Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment.
Type
ID
Length
Max 2 / Min 1
Codes
<> A
Air
<> AC
Air Charter
<> AE
Air Express
<> B
Barge
<> BP
Book Postal
<> BU
Bus
<> C
Consolidation
<> CE
Customer Pickup / Customer's Expense
<> D
Parcel Post
<> E
Expedited Truck
<> FL
Motor (Flatbed)
<> GG
Geographic Receiving/Shipping: A collection of shipments which involve multiple origins, multiple destinations, a single trailer, and are paid under a single freight bill
<> GR
Geographic Receiving: A collection of shipments which involve a single origin, multiple destinations, a single trailer, and are paid under a single freight bill
<> GS
Geographic Shipping: A collection of shipments which involve multiple origins, a single destination, a single trailer, and are paid under a single freight bill
<> H
Customer Pickup
<> I
Common Irregular Carrier
<> J
Motor
<> K
Backhaul
<> L
Contract Carrier
<> LT
Less Than Trailer Load (LTL)
<> M
Motor (Common Carrier)
<> MB
Motor (Bulk Carrier)
<> MP
Motor (Package Carrier)
<> N
Private Vessel
<> O
Containerized Ocean
<> P
Private Carrier
<> PA
Pooled Air: Outbound shipment from an airport consolidation point to a final destination via an air move
<> PG
Pooled Piggyback: Outbound shipment consisting of a trailer on a railcar from a consolidation point to a final destination via rail move
<> PL
Pipeline
<> PP
Pool to Pool: Shipment moves from one consolidation point to another consolidation point before final delivery
<> PR
Pooled Rail
<> PT
Pooled Truck
<> Q
Conventional Ocean
<> R
Rail
<> RR
Roadrailer: Used for shipments which travel by roadrailer, i.e., a multi-model rail/highway trailer.
<> S
Ocean
<> SE
Sea/Air
<> SR
Supplier Truck
<> SS
Steamship
<> T
Best Way (Shippers Option)
<> TC
Cab (Taxi)
<> U
Private Parcel Service
<> VA
Motor (Van)
<> VE
Vessel
<> W
Inland Waterway
<> X
Intermodal (Piggyback)
<> ZZ
Mutually defined
