EDI X12 Transaction Codes
EDI X12 204
What is EDI X12 204?
EDI X12 204, or a Motor Carrier Load Tender, is an electronic data interchange (EDI) document used exclusively in the transportation industry. EDI 204 allows shippers / sellers to tender (or offer) a load to a partner carrier. In addition to tendering a new load, shippers / sellers can also use EDI 204 to cancel pickup or modify the shipment details of an existing load.
An EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender contains:
- Standard point location
- Load details (weight, number of pallets / units, etc.)
- Shipment ID number
- Transportation terms
- Handling requirements
- Any special instructions
- Stop-off details
- Amount charged (for the total invoice)
Transaction BEFORE
EDI 855
204
Format
ASC X12 Standard
Transaction AFTER
EDI 990
Sample file
Copy the code of EDI 204 from this sample file
ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*BABELMENT *02*HLNF *171228*1508*U*00401*000000001*0*P*:~ GS*SM*MGACUMENT*HLNF*20171228*150809*1*X*004010~ ST*204*000010001~ B2**HLNF**HLNF0000T**PP~ B2A*00*LT~ L11*HLNF0058T*BM*Load ID~ NTE**~ N1*BT*Client Manager c/o Babelway Partner Technologies*93*LOC16~ N3*911 South Avenue~ N4*Atlanta*GA*30092*US~ S5*1*CL~ L11*HLNF0058T*CR*Load ID~ G62*37*20180103*I*0800~ G62*38*20180103*K*1630~ AT8*G*L*6000**4~ N1*SH*INDIANA COMPANY LLC*93*30441~ N3*51702 APPLE DRIVE~ N4*BOSTON*MA*08180*US~ G61*IC*Peter*TE*800-685-0655~ L5**Metal Pieces***PLT*SN96*SI~ AT8*G*L*2500**2~ L5**Freight All Kind***PLT*SN97*SI~ AT8*G*L*3500**2~ S5*2*PU~ L11*PPNF0058T*CR*Load ID~ G62*53*20180104*G*0800~ G62*54*20180104*L*1700~ AT8*G*L*2500**2~ N1*CN*Davis Metal Works*93*30007~ N3*9917 N. Canyon~ N4*City Park*WI*611158212*US~ G61*IC*Gary*TE*800-659-3210~ L5**Metal Pieces***PLT*SN96*SI~ AT8*G*L*2500**2~ S5*3*CU~ L11*HLNF0058T*CR*Load ID~ G62*53*20180105*G*0700~ G62*54*20180105*L*1500~ AT8*G*L*3500**2~ N1*CN*KRM-Manufacturing*93*FFP~ N3*3281 W CR 0 N/S~ N4*Frankfort*IL*46041*US~ G61*IC*Tray*TE*800-468-2210~ L5**Freight All Kind***PLT*SN97*SI~ AT8*G*L*3500**2~ L3*6000*G*250*FR*25000******4~ SE*45*000010001~ GE*1*1~ IEA*1*000000001~
Other Things to Know About EDI 204
EDI 204 vs EDI 214
Whereas EDI 204 is the shipper / seller’s request to transport a load, EDI 214 is a shipment status message. An EDI 214 communicates a load’s whereabouts (along with some other shipment details) in the pickup / delivery process.
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The L11 segment provides any necessary instructions or reference information the shipper / seller would like to pass on to the carrier (related to load, pick-up, or drop-off details). Depending on its location within the document, the first three elements of this segment can be defined by the shipper / seller. Multiple L11 segments can be used in the same document.
- L1101 element: Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- L1102 element: Code identifying the Reference Identification
- L1103 element: A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
- L1104 element: Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- L1105 element: Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
The G62 segment specifies timing in conjunction with a load pick-up or drop-off. Like the L11 segment, G62 is embedded within the S5 (Stop-off Details) group.
- G6201 element: Code specifying type of date (qualifier)
- G6202 element: Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- G6203 element: Code specifying the reported time
- G6204 element: Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- G6205 element: Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or – and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and – are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow