R2 Route Information

To specify carrier and routing sequences and details

Position: R2-01 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: R2-02 · Element: 133 · Name: Routing Sequence Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the relationship of a carrier to a specific shipment movement

Position: R2-03 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Free-form text for city name

R203 is the station or city name at which carriers interchange shipments.

Position: R2-04 · Element: 154 · Name: Standard Point Location Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 9 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the Standard Point Location code defined by National Motor Freight Tariff Association (NMFTA) or the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) point development group as the official code assigned to a city or point (for ratemaking purposes) within a city

Position: R2-05 · Element: 177 · Name: Intermodal Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the Intermodal Service Plan

Position: R2-06 · Element: 91 · Name: Transportation Method/Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

Position: R2-07 · Element: 296 · Name: Intermediate Switch Carrier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a road which neither originates nor terminates the shipment but provides a switching service between two roadhaul rail carriers (SCAC code for rail switch carrier)

Position: R2-08 · Element: 296 · Name: Intermediate Switch Carrier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a road which neither originates nor terminates the shipment but provides a switching service between two roadhaul rail carriers (SCAC code for rail switch carrier)

C0807: If R2-08 is present, then R2-07 is required

Position: R2-09 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number assigned by issuer

Position: R2-10 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

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

R210 is the billing date.

Position: R2-11 · Element: 369 · Name: Free-form Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 45 · Repeat: 1

Free-form descriptive text

Position: R2-12 · Element: 56 · Name: Type of Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying extent of transportation service requested

Position: R2-13 · Element: 742 · Name: Route Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: 1

Point to point routing description