N7 Equipment Details

To identify the equipment.

Position: N7-01 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

N701 is mandatory for rail transactions.

Position: N7-02 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: N7-03 · Element: 81 · Name: Weight · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Numeric value of weight.

C0304: If N7-03 is present, then N7-04 is required

Position: N7-04 · Element: 187 · Name: Weight Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code defining the type of weight.

Position: N7-05 · Element: 167 · Name: Tare Weight · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Weight of the equipment.

P0516: If either N7-05 or N7-16 is present, then the other is required

Position: N7-06 · Element: 232 · Name: Weight Allowance · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Allowance made for increased weight due to such factors as snow.

Position: N7-07 · Element: 205 · Name: Dunnage · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Weight of material used to protect lading (even bracings, false floors, etc.).

Position: N7-08 · Element: 183 · Name: Volume · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Value of volumetric measure.

P0809: If either N7-08 or N7-09 is present, then the other is required

Position: N7-09 · Element: 184 · Name: Volume Unit Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the volume unit.

Position: N7-10 · Element: 102 · Name: Ownership Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the relationship of equipment to carrier or ownership of equipment

Position: N7-11 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment.

Position: N7-12 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

N712 is the owner of the equipment.

Position: N7-13 · Element: 319 · Name: Temperature Control · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Free-form abbreviation of temperature range or flash-point temperature.

Position: N7-14 · Element: 219 · Name: Position · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Relative position of shipment in car, trailer, or container (mutually defined).

Position: N7-15 · Element: 567 · Name: Equipment Length · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Length (in feet and inches) of equipment ordered or used to transport shipment. (The format is FFFII where FFF is feet and II is inches. The range for II is 00 through 11.)

Position: N7-16 · Element: 571 · Name: Tare Qualifier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the type of tare.

Position: N7-17 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the weight unit

Position: N7-18 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment.

Position: N7-19 · Element: 56 · Name: Type of Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying extent of transportation service requested.

Position: N7-20 · Element: 65 · Name: Height · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Vertical dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position.

N720 and N721 are expressed in inches.

Position: N7-21 · Element: 189 · Name: Width · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position.

Position: N7-22 · Element: 24 · Name: Equipment Type · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Code identifying equipment type

Position: N7-23 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

N723 is the operator or carrier of the rights of the equipment.

Position: N7-24 · Element: 301 · Name: Car Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Code maintained by AAR to identify a type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general physical characteristics; when using fewer than four characters, the value must include all of the leading or high order characters