What is this?
Describes the railcar or container being shipped, the load / empty status, and how the freight charges are being paid.
When is it used?
Everytime shipping information is sent to CN.
Information available
The following information can be provided in this block:
| Shipping Date |
Required |
The date when you will have the equipment ready to depart your location. |
| Release Time |
Required |
The time when you will have the equipment ready to depart your location. |
| Equipment ID |
Required |
The initials and numbers stenciled on the side of the equipment. |
| Unique Shipment ID |
Required |
The number you use to track the shipment internally. |
| Price Reference |
Optional |
A unique reference that identifies the price of a shipment (e.g. 'CN T0000012345000123'). It can be found using the download feature of the Price Documents tool.
The price reference is made up of 4 components:
| 1-4 |
4 |
Standard Carrier Abbreviation Code (SCAC).
Note: If less than 4 characters, pad with trailing spaces.
|
'CN ' |
|
5
|
1 |
Price Authority Type.
T: Public tariff
D: Limited distribution tariff
F: Limited freight tariff
C: Regular contract
M: Macro contract
Q: Express contract
E: Exempt quote
|
'T' |
| 6-15 |
10 |
Price Authority Number.
Note: If less than 10 numbers, pad with leading zeroes.
|
'0000012345' |
|
| Minimum Car Block Size for Price |
Optional |
If the expected price of your shipment is dependent upon a minimum car block size, enter the number of cars here.
|
| Requested Delivery Date/Time |
Optional |
This is the most desirable date and time for delivery to your customer. |
| Delivery Contact |
Optional |
Contact information for the delivery. |
| Load/Empty |
Required |
Indicates the load / empty status of the shipment.
Note: Select 'Empty' when shipping residue dangerous goods or residue hazardous materials. |