Motor Carrier Load Tender

The EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender is sent by a shipper or freight broker to a carrier to offer a freight shipment. The carrier responds with a 990 Response to Load Tender.

Industries

Logistics Transportation 3PL

Direction

Shipper → Carrier

Common Use Cases

Retailer tenders an outbound FTL load to a contracted carrier
3PL tenders an LTL shipment to a regional carrier
Broker tenders a spot load to a spot market carrier

Key Segments

B2 Beginning Segment — shipment identification, standard carrier alpha code (SCAC)

L11 Reference Numbers — PRO number, BOL number, PO reference

G62 Date/Time — pickup date, delivery date

N1 Name — shipper, consignee, bill-to party

S5 Stop Off Details — stop sequence, reason code, address

Transaction Flow

204 → 990 (carrier accepts/declines) → 214 (status updates in transit) → 210 (carrier invoice). SCAC code in B2 must match the carrier's registered SCAC.

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Common Validation Errors

B202 must be a valid SCAC registered with the NMFTA. Missing or invalid SCAC is the #1 rejection reason for 204 tender transactions.

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Other Transaction Sets

850 855 810 856 820 997 832 846 210 860 940 945 943 214