Transportation Mode of Shipment Table

The Transportation Mode of Shipment table is a reference document that lists the codes used across Department of Defense electronic transportation and supply transactions to identify how a shipment moves — for example, by various surface, air, water, or parcel/small-package modes. The copy in the LogTool directory links to a Federal EDI (ANSI X12 945A) implementation reference hosted on the DoD Procurement Toolbox, one of several places this type of transportation code reference circulates in DoD electronic-business documentation.

What it is

Mode-of-shipment (sometimes called transportation method) codes are short, standardized values that transportation and supply systems use so that shipment records, transportation control documents, and EDI/DLMS transactions all describe the shipping mode the same way. The document linked from this directory entry is a Federal EDI implementation convention artifact (transaction set 945, version 4010) rather than a standalone policy issuance, so it should be read as a technical reference for how the code appears inside an EDI transaction, not as the code's governing regulation.

Who operates it

The specific file is hosted on the DoD Procurement Toolbox, a Department of Defense contracting-eBusiness resource site associated with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment's Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) organization. The broader mode-of-shipment/transportation-method code standard itself is maintained through the Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) program (Defense Logistics Agency) and the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) reference-data process, which coordinate updates to DoD transportation codes used in logistics and transportation EDI transactions.

Access

The reference document is publicly accessible — no login, CAC, or account is required to view the linked PDF. There is no dedicated request or provisioning process for this specific artifact; it is a static reference file.

How logisticians use it

Transportation and traffic-management personnel, along with systems that generate or process shipment and transportation transactions, use mode-of-shipment codes to record and interpret how an item is being moved. Consistent, standardized codes let shipment documents, transportation control and movement documents, and DLMS/EDI transactions be read the same way by every system and trading partner across the Defense Transportation System, supporting shipment routing, in-transit visibility, and transportation accounting.

Related systems

This reference relates to the broader Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR) and Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) transaction set, which govern DoD shipment documentation and transportation-related EDI transactions more generally, including transportation control and movement documentation.