EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender

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The EDI 204 transaction set is the Motor Carrier Load Tender. This is used by shippers to tender an offer for a shipment to a full truckload motor carrier. It may be used for creating a new shipment, updating or replacing a shipment, or canceling a shipment. Shippers may include manufacturers, distribution centers, wholesalers, or any other organization that handles and ships goods. A 204 transaction typically provides detailed pick-up and delivery information for a load, usually for a single pick-up location. This may include all or some of the following:

Carrier identification information
Scheduling information
Equipment requirements, such as length of truck required
Ship-to location information
Contact information for shipment recipient
Information on consignees, if relevant
Description of goods, including weight and other units of measure
Shipping instructions

A carrier will often respond to a 204 transaction with a 990 Response to a Load Tender transaction set, to indicate whether it accepts or declines the offer for the shipment. If the tender is accepted, the carrier will provide 214 Shipment Status Report transactions to inform the trading partner of pick-up and delivery information. The 204 transaction set is only for full-truckload shipments; thus, it is not to be used for providing motor carriers with less-than-truckload bill of lading information. Are you exchanging data with your trading partners in the most efficient and effective manner? Whether you are using a VAN, installed software or other services, let 1 EDI Source help you find savings and improvements in your operation with an EDI Cost Analysis. To see the ROI on your EDI, contact 1 EDI Source today.

EDI 204 Format

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EDI 204 Specification

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Motor Carrier Load Tender Transaction Set (204) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to allow shippers or other interested parties to offer (tender) a shipment to a full load (truckload) motor carrier including detailed scheduling, equipment requirements, commodities, and shipping instructions pertinent to a load tender. It is not to be used to provide a motor carrier with data relative to a Less-than-Truckload bill of lading, pickup notification, or manifest.

Sources

Accredited Standards Committee X12. ASC X12 Standard [Table Data]. Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc., Falls Church, VA. http://www.x12.org