858 Freight Activity Shipment Information
Burlington · X12 004010
Burlington’s published 858 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
12 of 12 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BX
General Shipment Information BX
pos 030
Required
max —
N9
Carrier's Reference Number (PRO/Invoice)variant 1 of 3
pos 060
Required
max 30
N9
Route Numbervariant 2 of 3
pos 060
Required
max 30
N9
Shipment Destination Codevariant 3 of 3
pos 060
Required
max 30
G62
Date Time G62
pos 110
Required
max 10
R3
Route Information Motor R3
pos 175
Required
max 13
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
pos 390
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
N3 & N4 Segments are required when the N101 field is "SF" and "ST".
pos 410
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
N3 & N4 Segments are required when the N101 field is "SF" and "ST".
pos 420
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
L3
Total Weight And Charges L3
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 020
Optional
max —
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