This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Transportation Services Tender Transaction Set (602) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to communicate rates and tender information. The transaction set permits the transmission of one docket containing all data for tender, such as names of parties, commodities, location points, shipment conditions, notes, rates (point-to-point, scale), and other charges. This transaction set is used by a carrier to submit a new tender or amendments to an existing tender. This transaction set is also used by the government to distribute transportation rates to interested parties. This transaction set fulfills the U.S. government requirements for tender offers but is not restricted to government use only. This transaction set is multi-directional between trading parties.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To assign an identification to a docket
To identify an external reference
To specify information about rate level and rate docket independence
To identify a carrier and person taking action or making changes
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket
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 transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To identify the commodity to which the application of a rate docket is restricted
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket
To indicate the docket level
To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies
To indicate the docket sub-level
To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies
To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket
To indicate a route code and other codes which define the use of the RB and FK segments which follow
To indicate the minimum units required and the through rate
To explain the route and indicate individual carrier divisions or factors
To specify the rate for a personal property/household goods service
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To indicate the route code and indicate the rate/value qualifier, which define the use of other scale rate segments
To indicate minimum units as defined in scale rate route
To specify the rate base, rates, and maximum miles in the scale tables
To indicate rates as defined in scale rate route
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To specify the rate base, rates, and maximum miles in the scale tables
To indicate rates as defined in scale rate route
To specify factors used to generate and/or evaluate transportation rates and charges
To transmit coded descriptions and changes for miscellaneous or special services
To specify the demurrage, detention, or storage rate in a docket
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
