EDI 240 Motor Carrier Package Status

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Motor Carrier Package Status Transaction Set (240) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This standard can be used to provide the status of a package, packages, or group of packages considered a shipment by a motor carrier.

Segments

Position

Segment

Name

Max use

100

Transaction Set Header

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

200

BGN

Beginning Segment

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

1000

LOOP

Opt

GT 1

300

Name

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

400

Additional Name Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify additional names

500

Address Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the location of the named party

600

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

2000

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

100

Assigned Number

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To reference a line number in a transaction set

2500

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 1

200

Name

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

300

Additional Name Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify additional names

400

Address Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the location of the named party

500

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

600

NM1

Individual or Organizational Name

Opt

AtMax 1

To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity

700

NTE

Note/Special Instruction

Opt

AtMax 1

To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

2600

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 1

800

EFI

Electronic Format Identification

Opt

AtMax 1

To provide basic information about the electronic format of the interchange data

900

BIN

Binary Data

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To transfer binary data in a single data segment and allow identification of the end of the data segment through a count; there is no identification of the internal structure of the binary data in this segment

2700

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

1000

L11

Business Instructions and Reference Number

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number

1100

MAN

Marks and Numbers

Opt

GT 1

To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers

1200

AT7

Shipment Status Details

Opt

GT 1

To specify the status of a shipment, the reason for that status, the date and time of the status and the date and time of any appointments scheduled.

1300

CD3

Carton (Package) Detail

Opt

GT 1

To transmit identifying codes, weights, and other related information related to an individual carton (package)

1400

Lading Exception Code

Opt

GT 1

To specify the status of the shipment in terms of lading exception information

100

Transaction Set Trailer

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Elements

Position	Element	Name	Requirement	Type	Min/Max	Repeat

1	143	Transaction Set Identifier Code	Mandatory	ID	3/3	1

2	329	Transaction Set Control Number	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	4/9	1

3	1705	Implementation Convention Reference	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/35	1

EDI Dictionary

EDI 240 Motor Carrier Package Status

Segments

Elements