211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading (004050)
This is the standard X12 004050 spec, with 6 loops and 37 segment positions, as OpenEDI JSON, an ediFabric C# template and an ediFabric Native model. To change it for a trading partner, customize it in the EDI Spec Builder.
Use the 211 spec in your code
ediFabric .NET
Add the C# template and its common files to your project, or reference the template NuGet package, and read 211 files into TS211 objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Map version 004050 to the Native model with set_map, then parse 211 files to JSON from Python, Java, C or C#. See Convert between EDI and JSON.
OpenEDI
Select Customize in Spec Builder to copy the spec under your own name, change it for your partner, and parse files against it in EdiNation, ediFabric Native or ediFabric Cloud. Read about OpenEDI.
Generate 211 classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
ediFabric Native returns each 211 as JSON, with the property names of the OpenEDI schema. To work with that JSON as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language and deserialize the JSON into TS211. Serialize the objects back to JSON to build EDI with ediFabric Native. The classes keep the loops, segments, lengths and code lists, but not the EDI data formats, so validate files with ediFabric Native. Read more in Generate a class from OpenEDI.
Python: datamodel-code-generator. Node.js: openapi-typescript. Java, Go, Rust and C: OpenAPI Generator.
211 structure
Loops and segments of the standard 211, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Transaction Set Header | Optional | 1 |
| BOL | Beginning Segment for the Motor Carrier Bill of Lading | Mandatory | 1 |
| B2A | Set Purpose | Mandatory | 1 |
| MS3 | Interline Information | Optional | 12 |
| MS2 | Equipment or Container Owner and Type | Optional | 1 |
| L11 | Business Instructions and Reference Number | Optional | 100 |
| G62 | Date/Time | Optional | 6 |
| AT5 | Bill of Lading Handling Requirements | Optional | 50 |
| K1 | Remarks | Optional | 10 |
| Loop N1 | Party Identification | Optional | 10 |
| N1 | Party Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | 1 |
| N3 | Party Location | Optional | 2 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| G61 | Contact | Optional | 3 |
| Loop AT1 | Bill of Lading Line Item Number | Mandatory | 9999 |
| AT1 | Bill of Lading Line Item Number | Mandatory | 1 |
| L11 | Business Instructions and Reference Number | Optional | 100 |
| AT3 | Bill of Lading Rates and Charges | Optional | 1 |
| AT4 | Bill of Lading Description | Optional | 99 |
| Loop AT2 | Bill of Lading Line Item Detail | Optional | 1 |
| AT2 | Bill of Lading Line Item Detail | Mandatory | 1 |
| MAN | Marks and Numbers | Optional | 999999 |
| OID | Order Information Detail | Optional | 999999 |
| L4 | Measurement | Optional | 1 |
| Loop LX | Transaction Set Line Number | Optional | 999999 |
| LX | Transaction Set Line Number | Mandatory | 1 |
| MAN | Marks and Numbers | Optional | 999999 |
| OID | Order Information Detail | Optional | 999999 |
| Loop G61 | Contact | Optional | 2 |
| G61 | Contact | Mandatory | 1 |
| L11 | Business Instructions and Reference Number | Optional | 5 |
| LH6 | Hazardous Certification | Optional | 6 |
| Loop LH1 | Hazardous Identification Information | Mandatory | 25 |
| LH1 | Hazardous Identification Information | Mandatory | 1 |
| LH2 | Hazardous Classification Information | Optional | 4 |
| LH3 | Hazardous Material Shipping Name | Optional | 10 |
| LFH | Freeform Hazardous Material Information | Optional | 20 |
| LEP | EPA Required Data | Optional | 3 |
| LH4 | Canadian Dangerous Requirements | Optional | 1 |
| LHT | Transborder Hazardous Requirements | Optional | 3 |
| L11 | Business Instructions and Reference Number | Optional | 5 |
| SE | Transaction Set Trailer | Optional | 1 |