This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Rate Request Transaction Set (466) for use within the context of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to request rail rates applicable to specific movements.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To specify primary identification data for request or information
To assign an identification to a docket
To request price information based on certain parameters such as commodity, origin, and destination
To request price information based on certain parameters such as date, route, equipment type, and customer
To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
