This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Rail Carrier Shipment Information Transaction Set (404) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit rail-carrier-specific bill of lading information to a railroad. It is the initial tender of a shipment between a consignor and a rail carrier and can be used as notification of equipment release and/or a legal bill of lading.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set
To transmit identification numbers and other basic shipment data
To transmit rail-specific shipment data
To indicate that the equipment is or is not to be released
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To identify specific flight or voyage information for multimodal shipments
To specify details related to insurance
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify the equipment
To send additional information regarding a specific piece of equipment
To define motor vehicle identification and logistics
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals
To specify carrier equipment
To specify the chassis equipment details in terms of identifying numbers, weights, and ownership
To specify the overall movement of a shipment
To transmit in-bond information
To identify the party receiving the empty car
To specify the geographic place of named party receiving the empty car
To specify the routing of the empty car
To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number
To transmit the transportation and distribution requirements of grain at Canadian ports
To specify identifying information
To indicate line item quantity, description, marks and numbers, commodity code, weight, and customs value
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment
To identify the rail origin of the shipment
To identify the rail destination of the shipment
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify identifying information
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To identify the individual billing segments within a movement when joint rail rates have been established between carriers but do not cover the entire movement
To identify a stop-off party
To specify the address of the stop-off party
To specify location details for a stop-off
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
To specify the route using a single code
To identify the party receiving the empty car
To specify the geographic place of named party receiving the empty car
To specify the routing of the empty car
To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To specify mechanical protective service and ventilation instructions
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers
To specify quantity, weight, volume, and type of service for a line item including applicable "quantity/rate-as" data
To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights
(See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)
To specify rate and charges detail relative to a line item including freight charges, advances, special charges, and entitlements
To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number
To transmit information contained on an export license
To specify origin point and waybill references of movement to transit waybill point
To specify lading description, including weight and rate details applying to the associated T1 segment
To specify transit inbound routing, including equipment identifications for associated T1 and T2 segments
To identify the transit inbound prior origin point and waybill reference of movement to the point specified in T1 segment
To transmit information in a free-form format relating to a specified transit sequence number
To specify the total shipment in terms of weight, volume, rates, charges, advances, and prepaid amounts applicable to one or more line items
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
To specify the hazardous commodity identification reference number and quantity
To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information
To specify the hazardous material shipping name and additional descriptive requirements
To uniquely identify the variable information required by government regulation covering the transportation of hazardous material shipments
To specify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information relating to shipments of hazardous material
To specify additional Transport Canada requirements covering transportation of dangerous goods in Canada
To specify the placard information required by the second government agency when shipment is to cross into another country
To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information
To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers
To specify the name of the person certifying that the shipment complies with the regulations and/or the actual certification
This segment is used to specify a pro forma invoice and B13 Canadian Customs Export Declaration information, required by U.S. and Canadian customs
To indicate customs information
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
