BCQ Beginning Segment for Shipper's Car Order

To indicate the beginning of the Shipper's Car Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Position: BCQ-01 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Position: BCQ-02 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCQ02 is the transaction date.

Position: BCQ-03 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 4 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

BCQ03 is the transaction time.

Position: BCQ-04 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BCQ04 is the unique customer order number.

Position: BCQ-05 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BCQ-06 · Element: 640 · Name: Transaction Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the type of transaction

Position: BCQ-07 · Element: 1271 · Name: Industry Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list

BCQ07 is the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Status Code for the Car Order.