211 Freight Activity Motor Carrier Bill of Lading
Burlington · X12 004010
Burlington’s published 211 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
20 of 20 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BOL
Beginning Segment For The Motor Carrier Bill Of Lading BOL
pos 020
Required
max —
B2A
Set Purpose B2A
pos 030
Required
max —
MS3
Interline Information MS3
pos 040
Optional
max 12
MS2
Equipment Or Container Owner And Type MS2
pos 050
Optional
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 060
Optional
max 100
0100 LoopShip Tovariant 1 of 2
N1
Name N1
pos 100
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
pos 110
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 120
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 130
Optional
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 140
Optional
max 3
0100 LoopShippervariant 2 of 2
N1
Name N1
pos 100
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
pos 110
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 120
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 130
Optional
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 140
Optional
max 3
DETAIL
0200 Looprequired
AT1
Bill Of Lading Line Item Number AT1
pos 010
Required
max —
0210 Loop
AT2
Bill Of Lading Line Item Detail AT2
pos 050
Required
max —
MAN
Marks And Numbers MAN
pos 060
Optional
max 999999
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 220
Optional
max —
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