W4 Consignor Information

To provide sufficient information to identify the origin of shipment

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

576

Abbreviated Customer Name

String (AN)

Optional

2

12

1

Customer name in abbreviated form

02

140

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

4

1

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

P0203: If either W4-02 or W4-03 is present, then the other is required

R0204: At least one of W4-02 or W4-04 is required

03

573

Freight Station Accounting Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

5

1

Code specifying the Freight Station Accounting code assigned for AAR Managed Codes for Locations

04

19

City Name

String (AN)

Conditional

2

30

1

Free-form text for city name

P0405: If either W4-04 or W4-05 is present, then the other is required

W404 and W405 are not required if W402 and W403 are supplied.

05

156

State or Province Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency