N7 Equipment Details
To identify the equipment
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
N701 is mandatory for rail transactions.
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
Numeric value of weight
P0304: If either N7-03 or N7-04 is present, then the other is required
Code defining the type of weight
Weight of the equipment
P0516: If either N7-05 or N7-16 is present, then the other is required
Allowance made for increased weight due to such factors as snow
Weight of material used to protect lading (even bracings, false floors, etc.)
Value of volumetric measure
P0809: If either N7-08 or N7-09 is present, then the other is required
Code identifying the volume unit
Code indicating the relationship of equipment to carrier or ownership of equipment
Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
N712 is the owner of the equipment.
Free-form abbreviation of temperature range or flash-point temperature
Relative position of shipment in car, trailer, or container (mutually defined)
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)
Code identifying the type of tare
Code specifying the weight unit
Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment
Code specifying extent of transportation service requested
Vertical dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position
N720 and N721 are expressed in inches.
Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position
Code identifying equipment type
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
N723 is the operator or carrier of the rights of the equipment.
Code specifying type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general characteristics