EDI 227 Trailer Usage Report

Functional Group TU

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Trailer Usage Report Transaction Set (227) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This standard can be used to transmit information related to the shipper's, consignee's, or third party's planned usage of a trailer supplied by a motor carrier for trailer inventory reporting purposes only. This transaction set is used to provide the motor carrier with information related to the loading of a trailer, rejection of the trailer, and reported location. It is not to be used to provide a motor carrier with data relative to a load tender or pick up notification and requires no response.

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1. 0100 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

2. 0200 · BLR · Transportation Carrier Identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To transmit the identifying SCAC code and effective date and time for the data in the transaction set

3. 0100 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 0300 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

      The first iteration of Loop 0100 is used to convey name and address detail to identify the sender of the transaction set.
      Subsequent iterations of Loop 0100 are used to convey name and address detail to identify the location of the trailer.

   2. 0400 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify additional names

   3. 0500 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   4. 0600 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   5. 0700 · G61 · Contact · Max 3 · Optional

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

   6. 0800 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max 3 · Optional

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

   7. 0110 Loop Optional Repeat >1

      1. 0900 · N7 · Equipment Details · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify the equipment

      2. 1000 · M7 · Seal Numbers · Max 2 · Optional

         To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals

      3. 1100 · G62 · Date/Time · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify pertinent dates and times

         The G62 segment is used to provide the date/time the trailer arrived at the reported location.

      4. 1200 · TRL · Equipment Usage Information · Max 1 · Optional

         To provide relevant data regarding equipment usage

      5. 1300 · L11 · Business Instructions and Reference Number · Max 3 · Optional

         To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number

4. 1400 · 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)