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The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a unique code used to identify transportation companies. It is typically two to four alphabetic letters long. It was developed by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association in the 1960s to help the transportation industry for computerizing data and records.
Description The Standard Carrier Alpha Code, a two-to-four digit identification, is used by the transportation industry to identify freight carriers in computer systems and shipping documents such as Bill of Lading, Freight Bill, Packing List, and Purchase Order. It is also used by the American National Standards Institute, Accredited Standards Committee X12, and United Nations EDIFACT for Electronic Data Interchange computer systems. SCACs are commonly used by the automobile, petroleum, forest products, and chemical industries; as well as suppliers to retail businesses, carriers engaged in railroad piggyback trailers, and ocean container drayage. Freight Carriers who participate in the Uniform Intermodal Interchange Agreement (UIIA) are required to maintain a SCAC. Certain groups of SCACs are reserved for specific purposes. Codes ending with the letter "U" are reserved for the identification of freight containers. Codes ending with the letter "X" are reserved for the identification of privately owned railroad cars. Codes ending with the letter "Z" are reserved for the identification of truck chassis and trailers used in intermodal service. SCAC is also used to identify an ocean carrier or self-filing party, such as a freight forwarder, for the Automated Manifest System used by US Customs and Border Protection for electronic import customs clearance and for manifest transmission as per the USA's "24 Hours Rule" which requires the carrier to transmit a cargo manifest to US Customs at least 24 hours prior to vessels departure at port of loading.
Examples of Common SCACs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
YFSY - Yellow Transportation - A Less than truckload (LTL) carrier RDWY - Roadway Express - A Less than truckload (LTL) carrier UPSN, UPSS, UPSC, UPSZ - United Parcel Service - A package delivery company USPS - United States Postal Service ABFS - ABF Freight System Inc. - A Less than truckload (LTL) carrier FDE - FedEx Express FDEG - FedEx Ground - A package delivery company FDCC - FedEx Custom Critical FEXF - FedEx Freight FXFE - FedEx LTL Freight East FXFW - FedEx LTL Freight West (formerly VIKN - Viking) FXNL - FedEx Freight National (formerly Watkins) PTWT - Panther II Expedited Services, Inc. - An expediting company PLNZ, PSKL - Penske/Quality Express JKFF - JackRabbit Fast Freight Corp [1] (http://www.jackrabbitfastfreight.com/) - A delivery company
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HAEI - Heartland Express HYWK - Hyway Trucking HGTN - Hogan Transport SCNN - Schneider National WESV - Wes Pro Fleet Services AAIE - ALG iral SWFT - Swift Transportation FTLC - Findlay Truck Line Company ANTT - Arnold Transportation KLFU - "K" Line SNLU - SinoTrans USIT - USA Truck UDRY, USAW - USA Logistics USXI - U.S. Express CMDU - Canadian-American Transport YODA - D&D Sexton DMLI - Diamond Logistics SALT - Salser and Sons MAEU - Maersk Line CMDU - CMA-CGM EGLV - Evergreen HJSC - Hanjin HYDU - Hyundai APLU - American President Line NYKU - NYK LGOA - Logistics One Transport USXL - USXL Worldwide CNWY - Con-way NXPL - National Xpress Logistics COSU - Coscon Container Lines MFSY - Manna Freight Systems, Inc. - A Freight forwarder
See also
Reporting mark National Motor Freight Traffic Association Electronic Data Interchange Less than truckload EDIFACT Bill of Lading
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