91 Transportation Method/Type Code

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment.

Type

Identifier (ID)

Length

Min 1 / Max 2

Codes

Code	Description
A	Air
AC	Air Charter
AE	Air Express
AF	Air Freight
B	Barge
BP	Book Postal
BU	Bus
C	Consolidation
CE	Customer Pickup / Customer's Expense
D	Parcel Post
E	Expedited Truck
FL	Motor (Flatbed)
GG	Geographic Receiving/Shipping: A collection of shipments which involve multiple origins, multiple destinations, a single trailer, and are paid under a single freight bill
GR	Geographic Receiving: A collection of shipments which involve a single origin, multiple destinations, a single trailer, and are paid under a single freight bill
GS	Geographic Shipping: A collection of shipments which involve multiple origins, a single destination, a single trailer, and are paid under a single freight bill
H	Customer Pickup
I	Common Irregular Carrier
J	Motor
K	Backhaul
L	Contract Carrier
LT	Less Than Trailer Load (LTL)
M	Motor (Common Carrier)
MB	Motor (Bulk Carrier)
MP	Motor (Package Carrier)
N	Private Vessel
O	Containerized Ocean
P	Private Carrier
PA	Pooled Air: Outbound shipment from an airport consolidation point to a final destination via an air move
PG	Pooled Piggyback: Outbound shipment consisting of a trailer on a railcar from a consolidation point to a final destination via rail move
PL	Pipeline
PP	Pool to Pool: Shipment moves from one consolidation point to another consolidation point before final delivery
PR	Pooled Rail
PT	Pooled Truck
Q	Conventional Ocean
R	Rail
RR	Roadrailer: Used for shipments which travel by roadrailer, i.e., a multi-model rail/highway trailer.
S	Ocean
SE	Sea/Air
SR	Supplier Truck
SS	Steamship
T	Best Way (Shippers Option)
TC	Cab (Taxi)
U	Private Parcel Service
VA	Motor (Van)
VE	Vessel, Ocean
VL	Vessel, Lake
W	Inland Waterway
X	Intermodal (Piggyback)
Y1	Ocean Conference Carrier
Y2	Ocean Non-Conference Carrier
ZZ	Mutually defined