Motor Carrier Freight Invoice

The EDI 210 Motor Carrier Freight Invoice is sent by a carrier to a shipper or freight broker to request payment for transportation services rendered. It is the billing document that closes out the freight movement started by a 204 Load Tender.

Industries

Logistics Transportation Freight

Direction

Carrier → Shipper / Broker

Common Use Cases

Carrier invoices shipper for FTL lane haul
LTL carrier invoices broker for multi-stop consolidation
Carrier invoices 3PL for accessorial charges (detention, layover, fuel surcharge)

Key Segments

B3 Beginning Segment — invoice number, shipment date, net amount

N1 Name — shipper, consignee, bill-to party

N9 Reference Identification — PRO number, BOL, PO reference

L0 Line Item Quantity and Weight — weight, volume, rate qualifier

L5 Description, Marks and Numbers — commodity description, tariff class

L9 Total Weight and Charges — total weight and total charges

Transaction Flow

204 (Load Tender) → 990 (Response) → 214 (Shipment Status) → 210 (Freight Invoice). The 210 references the PRO number assigned by the carrier at pickup.

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Common Validation Errors

B304 (Net Amount Due) must equal the sum of all L9 charges. Common errors: missing PRO number in N901 reference, invalid currency qualifier in B313.

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Other Transaction Sets

850 855 810 856 820 997 832 846 204 860 940 945 943 214