This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry Transaction Set (213) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to request shipment status from a motor carrier.
The requestor may be a shipper or consignee.
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 specify the currency being used in the transaction set
To specify identifying information
To transmit weight information
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names
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 communications should be directed
To specify identifying information
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
