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What is an EDI 240?

The EDI 240 is the motor carrier package status: tracking detail at the individual package level, where the 214 reports at the shipment level.

Carrier → shipper / consignee
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Last reviewed October 6, 2026 by Effective Data's EDI specialists.

Where it fits

When the 240 is used, and which way it travels

How the EDI 240 travelsThe 240 Motor Carrier Package Status goes from Carrier to Shipper / consignee. In sequence with: 211, 214, 240.CarrierShipper / consignee240Motor Carrier Package StatusIn sequence211Bill of lading214Shipment status240Package status
How the EDI 240 travelsThe 240 Motor Carrier Package Status goes from Carrier to Shipper / consignee. In sequence with: 211, 214, 240.CarrierShipper /consignee240Motor Carrier Package StatusIn sequence211Bill of lading214Shipment status240Package status
Which way the 240 travels, and the documents it is usually traded alongside. Partner implementation guides can add or drop documents from this set.

Carriers use it to report status for individual packages within a shipment, which matters for parcel-dense operations where one shipment’s packages can take different paths or fail individually.

Effective Data groups the 240 with the 211 and 214 as the documents that manage shipping and transportation processes, including the package-level updates this set exists for.

Also called the Package Status. Same document, same number.

Related documents

The documents the 240 travels with

214

Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message

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211

Motor Carrier Bill of Lading

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Frequently asked

+ What is an EDI 240?

The Motor Carrier Package Status: package-level tracking status from a carrier, complementing the shipment-level 214.

+ When would I need the 240 rather than the 214?

When status has to be known per package, not per shipment: parcel-dense freight where individual packages can diverge, fail or be delivered separately.

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