213 Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry
Functional Group MI
X12I Transportation Subcommittee
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry Transaction Set (213) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to request shipment status from a motor carrier. The requestor may be a shipper or consignee.
Heading
Sequence
Segment
Name
Max use
010
Transaction Set HeaderMandatory
Max 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
020
Beginning Segment for Shipment Status InquiryMandatory
Max 1
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the
transaction set
030
Currency
Max 1
To specify the currency being used in the transaction set
040
Reference Identification
Max 10
To specify identifying information
050
Weight
Max 5
To transmit weight information
0100 Loop
Repeat 5
060
NameMandatory
Max 1
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
070
Additional Name Information
Max 1
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
080
Address Information
Max 2
To specify the location of the named party
090
Geographic Location
Max 1
To specify the geographic place of the named party
094
Contact
Max 2
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
100
Reference Identification
Max 10
To specify identifying information
110
Administrative Message
Max 2
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special
instruction
120
Transaction Set TrailerMandatory
Max 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)