X12 Reference
The freight EDI transactions, fully specced.
Every X12 transaction that moves a load — the tender, the response, the status pings, the invoice. Each guide carries the complete segment, loop, and element spec, plus the trading-partner variants Melrose maintains in production.
Full guides · live schema
The core freight transactions.
X12 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender Load tender · Shipper / broker → carrier View full spec → X12 990 Response to a Load Tender Tender response · Carrier → shipper / broker View full spec → X12 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message Shipment status · Carrier → shipper / broker View full spec → X12 210 Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice Invoice · Carrier → shipper / broker View full spec →
Guides · order & warehouse set
The transactions around the freight.
X12 810 Invoice Invoice · Supplier → buyer View guide → X12 820 Payment Order/Remittance Advice Payment / remittance · Buyer / payer → supplier View guide → X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice Inventory advice · Supplier / warehouse → buyer View guide → X12 850 Purchase Order Purchase order · Buyer / retailer → supplier View guide → X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment PO acknowledgment · Supplier → buyer View guide → X12 856 Advance Ship Notice Ship notice (ASN) · Supplier / shipper → buyer View guide → X12 940 Warehouse Shipping Order Warehouse ship order · Depositor / owner → 3PL warehouse View guide → X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice Warehouse ship advice · 3PL warehouse → depositor View guide →
Complete registry
Every logistics X12 transaction.
The 114 X12 transaction sets used across freight and logistics. The core freight set links to a full spec; the rest to a definition.
Air, rail & ocean
104 Air Shipment Information 106 Motor Carrier Rate Proposal 107 Request for Motor Carrier Rate Proposal 108 Response to a Motor Carrier Rate Proposal 109 Vessel Content Details 110 Air Freight Details and Invoice 120 Vehicle Shipping Order 125 Multilevel Railcar Load Details 129 Vehicle Carrier Rate Update 160 Transportation Automatic Equipment Identification 161 Train Sheet 163 Transportation Appointment Schedule Information
Motor carrier
204 Motor Carrier Load Tender Guide 210 Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice Guide 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading 212 Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest 213 Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message Guide 215 Motor Carrier Pick-up Manifest 216 Motor Carrier Shipment Pick-up Notification 217 Motor Carrier Loading and Route Guide 218 Motor Carrier Tariff Information 219 Logistics Service Request 220 Logistics Service Response 222 Cartage Work Assignment 223 Consolidators Freight Bill and Invoice 224 Motor Carrier Summary Freight Bill Manifest 225 Response to a Cartage Work Assignment 240 Motor Carrier Package Status 285 Commercial Vehicle Safety and Credentials Information Exchange 286 Commercial Vehicle Credentials
Ocean & customs
300 Reservation (Booking Request) (Ocean) 301 Confirmation (Ocean) 303 Booking Cancellation (Ocean) 304 Shipping Instructions 309 Customs Manifest 310 Freight Receipt and Invoice (Ocean) 311 Canada Customs Information 312 Arrival Notice (Ocean) 313 Shipment Status Inquiry (Ocean) 315 Status Details (Ocean) 317 Delivery/Pickup Order 319 Terminal Information 322 Terminal Operations and Intermodal Ramp Activity 323 Vessel Schedule and Itinerary (Ocean) 324 Vessel Stow Plan (Ocean) 325 Consolidation of Goods In Container 326 Consignment Summary List 350 Customs Status Information 352 U.S. Customs Carrier General Order Status 353 Customs Events Advisory Details 354 U.S. Customs Automated Manifest Archive Status 355 U.S. Customs Acceptance/Rejection 356 U.S. Customs Permit to Transfer Request 357 U.S. Customs In-Bond Information 358 Customs Consist Information 361 Carrier Interchange Agreement (Ocean)
Rail
404 Rail Carrier Shipment Information 410 Rail Carrier Freight Details and Invoice 411 Freight Details and Invoice Summary (Rail) 414 Rail Carhire Settlements 417 Rail Carrier Waybill Interchange 418 Rail Advance Interchange Consist 419 Advance Car Disposition 420 Car Handling Information 421 Estimated Time of Arrival and Car Scheduling 422 Equipment Order 423 Rail Industrial Switch List 424 Rail Carrier Services Settlement 425 Rail Waybill Request 426 Rail Revenue Waybill 440 Shipment Weights 451 Railroad Event Report 452 Railroad Problem Log Inquiry or Advice 453 Railroad Service Commitment Advice 455 Railroad Parameter Trace Registration 456 Railroad Equipment Inquiry or Advice 460 Railroad Price Distribution Request or Response 463 Rail Rate Reply 466 Rate Request 468 Rate Docket Journal Log 470 Railroad Clearance 475 Rail Route File Maintenance 485 Ratemaking Action 486 Rate Docket Expiration 490 Rate Group Definition 492 Miscellaneous Rates 494 Scale Rate Table
Government & logistics
Grain & rail
Supply chain & billing
810 Invoice Guide 820 Payment Order/Remittance Advice Guide 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice Guide 850 Purchase Order Guide 853 Routing and Carrier Instruction 854 Shipment Delivery Discrepancy Information 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment Guide 856 Ship Notice/Manifest Guide 858 Shipment Information 859 Freight Invoice 862 Shipping Schedule 873 Commodity Movement Services 894 Delivery/Return Base Record 895 Delivery/Return Acknowledgment or Adjustment
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