EDI 214 Motor Carrier Shipment Status Message

Functional Group QM

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This standard provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Motor Carrier Shipment Status Message Transaction Set within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used by a motor carrier to provide shippers, consignees, and their agents with the status of shipments in terms of dates, times, locations, route, and identifying numbers.

What is an EDI 214?

An EDI 214 Shipment Status Message communicates the current progress of a given shipment or group of shipments from a carrier to a third-party. It contains information about the shipment's current location (MS1 segment), current status (AT7 segment) and tracking number (B10 segment).

How is an EDI 214 used?

For example, Carrier A sends Vendor B EDI 214 Shipment Status Messages every time the shipment is scanned at a new facility en route to the final destination. This allows Vendor B to update their customer on the delivery status of their order.

Heading

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

  2. To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data relating to the transaction set.

  3. To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier

  4. To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction.

  5. N1 Loop Optional
    Repeat 10
    1. To identify a party by type of organization, name and code

    2. To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

    3. To specify the location of the named party

    4. To specify the geographic place of the named party

    5. To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed

    6. To specify pertinent dates and times

    7. To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier

  6. To specify carrier and routing sequences and details.

  7. LX Loop Optional
    Repeat 20
    1. To reference a line number in a transaction set.

    2. To specify the status of the shipment in terms of dates, time, reference numbers, and location

    3. To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier

    4. To specify the status of the shipment in terms of lading exception information.

    5. To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction.

    6. To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format

    7. To transmit an electronic identity.

    8. To specify the total shipment in terms of weight, lading quantity, amount due and service information.

  8. To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).

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