204 Motor Carrier Load Tender
Canadian Pacific · X12 004040
Canadian Pacific’s published 204 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
64 of 64 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 0100
Optional
max —
B2
Beginning Segment For Shipment Information Transaction B2
pos 0200
Required
max —
B2A
Set Purpose B2A
pos 0300
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 0800
Optional
max 50
G62
Date Time G62
pos 0900
Optional
max —
MS3
Interline Information MS3
pos 1000
Required
max —
AT5
Bill Of Lading Handling Requirements AT5
pos 1100
Optional
max 6
LH6
Hazardous Certification LH6
Must be the First and Last Name of the person certifying the shipment. A company name is NOT Acceptable. If the shipment is tendered by a non offerer to a subsequent rail carrier send "Certification on file with origin carrier".
pos 1250
Optional
max 6
0100 LoopBill-to-Partyvariant 1 of 3required
N1
Name N1
Used to indicate the Bill To/ Party to Receive Freight Bill Identification. At least one occurrence of a Bill To/ Party to Receive Freight Bill Identification is required for all 204 Load Tender or Bill of Lading Shipment. Legal Entity names (Railinc/DUN & BRADSTREET) must be provided.
pos 1400
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 1600
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 1700
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 1900
Optional
max 3
0100 LoopConsigneevariant 2 of 3
N1
Name N1
Used to indicate the Bill To/ Party to Receive Freight Bill Identification. At least one occurrence of a Bill To/ Party to Receive Freight Bill Identification is required for all 204 Load Tender or Bill of Lading Shipment. Legal Entity names (Railinc/DUN & BRADSTREET) must be provided.
pos 1400
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 1600
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 1700
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 1900
Optional
max 3
0100 LoopShippervariant 3 of 3
N1
Name N1
Used to indicate the Bill To/ Party to Receive Freight Bill Identification. At least one occurrence of a Bill To/ Party to Receive Freight Bill Identification is required for all 204 Load Tender or Bill of Lading Shipment. Legal Entity names (Railinc/DUN & BRADSTREET) must be provided.
pos 1400
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 1600
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 1700
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 1900
Optional
max 3
0200 Looprequired
N7
Equipment Details N7
pos 2000
Required
max —
M7
Seal Numbers M7
pos 2100
Optional
max 2
DETAIL
0300 LoopLoadvariant 1 of 2required
S5
Stop Off Details S5
At least 1 Pick Up / Stop Off Detail is required to indicate where the shipment is originating from. CPRS requires only a 204 Bill of Lading at Pool Location Business and does not require an EDI 204 Load Tender.
pos 0100
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 0200
Optional
max 50
G62
Ship Not Before Datevariant 1 of 2
Used to provide Pick-Up Appointment to CP.
pos 0300
Required
max 2
G62
Ship Not Later Than Datevariant 2 of 2
Used to provide Pick-Up Appointment to CP.
pos 0300
Required
max 2
0310 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Legal Entity names (Railinc/DUN & BRADSTREET) must be provided.
pos 0700
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 0900
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 1000
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 1200
Optional
max 3
0320 Looprequired
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 1300
Required
max —
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 1350
Required
max —
0325 Loop
G61
Contact G61
If Commodity being pick up is Hazardous then the Hazardous 24hr Emergency Contact Number is Mandatory.
pos 1400
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 1410
Optional
max 5
0330 Looprequired
LH1
Hazardous Identification Information LH1
pos 1430
Required
max —
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information LH2
pos 1440
Required
max 4
LH3
Hazardous Material Shipping Name LH3
pos 1450
Required
max 10
LFH
Freeform Hazardous Material Information LFH
pos 1460
Optional
max 20
LEP
Epa Required Data LEP
pos 1470
Optional
max 3
LH4
Canadian Dangerous Requirements LH4
pos 1480
Optional
max —
0350 Loop
OID
Order Information Detail OID
pos 1500
Required
max —
0300 LoopUnloadvariant 2 of 2required
S5
Stop Off Details S5
At least 1 Delivery/Drop Off detail is required to indicate where the shipment is destined to.
pos 0100
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
This is not a comprehensive list and only includes some of the most commonly used Reference Identification Qualifiers.
pos 0200
Optional
max 50
G62
Deliver No Later Than Datevariant 1 of 3
pos 0300
Optional
max 2
G62
Deliver Not Before Datevariant 2 of 3
pos 0300
Optional
max 2
G62
Requested Delivery Datevariant 3 of 3
pos 0300
Optional
max 2
NTE
Note Special Instruction NTE
pos 0650
Optional
max 20
0310 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Used to indicate the Consignee/Ship To Party.
At Least One Occurrence of a Consignee/Ship To Party is required. Legal Entity names (Railinc/DUN & BRADSTREET) must be provided.
pos 0700
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 0900
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 1000
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 1200
Optional
max 3
0320 Looprequired
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 1300
Required
max —
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 1350
Required
max —
0325 Loop
G61
Contact G61
pos 1400
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 1410
Optional
max 5
0330 Looprequired
LH1
Hazardous Identification Information LH1
pos 1430
Required
max —
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information LH2
pos 1440
Required
max 4
LH3
Hazardous Material Shipping Name LH3
pos 1450
Required
max 10
LFH
Freeform Hazardous Material Information LFH
pos 1460
Optional
max 20
LEP
Epa Required Data LEP
pos 1470
Optional
max 3
LH4
Canadian Dangerous Requirements LH4
pos 1480
Optional
max —
0350 Loop
OID
Order Information Detail OID
pos 1500
Required
max —
SUMMARY
L3
Total Weight And Charges L3
pos 0100
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 0200
Optional
max —
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