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X12 215 — Motor Carrier Pickup Manifest

The 215 is the consolidated manifest of shipments tendered to a carrier at a single pickup. Use it when a shipper tenders several distinct shipments on the same day, to multiple destinations.

Purpose

The 215 lets a shipper say to the carrier, at the start of a pickup tour: "here is the full list of shipments you will load at my dock: for each, here is the BOL, the destination, the weight". The carrier uses it to prepare loading-time scanning and pre-allocates each shipment to a transit terminal.

The 215 is useful in high-volume LTL and parcel operations: a large cross-dock sends a single daily 215 that replaces dozens of paper BOLs. On the EDI side it is the antidote to many individual 204s: a single 215 consolidates the tender.

Envelope structure

The 215 travels in a functional group PM (Pickup Manifest). Didactic example in release 004010:

x12 example-215.x12 
ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESHIPPER   *ZZ*ACMECARRIER   *260514*0700*U*00401*000000215*0*P*>~
GS*PM*ACMESHIPPER*ACMECARRIER*20260514*0700*1*X*004010~
ST*215*0001~
M10*ACMECARRIER*001**TR-22345*20260514*A~
N1*SH*ACME WAREHOUSE 1*92*WH-001~
LX*1~
M11*PRO-7781*ACMEHQ*001*001*BOL-2026-998~
N1*CN*ACME RETAIL DC 5*92*DC-005~
LAD*L*5000*N*8*PLT*GUITARS AND ACCESSORIES~
LX*2~
M11*PRO-7782*ACMEHQ*002*001*BOL-2026-999~
N1*CN*ACME RETAIL DC 12*92*DC-012~
LAD*L*1800*N*3*PLT*GUITARS AND ACCESSORIES~
SE*11*0001~
GE*1*1~
IEA*1*000000215~

The M10 opens the manifest with SCAC, trailer ID, date. The N1*SH identifies the single pickup site. Each LX loop represents one shipment: M11 carries the BOL, N1*CN the destination, LAD the cargo characteristics.

Common segments

  • Header — ST, M10 (Manifest Identifying Information), DTM.
  • Pickup site — N1 (SH).
  • Individual shipment — LX loop with M11 (BOL Detail), N1 (CN), LAD (Lading), NTE.
  • Hazmat — LH1/LH2/LFH.
  • Summary — SE.

Common pitfalls

  • Pre-allocated vs at-pickup PRO Numbers: some LTLs reserve PRO Numbers for the shipper, others assign them at pickup. Align the scheme before go-live.
  • Consistency with individual 204s: if the shipper already sends a 204 per shipment, the 215 duplicates them; pick one flow to avoid divergence.
  • Pickup capacity: the 215 informs, it does not commit capacity; a 215 covering an unnegotiated volume may be partly refused on the ground.

Documentation

The code 215 and the name Motor Carrier Pickup Manifest are public and listed on x12.org/products/transaction-sets.