212 Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest
Best Buy · X12 004030
Best Buy’s published 212 specification, rendered as an interactive guide. Expand any segment to see its elements, data types, lengths and accepted codes — then validate your own document against it below.
Specification
15 of 15 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 0100
Optional
max —
ATA
Beginning Segment For Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest ATA
Example Data: ATA*SCAC*ManifestID*20100624~
pos 0200
Required
max —
B2A
Set Purpose B2A
A Replace Manifest/05 that is current and complete, should be sent if freight is added or removed from the trailer after the original manifest has been transmitted to Best Buy. The original manifest ID must be used when the replace manifest is sent.
A Manifest should be cancelled only if the trailer will no longer be arriving at Best Buy for any reason. The original Manifest ID must be transmitted in the document.
Example Data: B2A*00~
pos 0300
Required
max —
0100 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
This segment should contain the information for the Best Buy location that the carrier is attempting to deliver the trailer to.
Example Data: N1*ST*Best Buy RDC70*94*70~
pos 0500
Required
max —
0150 Looprequired
AT7
Shipment Status Details AT7
This segment should contain the date and time that the items listed in the manifest are ready to be delivered.
Example Data: AT7*AV*NS***20100624*1000*LT~
pos 1200
Required
max —
0160 Looprequired
MS2
Equipment Or Container Owner And Type MS2
Example Data: MS2*SCAC*9876544321*TL~
pos 1500
Required
max —
M7
Seal Numbers M7
Any known seal number given to the carrier by the shipper should be listed here and the parties identified who applied the seal. If the seal is broken by another party such as Customs (DOT), the new seal ID should be sent on an update with "CM" qualifier (if it was Customs) sent in the M705.
Example Data: M7*Seal1****CM~
pos 1600
Optional
max —
DETAIL
0200 Looprequired
LX
Assigned Number LX
Example Data: LX*1~
pos 0100
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
There must be at least 2 iterations of the L11 segment in each LX loop. One must contain the Bill of lading and the other must contain the carrier PRO/Load/Tracking ID.
In cases where Best Buy is paying for the freight charges a third iteration of the L11 must be present as well. This third iteration must contain the Best Buy TMS load ID/Carrier Move Number. (The Best Buy TMS Load ID may also be referred to as the CID (Unique Consignee ID) or SID (Unique Shipper ID) from VICS).
Example Data:
Typical L11 where Best Buy is not paying the freight charges for a particular shipment.
L11*BOLID12345*BM~ - indicates the Bill of Lading ID
L11*CarrierPROID123*CN~ - indicates the Carrier PRO/Load/Tracking ID
Typical L11 where Best Buy is paying the freight charges for a particular shipment.
L11*BOLID54321*BM~ - indicates the Bill of Lading ID
L11*CarrierPROID321*CN~ indicates the Carrier PRO/Load/Tracking ID
L11*1234567*BN~ - indicates the Best Buy TMS Load/Carrier Move ID.
pos 0200
Required
max 10
0210 Looprequired
OID
Order Identification Detail OID
The OID segment will contain all reference numbers that drivers MUST HAVE in order to deliver the shipment to Best Buy.
Example Data: OID**BestBuyPO**CTN*245*L*18000~
pos 0800
Required
max —
0220 LoopShip Fromvariant 1 of 2
N1
Name N1
This segment identifies the shipper of the shipment identified in the current iteration of the LX 200/loop.
Example Data: N1*SF*Shippers name*93*Shippers unique Loc ID~
pos 1000
Required
max —
N4
Geographic Location N4
This segment identifies the origin location of the shipment identified in the current iteration of the LX loop/200.
Example Data: N4*CityName*St*99999*USA~
pos 1300
Required
max —
0220 LoopShippervariant 2 of 2required
N1
Name N1
This segment identifies the shipper of the shipment identified in the current iteration of the LX 200/loop.
pos 1000
Required
max —
N4
Geographic Location N4
This segment identifies the origin location of the shipment identified in the current iteration of the LX loop/200.
Example Data: N4*CityName*St*99999*USA~
pos 1300
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 1500
Optional
max —
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