N21 Equipment Registration Details
To identify the equipment being registered
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
N2101 is mandatory for rail transactions.
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
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.
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.
Code specifying the weight unit
Weight of the equipment
P0607: If either N21-06 or N21-07 is present, then the other is required
Code specifying the weight unit
Code identifying the type of tare
C080607: If N21-08 is present, then N21-06 and N21-07 are required
Value of volumetric measure
P0910: If either N21-09 or N21-10 is present, then the other is required
Code identifying the volume unit
Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment
Code indicating the relationship of equipment to carrier or ownership of equipment
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.
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.
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.
Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code
N2116 is the owner of the equipment.
Code identifying equipment type
N2117 is the ISO Equipment Type.
Code specifying type of rail car or intermodal equipment type and its general characteristics
N2118 is the AAR Car Type.
Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code
N2119 is the operator or carrier of the rights of the equipment.
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.
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.