Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment
Type
ID
Length
Max 2 / Min 1
Codes
<> 6
Military Official Mail
<> 7
Mail
<> A
Air
<> AC
Air Charter
<> AE
Air Express
<> AF
Air Freight
<> AH
Air Taxi
<> AP
Air (Package Carrier)
<> AR
Armed Forces Courier Service (ARFCOS)
<> B
Barge
<> BB
Breakbulk Ocean
<> BP
Book Postal
<> BU
Bus
<> C
Consolidation
<> CC
Commingled Ocean
<> CE
Customer Pickup / Customer's Expense
<> D
Parcel Post
<> DA
Driveaway Service
<> DW
Driveaway, Truckaway, Towaway
<> E
Expedited Truck
<> ED
Air Mobility Command (AMC) Channel and Special Assignment Airlift Mission
<> F
Flyaway
<> FA
Air Freight Forwarder
<> FL
Motor (Flatbed)
<> G
Consignee Option
<> GG
Geographic Receiving/Shipping
<> GR
Geographic Receiving
<> GS
Geographic Shipping
<> H
Customer Pickup
<> HH
Household Goods Truck
<> I
Common Irregular Carrier
<> IP
Intermodal (Personal Property)
<> J
Motor
<> K
Backhaul
<> L
Contract Carrier
<> LA
Military Air
<> LD
Local Delivery
<> LT
Less Than Trailer Load (LTL)
<> M
Motor (Common Carrier)
<> MB
Motor (Bulk Carrier)
<> MP
Motor (Package Carrier)
<> MS
Military Sealift Command (MSC)
<> N
Private Vessel
<> O
Containerized Ocean
<> P
Private Carrier
<> PA
Pooled Air
<> PG
Pooled Piggyback
<> PL
Pipeline
<> PP
Pool to Pool
<> PR
Pooled Rail
<> PT
Pooled Truck
<> Q
Conventional Ocean
<> R
Rail
<> RC
Rail, Less than Carload
<> RO
Ocean (Roll on - Roll off)
<> RR
Roadrailer
<> S
Ocean
<> SB
Shipper Agent
<> SC
Shipper Agent (Truck)
<> SD
Shipper Association
<> SE
Sea/Air
<> SF
Surface Freight Forwarder
<> SR
Supplier Truck
<> SS
Steamship
<> ST
Stack Train
<> T
Best Way (Shippers Option)
<> TA
Towaway Service
<> TC
Cab (Taxi)
<> TT
Tank Truck
<> U
Private Parcel Service
<> VA
Motor (Van)
<> VE
Vessel, Ocean
<> VL
Vessel, Lake
<> W
Inland Waterway
<> WP
Water or Pipeline Intermodal Movement
<> X
Intermodal (Piggyback)
<> XE
Intermodal Expedited
<> Y
Military Intratheater Airlift Service
<> Y1
Ocean Conference Carrier
<> Y2
Ocean Non-Conference Carrier
<> ZZ
Mutually defined
