The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association developed the SCAC code in the 1960s to help road transport companies computerize data and records.
Description The Standard Carrier Alpha Code, a two-to-four letter 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. SCACs can be obtained online at http://www.nmfta.org.
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 a vessel's departure at port of loading.
Widely used SCACs The following is a list of widely used SCACs:
SCAC Carrier name AACT AAA Cooper Transportation AYAF AAFES PRIVATE FLEET ABFS ABF FREIGHT PYLE A. DUIE PYLE, INC. ALLV ALLIED VAN LINES ARFW AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYS ANRM ALIANCA ANTC AMINO TRANSPORT AVRT Averitt Express BAXG BAX GLOBAL (now defunct) BKFB Bulk FR8 (Liquid Bulk) BLOJ Bridge Logistics BNAF BAX GLOBAL (air - now defunct) BTEY BT EXPRESS FREIGHT SYSTEMS CHRP CHEEMA TRANSPORT INC CMCP CAMIONNAGE CP CBNP CARBONITE LOGISTICS CTII CENTRAL TRANSPORT CNPC Carolina Transportation Inc CGSQ Carolina Logistics Inc CDNK Celadon CHKA Chermak Cartage, LLC CJRF CJR Trucking, Inc. CJRQ Cheeseman Transport CKPQ CLARK TRANSPORTATION, INC. CKOC Clark Oil Company CMDU CMA CGM COSU China Ocean Shipping Lines COTO Country Transport CPGP Container Port Group CESF Continental Expedited Services, Inc. CWAS Cowan systems, LLC CWCE CON-WAY CENTRAL EXPRESS CWIM CON-WAY INTERMODAL CWSE CON-WAY SOUTHERN EXPRESS CWWE CON-WAY WESTERN EXPRESS CSXT CSX TRANSPORTATION CIMC CUSHING TRANSPORTATION,DIDIDHT Logistics, LLC DYLT Daylight Transport LLC DAFG DAYTON FREIGHT DMLI Diamond Logistics DMER Dimerco Express (USA) Corp. DOLR DOT-LINE TRANSPORTATION DSVF DSV OCEAN TRANSPORT A/S ELOI Ease Logistics EGLV Evergreen EWCF EMERY WORLDWIDE ENIC EMPIRE NATIONAL INC EXLA Estes Express EXDO Expeditors International Ocean FDCC FedEx Custom Critical FDEG FEDEX GROUND FDE FedEx Express (AIR) FLJF FLT LOGISTICS LLC FTNA Fortune Transportation FWFG FIFTH WHEEL FREIGHT LLC FXFE FedEx LTL Freight East FXFW FedEx LTL Freight West (formerly VIKN - Viking) FXNL FedEx Freight National (formerly Watkins) GPTC G & P Trucking, Inc. GBEA GILBERT EAST CORP GBXI GILBERT EXPRESS GUMA GULICK TRUCKING, INC. HAEI Heartland Express A0GO Hier Logistic Group S. de R.L. de C.V.HDTIDanny Herman Trucking, Inc. HLCU Hapag-Lloyd AG HLOG HOW Logistics Group HJBT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. HOYO HOYER Deep Sea HRCF Hercules Forwarding LLC HUBG Hub Group IEXA Intelcom Express IELC Integrity Express Logistics INML INTERMODAL SERVICES ITFC ITF LLC HJBT J.B. HUNT KAEJ KANE IS ABLE KHNN KUEHNE + NAGEL KNIG Knight Transportation LDYN Logistic Dynamics, Inc. LDYQ LDI Trucking, Inc. MAEU Maersk Line MCPU MCC Transport Singapore Pte Ltd. MFGT Mainfreigh Inc MEDU Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. MGMC MGM TRANSPORT. MISH Mississippi Transporters Inc. MTEN Marten Transport, Ltd. NAFT NATIONAL FREIGHT NAVI North American Van Lines, Inc. NXPL National Xpress Logistics NYKS NYK NYKU NYK ODFL OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINEOLLDOlympiad Line, LLC OOLU Orient Overseas Container LinePAAFPilot Freight Services PAYL PAYSTAR LOGISTICS PENS Peninsula Truck Lines PFLP PACIFIC LOGISTICS CORP PAMT PAM Transport Inc PSQL PERFORMANCE LOGISTICS PDME PIEDMONT EXPRESS PMKO Prime Inc. (Tanker) PNEP Panalpina (Pantainer Express Line) PRIJ Prime Inc. (OTR) PRIU Prime Inc. (Intermodal) PRML Prime Inc. (Logistics) GMLS R and L Carriers RCXB Red Classic Transportation Services, LLC RDWY Roadway (YRC) RGLN Radiant Global Logistics ROWL Rowl Trucking RXLI Route Transportation & Logistics RYOM Royal Oil RDSS Rail Delivery Services, Inc. RUSS Russel Delivery Services, Inc. SAFM Safmarine SAIA Saia LTL Freight SCNN Schneider National SDYA Same Day Air Logistics SNCY Schneider National SNLU Schneider National SXVE Silver Enterprises STVV Stevens Transport SUDU Hamburg Süd SWFT SWIFT TRANSPORTATION SZCP Sazerac Transportation TCKM Truckers America TEUG TEU Global (Trade Expeditors USA, INC. DBA TEU GLOBAL) TPNW Triple A Logistics TRKU TURKON LINE INC UDRY USAW - USA Logistics UPGF UPS FREIGHT (FKA Overnite Transportation Co / OVNT) UPSN United Parcel Service UPSS United Parcel Service UPSC United Parcel Service UPSZ United Parcel Service USAU U.S. Government USAX U.S. Government UQEP UNIQUE EXPRESS UYSN UNYSON USIT USA Truck USNW U.S. Northwest Express or USNW Express USPS United States Postal Service USXI U.S. Xpress VCTS Vocar Transportation Services, LLC. VLOQ VANEDGE LOGISTICS VSRD Vistar Transportation Ltd. WPLAWatchpoint Logistics WSXI Western Express, Inc. WTAG WTA Global Inc. XUI Xpress United Inc. XPOC XPO, Inc. FICS First International courier sys. SKQW SILQ LLC
See also Bill of Lading EDIFACT Electronic Data Interchange ISO 6346, an international standard for marking intermodal containers Less than truckload National Motor Freight Traffic Association Reporting mark
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