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FTL/LTL MOTOR CARRIER BILL OF LADING v. 2.0.2

Problem Statement

A message is needed for a shipper to electronically pass load information from a consignor to a less-than-truckload (LTL) or (FTL) motor carrier to a consignee similar to the hardcopy Bill of Lading.



Objective

To supply the detail design of a  LTL/FTL Motor Carrier Bill of Lading transaction needed to meet the requirements of the referenced BRAD(s).



Audience

The audience for this document is the global business community within the motor carrier sector being any business that ships, carries, or receives goods at one or more points in the supply chain.



Business Context


Industry: All
Geopolitical: All
Product: All
Process: Deliver
System Capabilities: EAN.UCC
Official Constraints: None



Business Transaction View




Business Transaction Use Case Diagram
Use Case Diagram

Use Case Description

Use Case ID UC-1
Use Case Name Add LTL Carrier Bill of Lading
Use Case Description This Use Case describes the exchange of the LTL Carrier Bill of Lading used to ensure that the consignor, the LTL carrier, and the customer (the consignee) are all getting the information they need for the processing of the goods through the supply chain. The use of an LTL Carrier Bill of Lading represents a shipment from a single origin to a single destination.  The carrier will keep the original Bill of Lading on file and use a delivery receipt for confirmation of the delivery of goods.  The LTL Carrier Bill of Lading referenced in this Use Case is an electronic message version of the traditional bill of lading.
Actors (Goal) Carrier: Party responsible for the transport of freight/goods.

Consignor: Party responsible for the origination of the LTL Carrier Bill of Lading

LTL Carrier Bill of Lading Originator: This actor is a generalization of the two actors (Consignor, Third Party) who can originate an LTL Carrier Bill of Lading.

Consignee: Party identified as the final recipient of freight/goods.  A consignee can also be a party requesting the shipment of the freight/goods.
  • LTL Carrier Bill of Lading Recipient: This actor is a generalization of the two actors (Carrier, Consignee) who can receive an LTL Carrier Bill of Lading.
Performance Goals None
Preconditions Freight contracts and/or trading partner agreements are in place and the trading partners are capable of sending and receiving electronic messages. The Consignor has freight/goods ready for a carrier
Post conditions The end-state of the price data alignment process occurs when the parties have achieved price data alignment
Scenario Begins when the LTL Carrier Bill of Lading Originator (Consignor or Third Party) sends the LTL Carrier Bill of Lading message to
the LTL Carrier Bill of Lading Recipient

Ends when... the  LTL Carrier Bill of Lading Recipient receives the LTL Carrier Bill of Lading.
Alternative Scenario None
Related Requirements None
Related Rules None


Business Transaction Activity Diagram

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Date of Publication: March 2007
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