91 Transportation Method Code

Code specifying the method of transportation for the shipment.

Type

Identifier (ID)

Length

Min 1 / Max 2

Codes

Code	Description
A	Air
AC	Air Charter
AE	Air Express
B	Barge
BP	Book Postal
BU	Bus
C	Consolidation
CE	Customer Pickup / Customer's Expense
D	Parcel Post
E	Expedited Truck
G	Piggyback
H	Customer Pickup
I	Common Irregular Carrier
J	Motor
K	Backhaul
L	Contract Carrier
LT	Less Than Trailer Load (LTL)
M	Motor (Common Carrier)
N	Private Vessel
O	Containerized Ocean
P	Private Carrier
PC	Private Carrier
PL	Pipeline
PT	Pooled Truck
Q	Conventional Ocean
R	Rail
S	Ocean
SE	Sea/Air
SR	Supplier Truck
SS	Steamship
T	Best Way (Shippers Option)
TC	Cab (Taxi)
U	Private Parcel Service
VE	Vessel
W	Inland Waterway
X	Intermodal (Piggyback)
ZZ	Mutually Defined