Logistics Industry
Merriam–Webster defines logistics as the handling of the details of an operation. In the logistics industry, this specifically applies to the movement of goods—by plane, train, automobile, container ship, or 18-wheeler—in an efficient and timely manner. EDI plays a big role in the handling of these details, providing a means for better communications between distribution centers, shippers, transportation carriers, and other industry players.
Some of the common EDI transactions that Softshare's clients exchange within the logistics industry are listed next. Your logistics trading partner may only require some of the transactions listed here or may require additional ones.
| ANSI X12 Standard |
UN/EDIFACT Standard |
| 110 air freight details and invoice |
IFTMCS instruction contract status |
| 210 motor carrier freight details and invoice |
| 410 rail carrier freight details and invoice |
| 204 motor carrier load tender |
IFTMIN instruction |
| 214 transportation carrier shipment status message |
IFTSTA international multimodal status report |
| 856 ship notice/manifest |
DESADV despatch advice |
| 990 response to a load tender |
N/A |
Using Softshare's EDI software applications and network services, you can connect with any logistics trading partner. A sampling of the logistics trading partners that Softshare's clients exchange EDI documents with is provided next.
- BNSF Railway
- CHEP International
- DHL Danzas/DHL EMC
- J.B. Hunt
- Menlo
- Ryder Carrier
- Schneider Logistics
- TNT
- UPS Worldwide Logistics
- Werner Logistics Services
If you don't see your logistics trading partner here, look for them in our complete trading partner list or contact us.
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