

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

GE-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

IEA-01

I16

Number of Included Functional Groups

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 5

—

IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

—

EDI Samples

Sample 204

ST*204*000089096~
B2**SCAC**0123456789**CC~
B2A*04*PS~
L11*2417824*CR~
L11***This is the first part of the message~
L11***This is the middle part of the message~
L11***This is the last part of the message~
L11*87654*SI~
G62*64*20120115*1*1215*ET~
S5*1*CL~
G62*37*20120125*I*1730*ET~
G62*38*20120125*K*1930*ET~
N1*SH*SHIPPER NAME~
N3*125 MAIN PKWY~
N4*RICHMOND*VA*23224*US~
G61*SH*JOHN DOE*TE*804-555-1234~
G61*SH*JOHN DOE*FX*804-555-4321~
G61*SH*JOHN DOE*EM*jdoe@company.com~
L5*1*EXHIBIT MATERIAL***PLT~
AT8*G*L*125*5~
L4*48*48*28*I*1~
G61*HM*JACK DOE*TE*999-999-9999~
LH1*DR*1*654321*******I~
LH2*1234567890123456~
LH3*Orange Barrels*D~
S5*2*CU~
G62*53*20120130*G*2045*ET~
G62*54*20120130*L*2245*ET~
N1*CN*CONSIGNEE NAME~
N3*192 DELIVERY WAY~
N4*SAINT CLOUD*FL*34769*US~
G61*CN*JANE DOE*TE*804-555-6789~
G61*CN*JANE DOE*FX*804-555-9876~
G61*CN*JANE DOE*EM*jdoe@gmail.com~
SE*35*000089096~

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