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Starbucks Coffee Company X12 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading
X12 211 (Motor Carrier Bill of Lading) is the EDI transaction exchanged between Starbucks Coffee Company (Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP)) and its trading partners. Stacksync handles full compliance, mapping, and real-time delivery.
- Segments
- 19
- Loops
- 3
- X12 211
- All partners ↗
Transaction context
Where 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading fits on Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP)
- Starbucks Coffee Company channels
- 1 of 3
- Trading partners
- 2
- Channels
- 2
1 of Starbucks Coffee Company's 3 channels carries 211
partners across the Stacksync network trade 211
channels network-wide carry 211
Most common alongside 211
The 211 is the electronic motor carrier bill of lading: a legally binding description of a shipment handed to the carrier, covering shipment identification, parties, commodities, weights, and handling requirements. The standard scopes it strictly to bill of lading data; it is not to be used as a load tender, pickup manifest, or appointment-scheduling message. Partners use it to replace the paper BOL and to establish the reference numbers that downstream status and billing documents must match. The shipper, or another party such as a 3PL or freight forwarder that contracts with the motor carrier, sends the 211 to the carrier transporting the goods.
When it fires: A shipper finalizes the bill of lading for freight being handed to a motor carrier and transmits it electronically instead of issuing a paper BOL.
Common 211 rejection causes
- Scope misuse: sending load tender, pickup manifest, or appointment-scheduling data in a 211, which the standard explicitly excludes and which receivers reject or ignore.
- Missing or duplicated shipment identification in the BOL beginning segment, which prevents the carrier from matching the bill of lading to the physical freight and to later 214 and freight-bill references.
- Unreconciled acknowledgments: carriers typically return a 997 Functional Acknowledgment for each received interchange, and shippers that do not track 997s miss bills of lading that never reached the carrier.
Specification summary
X12 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading at the element level
The X12 211 specification defines 22 segments carrying 78 data elements, 43 of which are mandatory.
- Segments
- 22
- Data elements
- 78
- Mandatory elements
- 43
| Segment | Elements | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| BOL | 4 | 4 |
| B2A | 1 | 1 |
| K1 | 1 | 1 |
| N1 | 4 | 1 |
| N2 | 1 | 1 |
| N3 | 2 | 1 |
| G61 | 4 | 2 |
| AT1 | 1 | 1 |
| AT2 | 8 | 3 |
| MAN | 2 | 2 |
Key identifiers in 211
- Standard Carrier Alpha Code
- Shipment Method of Payment
- Shipment Identification Number
- Date
- Transaction Set Purpose Code
- Free-form Information
- Entity Identifier Code
- Name
Full segment guideline — 19 segments 3 loops · X12 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data related to the transaction set
To allow for positive identification of transaction set purpose
To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify Bill of Lading handling and service requirements
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
N1 Loop Repeat: 10
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
AT1 Loop Repeat: 9,999
To reference a Bill of Lading line number
AT2 Loop Repeat: 1
To specify Bill of Lading quantity, weight, commodity classification and other details.
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
To specify order information detail
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
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Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP) EDI 211 FAQ
Common questions about 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading on the Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP) channel.
What is X12 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading?
X12 211 (Motor Carrier Bill of Lading) is the EDI transaction set used to exchange motor carrier bill of lading data. Starbucks Coffee Company's Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP) channel requires it from trading partners.
Does Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP) require 211 for trading partners?
Yes, Starbucks Coffee Company (Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP)) supports X12 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading. Stacksync handles the full integration so your team can focus on operations.
How fast can I integrate Starbucks Coffee Company 211 with Stacksync?
Most companies go live with Starbucks Coffee Company 211 on Stacksync in days. Pre-built mappings, no-code setup, and real-time monitoring make EDI compliance straightforward.
Which documents accompany 211 on Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP)?
On Starbucks Coffee Company (ISA ID: SBUXGTMSP), X12 211 is typically exchanged alongside 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message, 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender, 990 Response To A Load Tender. Stacksync maps each document into the same ERP or WMS workflow, so the full cycle stays in sync end to end.
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