BX General Shipment Information
To transmit identification numbers and other basic shipment data
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
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Code identifying purpose of transaction set.
Code specifying the method of transportation for the shipment.
Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges.
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the shipper (number does not contain blank or punctuation characters). Also see: Reference Number Qualifier (128).
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
BX05 contains the SCAC of the original carrier receiving the shipment
Code specifying the weight unit.
Code defining relationship of this shipment with respect to other shipments given to the carrier at the same time.
Code indicating applicability of section seven option (if not transmitted assume not in effect).
Code specifying type of capacity load.
Code used by the shipper to specify that an automatic status report is requested when the shipment is delivered.
Code defining method of handling for documentation.
Code used by the shipper to request that the carrier inhibit origin identification information from the invoice transaction sets and/or rate and charges from waybill documents and transaction sets when shipment moves under confidential contract rates.