N21 Equipment Registration Details

To identify the equipment being registered

Position: N21-01 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number

N2101 is mandatory for rail transactions.

Position: N21-02 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)

Position: N21-03 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)

N2103 indicates the high end of an equipment range begun in N2102.

Position: N21-04 · Element: 81 · Name: Weight · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

Numeric value of weight

P0405: If either N21-04 or N21-05 is present, then the other is required

N2104 is the maximum load limit of the equipment.

Position: N21-05 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the weight unit

Position: N21-06 · Element: 167 · Name: Tare Weight · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Weight of the equipment

P0607: If either N21-06 or N21-07 is present, then the other is required

Position: N21-07 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the weight unit

Position: N21-08 · Element: 571 · Name: Tare Qualifier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the type of tare

C080607: If N21-08 is present, then N21-06 and N21-07 are required

Position: N21-09 · Element: 183 · Name: Volume · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Value of volumetric measure

P0910: If either N21-09 or N21-10 is present, then the other is required

Position: N21-10 · Element: 184 · Name: Volume Unit Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the volume unit

Position: N21-11 · 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

Position: N21-12 · Element: 102 · Name: Ownership Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the relationship of equipment to carrier or ownership of equipment

Position: N21-13 · 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)

N2113 is the outside length of the equipment expressed in FFFII.

Position: N21-14 · 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

N2114 is the outside height of the equipment expressed in FFII.

Position: N21-15 · Element: 189 · Name: Width · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position

N2115 is the outside width of the equipment expressed in FFII.

Position: N21-16 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

N2116 is the owner of the equipment.

Position: N21-17 · Element: 24 · Name: Equipment Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying equipment type

N2117 is the ISO Equipment Type.

Position: N21-18 · 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

N2118 is the AAR Car Type.

Position: N21-19 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

N2119 is the operator or carrier of the rights of the equipment.

Position: N21-20 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment

N2120 is the check digit of the equipment number shown in the N2103.

Position: N21-21 · Element: 302 · Name: Location on Equipment Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating a location on a piece of equipment, as observed from the rear-end. The rear-end of the equipment is based on the equipment type (i.e. container door, chassis wheels, brakes.)

N2121 is the location of the refrigeration unit if present.