211 Freight Bill of Lading
YRC Freight · X12 004010
YRC Freight’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
28 of 28 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 —
MS2
Equipment Or Container Owner And Type MS2
This segment is used only when the trailer information will be provided, otherwise this segment is not necessary.
pos 050
Optional
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
This segment is used to supply reference numbers that pertain to the entire shipment
pos 060
Optional
max 100
G62
Date Time G62
pos 070
Optional
max 6
AT5
Bill Of Lading Handling Requirements AT5
This segment is optional and is used to supply special services
pos 080
Optional
max 50
K1
Remarks K1
This segment is optional and not recommended by YRC Freight because it requires special processing to process the information being conveyed. All comments transmitted in this segment may or may not reach the delivery receipt.
pos 090
Optional
max 10
0100 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
This segment is required and is used to transmit shipper, consignee, and other third party related information.
The N102 has increased in size from 35 characters to 60 characters in version 003070. YRC Freight will continue to use the 35 characters maximum on this segment.
This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the “ID Code” (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party
The N103 and N104 are used by YRC Freight to further define the shipping locations, it is only required when N101 is equal to ‘SH’
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 —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
pos 020
Optional
max 100
AT3
Bill Of Lading Rates And Charges AT3
pos 030
Optional
max —
AT4
Bill Of Lading Description AT4
pos 040
Required
max 99
0210 Looprequired
AT2
Bill Of Lading Line Item Detail AT2
pos 050
Required
max —
MAN
Marks And Numbers MAN
pos 060
Optional
max 999999
SPO
Shipment Purchase Order Detail SPO
pos 070
Optional
max 999999
0220 Loop
LX
Assigned Number LX
pos 080
Required
max —
MAN
Marks And Numbers MAN
pos 090
Optional
max 999999
SPO
Shipment Purchase Order Detail SPO
pos 100
Optional
max 999999
0230 Loop
G61
Contact G61
Mandatory if Hazardous commodities are contained on this shipment
pos 110
Required
max —
0231 Looprequired
LH1
Hazardous Identification Information LH1
This segment is mandatory by YRC Freight for all Hazardous shipments.
pos 140
Required
max —
LH3
Hazardous Material Shipping Name LH3
pos 160
Required
max 10
LFH
Freeform Hazardous Material Information LFH
pos 170
Required
max 20
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 220
Optional
max —
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