N5 Equipment Ordered

To specify carrier equipment

Position: N5-01 · Element: 567 · Name: Equipment Length · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 5 · Repeat: 1

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: N5-02 · Element: 233 · Name: Weight Capacity · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Capacity of car ordered (stated in 1000 pound units or 1000 kilogram units)

Position: N5-03 · Element: 203 · Name: Cubic Capacity · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 5 · Repeat: 1

Capacity of car ordered (cubic feet unless otherwise specified)

Position: N5-04 · Element: 301 · Name: Car Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general characteristics

Position: N5-05 · Element: 216 · Name: Metric Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code used to indicate that measurements are given in metric units

Position: N5-06 · Element: 65 · Name: Height · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

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

N506 is expressed in inches.

Position: N5-07 · Element: 643 · Name: Lading Percentage · Type: N2 · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Commodity percentage for rating

P0708: If either N5-07 or N5-08 is present, then the other is required

Position: N5-08 · Element: 644 · Name: Lading Percent Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying type of lading percentage

Position: N5-09 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment