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The data file for the multi-shipment tender of bills of lading can consist of several different fields, each containing information specific for processing each bill of lading. Below is an explanation of each section as well as a description of every field available for that section. Fields that are required are in Red. All other fields are optional.


The following is a brief description of each field available for the ACCOUNT information.

  FIELD DESCRIPTION
  ACCOUNT Your 6-digit ABF account number.
  PASSWORD Your 6-character ABF password.
  EMAIL Your e-mail address. 
  COMBINEPDF "N" if you want an individual PDF document path for each BOL row with FileFormat="A" (PDF with Adobe Acrobat). All successful PDF bills of lading will be combined into one PDF unless this is set to an "N". This also applies to shipping label documents.
  TEST "Y" if you are testing and do not want to create actual bills of lading or shipping labels. If testing, "BOL0000000" will be returned for each successful bill of lading request or "LAB0000000" for each successful shipping label request rather than the actual documents.
 

The following is a brief description of each field available for the BOL information.

  FIELD DESCRIPTION
 
  BOLHEADER Is it a Bill of Lading request:
  "Y" for Yes.
  "N" for No.
 
  Requester Affiliation:
  REQUESTERTYPE Who the requester is:
  "1" for Shipper.
  "2" for Consignee.
  "3" for Third Party.
  PAYMENTTERMS Payment Terms:
  "P" for prepaid.
  "C" for collect.
 
  Requester Information:
  REQUESTERNAME Requester contact name.
  REQUESTERPHONE Requester phone number. 
  REQUESTERPHONEEXT Requester phone extension. 
  REQUESTEREMAIL Requester e-mail address. 
  REQUESTERFAX Requester fax number. 
 
  Shipper Information:
  SHIPNAME Shipper full name.
  SHIPNAMEPLUS Shipper name plus.
  SHIPADDRESS Shipper address.
  SHIPCITY Shipper city.
  SHIPSTATE Shipper state. 
  SHIPZIP Shipper zip or postal code. 
  SHIPCOUNTRY Shipper country. 
  SHIPPHONE Shipper phone number. 
  SHIPPHONEEXT Shipper phone extension. 
  SHIPFAX Shipper fax number. 
  SHIPEMAIL Shipper e-mail address. 
 
  Consignee Information:
  CONSNAME Consignee full name.
  CONSNAMEPLUS Consignee name plus.
  CONSADDRESS Consignee address.
  CONSCITY Consignee city.
  CONSSTATE Consignee state. 
  CONSZIP Consignee zip or postal code. 
  CONSCOUNTRY Consignee country. 
  CONSPHONE Consignee phone number. 
  CONSPHONEEXT Consignee phone extension. 
  CONSFAX Consignee fax number. 
  CONSEMAIL Consignee e-mail address. 
 
  Third Party Information:
  TPBNAME Third Party full name.
  TPBNAMEPLUS Third Party name plus.
  TPBADDRESS Third Party address.
  TPBCITY Third Party city.
  TPBSTATE Third Party state. 
  TPBZIP Third Party zip or postal code. 
  TPBCOUNTRY Third Party country. 
  TPBPHONE Third Party phone number. 
  TPBPHONEEXT Third Party phone extension. 
  TPBFAX Third party fax number. 
  TPBEMAIL Third Party e-mail address. 
 
  COD Remit-To Information:
  CODAMOUNT COD Remit-To amount.
  CODFEE COD Remit-To fee terms:
  "P" for prepaid.
  "C" for collect.
  CCAFLAG "Y" if Company Check Acceptable.
  CODNAME COD Remit-To full name.
  CODADDRESS COD Remit-To address.
  CODCITY COD Remit-To city.
  CODSTATE COD Remit-To state. 
  CODZIP COD Remit-To zip or postal code. 
  CODCOUNTRY COD Remit-To country. 
 
  Shipment Specifics:
  SHIPDATE Date shipment will be available for pickup. 
  PRONUMBER Pro Number. 
  INSTRUCTIONS Special instructions about the shipment.
  BOLNUMBER Bill of Lading number for the shipment.
  CHECKDIGIT Check Digit for your Pro Number. 
  PROAUTOASSIGN "Y" to have your Pro Number auto-assigned.
  QUOTEID Quote ID associated with your shipment.
 
  Document Information:
  FILEFORMAT File format for the bill of lading and/or shipping labels:
  "A" for PDF with Adobe Acrobat.
  "R" for Rich Text format.
  "H" for HTML format.
  INKJETPRINTER "Y" if using an inkjet printer.
  LABELNUM Number of Shipping Labels to create. 
  LABELSTARTNUM Starting page position of Shipping Labels. 
Click here to view the Avery 5264 standard page layout.
  PROLABELNUM Number of Pro Number Labels to create. 
  PROLABELSTARTNUM Starting page position of Pro Number Labels. 
Click here to view the Avery 5160 standard page layout.
 
  Copy / Confirm:
  BOLCOPYSHIP "Y" to e-mail a copy of bill of lading to Shipper.
  BOLCOPYCONS "Y" to e-mail a copy of bill of lading to Consignee.
  BOLCOPYTPB "Y" to e-mail a copy of bill of lading to Third Party.
  BOLCOPYADD Additional e-mail address to send a copy of bill of lading to. 
  BOLCOPYLABELSHIP "Y" to e-mail a copy of shipping labels to Shipper.
  BOLCOPYLABELCONS "Y" to e-mail a copy of shipping labels to Consignee.
  BOLCOPYLABELTPB "Y" to e-mail a copy of shipping labels to Third Party.
  BOLCOPYLABELADD Additional e-mail address to send a copy of shipping labels to. 
 
  Additional Services:
  Pickup Options:
  GRD_PU "Y" for Liftgate-Ground Pickup option. 
  IPU "Y" for Inside Pickup option. 
  LAP "Y" for Limited Access Pickup option. 
  LAPTYPE Type of Limited Access Pickup. Required for LAP:
  "C" for Church pickup.
  "M" for Military Site pickup.
  "S" for School pickup.
  "U" for Mini-Storage pickup.
  "O" for Other type of limited access pickup.
  RPU "Y" for Residential Pickup option. 
  Delivery Options:
  CSD "Y" for Construction Site Delivery option. 
  DELON "Y" for Delivery On option. 
  GRD_DEL "Y" for Liftgate-Ground Delivery option. 
  IDEL "Y" for Inside Delivery option. 
  LAD "Y" for Limited Access Delivery option. 
  LADTYPE Type of Limited Access Delivery. Required for LAD:
  "C" for Church delivery.
  "M" for Military Site delivery.
  "S" for School delivery.
  "U" for Mini-Storage delivery.
  "O" for Other type of limited access delivery.
  RDEL "Y" for Residential Delivery option. 
  FLATBD "Y" for Flatbed Delivery option. 
  Other Options:
  ARR "Y" for Arrival Notification option. 
  CAP "Y" for Capacity Load option. 
  BOND "Y" for Customs Or In-Bond Freight option. 
  ELC "Y" for Excess Liability Coverage option. 
  DECLAREDVALUE Declared value of excess liability coverage (in U.S. dollars). Required for ELC.
  OD "Y" for Over-Dimension option. 
  SS "Y" for Single Shipment option. 
  SEG "Y" for Sorting and Segregating option. 
  SEGPIECES Number of Pieces to Sort and Seg. Required for SEG.
  TRPACK "Y" for TruckPack Shipment option. 
  TPBOXES Number of TruckPack boxes. Required for TRPACK.
  BLKH "Y" for Secure Shipment Divider (bulkhead) option. 
 

The following is a brief description of each field available for the COMMODITY information.

  FIELD DESCRIPTION
  HANDLINGNUM Number of Handling Units of commodity. 
  HANDLINGTYPE Type of Handling Units of commodity.
  PACKAGENUM Number of Packages of commodity. 
  PACKAGETYPE Type of Packages of commodity.
  WEIGHT Weight of commodity. 
  CLASS Class of commodity.
  NMFCITEM NMFC Item Number of commodity. 
  NMFCSUB NMFC Sub Number of commodity. 
  CUBE Cube of commodity in cubic feet. 
  DESCRIPTION Description of commodity.
  HAZMAT "Y" if a commodity contains hazardous materials.
  HAZMATCLASS Hazardous materials class.
  HAZMATUNNUMBER Hazardous materials UN/NA number. 
  HAZMATPHONE Hazardous materials emergency contact phone number. 
  HAZMATPHONEEXT Hazardous materials emergency contact phone extension. 
  HAZMATPROPNAME Hazardous materials proper shipping name.
  HAZMATTECHNAME Hazardous materials technical name.
  HAZMATPRODNAME Hazardous materials product/trade name.
  HAZMATSUBHAZ1 Hazardous materials sub hazard 1. 
  HAZMATSUBHAZ2 Hazardous materials sub hazard 2. 
  HAZMATPACKGRP Hazardous materials packing group. 
  HAZMATADDLINFO Hazardous materials additional information.
  HAZMATDOTEX Hazardous materials DOT exemption. 
  HAZMATSPECPERM Hazardous materials special permit. 
  HAZMATRQ "Y" if hazardous materials reportable quantity.
  HAZMATLTDQTY "Y" if hazardous materials limited quantity.
  HAZMATPIH "Y" if hazardous materials poison inhalation hazard.
  HAZMATBULK "Y" if hazardous materials bulk package.
  HAZMATMARINE "Y" if hazardous materials marine pollutant.
  HAZMATRESIDUE "Y" if hazardous materials residue last contained.
  HAZMATCOMPAT Hazardous materials compatibility.
  HAZMATZONE Hazardous materials zone.
 

The following is a brief description of each field available for the REFNUM information.

  FIELD DESCRIPTION
  PONUM Purchase Order number.
  POPIECE Purchase Order pieces. 
  POWEIGHT Purchase Order weight. 
  PODEPT Purchase Order department.
  CRN Customer Reference Number.