EDI 602 Transportation Services Tender

Functional Group TS

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Transportation Services Tender Transaction Set (602) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to communicate rates and tender information. The transaction set permits the transmission of one docket containing all data for tender, such as names of parties, commodities, location points, shipment conditions, notes, rates (point-to-point, scale), and other charges. This transaction set is used by a carrier to submit a new tender or amendments to an existing tender. This transaction set is also used by the government to distribute transportation rates to interested parties. This transaction set fulfills the U.S. government requirements for tender offers but is not restricted to government use only. This transaction set is multi-directional between trading parties.

Heading

1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · DK · Docket Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To assign an identification to a docket

3. 030 · PRI · External Reference Identifier · Max 12 · Optional

   To identify an external reference

4. 040 · SS · Docket Control Status · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify information about rate level and rate docket independence

5. 050 · SA · Status Action · Max 5 · Optional

   To identify a carrier and person taking action or making changes

6. 060 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max 5 · Optional

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

7. 070 · CD · Shipment Conditions · Max 20 · Optional

   To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket

8. 0100 Loop Optional Repeat 200

   1. 080 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

   2. 090 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

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

   3. 100 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   4. 110 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   5. 120 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 12 · Optional

      To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

   6. 130 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 200 · Optional

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

9. 0200 Loop Optional Repeat 100

   1. 140 · PR · Product (Commodity) · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify the commodity to which the application of a rate docket is restricted

   2. 150 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max 10 · Optional

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

   3. 160 · CD · Shipment Conditions · Max 10 · Optional

      To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket

Detail

1. 0300 Loop Optional Repeat 99

   1. 010 · SB · Docket Level · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To indicate the docket level

   2. 020 · GY · Geography · Max 999 · Optional

      To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies

   3. 0310 Loop Optional Repeat 400

      1. 030 · SC · Docket Sub-level · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To indicate the docket sub-level

      2. 040 · GY · Geography · Max 9999 · Optional

         To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies

      3. 050 · CD · Shipment Conditions · Max 100 · Optional

         To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket

      4. 0311 Loop Optional Repeat 10

         1. 060 · RA · Rate Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To indicate a route code and other codes which define the use of the RB and FK segments which follow

         2. 070 · RB · Rate/Minimum Detail · Max 8 · Optional

            To indicate the minimum units required and the through rate

         3. 080 · FK · Factor · Max 15 · Optional

            To explain the route and indicate individual carrier divisions or factors

      5. 0312 Loop Optional Repeat 20

         1. 090 · RH · Personal Property Rate · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To specify the rate for a personal property/household goods service

         2. 100 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 30 · Optional

            To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

   4. 0320 Loop Optional Repeat 999

      1. 110 · SRT · Scale Rate Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To indicate the route code and indicate the rate/value qualifier, which define the use of other scale rate segments

      2. 120 · MIN · Minimum Detail · Max 100 · Optional

         To indicate minimum units as defined in scale rate route

      3. 130 · SRD · Scale Rate Detail · Max 200 · Optional

         To specify the rate base, rates, and maximum miles in the scale tables

      4. 140 · SRM · Scale Rates · Max 999 · Optional

         To indicate rates as defined in scale rate route

      5. 150 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 10 · Optional

         To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

      6. 0321 Loop Optional Repeat 200

         1. 160 · LX · Assigned Number · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To reference a line number in a transaction set

         2. 170 · SRD · Scale Rate Detail · Max 1 · Optional

            To specify the rate base, rates, and maximum miles in the scale tables

         3. 0322 Loop Optional Repeat 100

            1. 180 · SRM · Scale Rates · Max 1 · Mandatory

               To indicate rates as defined in scale rate route

            2. 190 · SRA · Traffic Evaluation Factors · Max 5 · Optional

               To specify factors used to generate and/or evaluate transportation rates and charges

Summary

1. 010 · MS · Miscellaneous Services · Max 200 · Optional

   To transmit coded descriptions and changes for miscellaneous or special services

2. 020 · DM · Demurrage/Detention/ Storage Rate · Max 5 · Optional

   To specify the demurrage, detention, or storage rate in a docket

3. 030 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

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