204 Motor Carrier Load Tender
MercuryGate · X12 004010
MercuryGate’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
51 of 51 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
B2
Beginning Segment For Shipment Information Transaction B2
pos 020
Required
max —
B2A
Set Purpose B2A
pos 030
Required
max —
AT5
Bill Of Lading Handling Requirements AT5
pos 110
Optional
max 6
PLD
Pallet Information PLD
pos 120
Optional
max —
NTE
Note Special Instruction NTE
pos 130
Optional
max 10
0100 Looprepeats 5required
N1
Name N1
pos 140
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 160
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 170
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 190
Optional
max 3
0200 Looprepeats 10
N7
Equipment Details N7
This segment is populated from the “Scheduled
Equipment” section of the load. Not the “Equipment” section.
pos 200
Required
max —
DETAIL
0300 LoopLoading Stopvariant 1 of 2repeats 999required
S5
Stop Off Details S5
pos 010
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 020
Optional
max 50
G62
Date Time G62
pos 030
Required
max 2
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 040
Required
max —
0310 Looprepeats 1required
N1
Name N1
pos 070
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 090
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 100
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 120
Optional
max 3
0320 Looprepeats 99
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 130
Required
max —
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 135
Optional
max —
0325 Looprepeats 99
G61
Contact G61
pos 140
Required
max —
0330 Looprepeats 25
LH1
Hazardous Identification Information LH1
pos 143
Required
max —
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information LH2
pos 144
Optional
max 4
LH3
Hazardous Material Shipping Name LH3
pos 145
Optional
max 10
LFH
Freeform Hazardous Material Information LFH
pos 146
Optional
max 20
0350 Looprepeats 999
OID
Order Identification Detail OID
pos 150
Required
max —
0360 Looprepeats 99
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 190
Required
max —
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 195
Optional
max —
0365 Looprepeats 99
G61
Contact G61
pos 200
Required
max —
0300 LoopUnloading Stopvariant 2 of 2repeats 999required
S5
Stop Off Details S5
pos 010
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 020
Optional
max 50
G62
Date Time G62
pos 030
Required
max 2
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 040
Required
max —
0310 Looprepeats 1required
N1
Name N1
pos 070
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 090
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 100
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
pos 120
Optional
max 3
0320 Looprepeats 99
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 130
Required
max —
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 135
Optional
max —
0325 Looprepeats 99
G61
Contact G61
pos 140
Required
max —
0330 Looprepeats 25
LH1
Hazardous Identification Information LH1
pos 143
Required
max —
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information LH2
pos 144
Optional
max 4
LH3
Hazardous Material Shipping Name LH3
pos 145
Optional
max 10
LFH
Freeform Hazardous Material Information LFH
pos 146
Optional
max 20
0350 Looprepeats 999
OID
Order Identification Detail OID
pos 150
Required
max —
0360 Looprepeats 99
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 190
Required
max —
AT8
Shipment Weight Packaging And Quantity Data AT8
pos 195
Optional
max —
0365 Looprepeats 99
G61
Contact G61
pos 200
Required
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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