ANSI X12 transaction set 214
Connect EDI 214 shipment status with your ERP, TMS, WMS or finance workflow.
Tirnav helps teams implement EDI 214 with validated maps, system integration and exception monitoring. Receive carrier status events and associate them with shipment records in your ERP, TMS, WMS or customer-service system.
Message overview
EDI 214 reports shipment status from a transportation carrier to interested trading partners.
Typical message flow
Related carrier messages
Implementation workflow
Confirm EDI 214 availability, the implementation guide and required X12 version with the partner.
Agree connectivity, identifiers, sample files and destination-system mappings.
Receive carrier status events and associate them with shipment records in your ERP, TMS, WMS or customer-service system.
Validate required fields and partner business rules before processing.
Test duplicates, rejected messages and acknowledgement handling.
Launch with monitoring, exception routing and controlled reprocessing.
X12 reference
Segment requirements vary by trading partner and implementation guide. These are common examples, not a universal requirement list.
| Segment | Business meaning | Implementation notes |
|---|---|---|
| ISA / GS | Control headers | Identify the agreed interchange sender, receiver and functional group. |
| ST / SE | Transaction envelope | Identify transaction set 214 and validate its control reference and segment count. |
| B10 | Beginning segment | Identifies the shipment status transaction and communicates key shipment and carrier references. |
| L11 | Reference information | Carries shipment, order, bill of lading, PRO and other transportation reference numbers. |
| MS2 | Carrier details | Identifies the transportation carrier and provides carrier-specific shipment information. |
| N1 / N2 / N3 / N4 | Party and location | Identifies shipment parties and locations such as shipper, consignee, pickup and delivery locations. |
| LX | Status loop | Begins a shipment status detail loop for communicating individual status events. |
| AT7 | Shipment status | Communicates shipment status, reason codes, dates, times and location-related status information. |
| MS1 | Location information | Provides the geographic location associated with the reported shipment status. |
| SE / GE / IEA | Control trailers | Close the transaction, functional group and interchange with control counts and matching references. |
Mapping and operations
Tirnav transforms the partner message into the format required by your ERP, WMS, OMS, 3PL or custom application while applying partner-specific business rules.
Exception handling
Detect rejected, malformed or incomplete messages.
Diagnose source data, mapping or business-rule failures.
Resolve the issue with the right owner and correction.
Reprocess safely while preserving transaction history.
Trading partners
Related transaction sets
EDI 214 is the ANSI X12 Motor Carrier Shipment Information Transaction Set. It is used by transportation carriers to communicate shipment status, location and milestone information to shippers, consignees and other trading partners.
An EDI 214 can include shipment references, carrier information, status codes, status reasons, dates, times and locations associated with transportation events such as pickup, in transit and delivery.
FedEx Freight supports EDI 214 shipment status workflows. Tirnav can implement the applicable carrier-specific mapping and integrate shipment status data with your ERP, TMS, WMS or other business systems.
EDI 214 communicates transportation shipment status, while EDI 240 communicates motor carrier package status information. The appropriate transaction depends on the carrier and the specific business workflow.
Tirnav can receive carrier EDI 214 messages, validate the shipment references and status information, and update corresponding shipment records in your ERP, TMS, WMS or customer-service system.
EDI 214 can automate the exchange of carrier shipment status events, but the frequency and timeliness of updates depend on the carrier's transmission process and implementation requirements.
Implementation typically requires the carrier's implementation guide, applicable X12 version, sample EDI files, connectivity requirements, status-code mappings and destination-system field mappings. Testing validates the complete workflow before production.
Tirnav validates incoming EDI 214 transactions and identifies issues such as missing shipment references, invalid status codes or mapping errors. Failed transactions can be reviewed, corrected and reprocessed.
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