Transport Data

Transport Data For Shipments According to VDA 4921 (Daimler AG Partner Program)

Transport Data For Shipments is an important link in the external material flow process. To ensure comprehensive process information, it is essential to include transport contractors in the electronic data interchange process. The VDA recommendations for EDI communications and documents for Transport Data For Shipments outlined below were developed in collaboration with the German Federal Freight Forwarding and Warehousing Association, Bonn (BSL).

Supplier to freight forwarder (“electronic forwarding instruction”)

This information is an extremely important basis for rational and efficient transport processes. The following recommendations are available:

  • VDA recommendation 4920. This document has not been generally accepted.
  • VDA/ODETTE recommendation TRINAD. On the basis of the EDIFACT message IFTMIN, the VDA has developed the TRINAD subset (Transport Instruction Advice), working in close collaboration with ODETTE and BSL members.

Plans are being made for the implementation of this new message at Daimler AG. The company is likely to recommend the ODETTE message TRINAD (subset of the IFTMIN EDIFACT message).

Freight forwarder to auto manufacturer (“electronic loading list”)

  • VDA recommendation 4921. The data exchange according to VDA 4921 is already a standard application with our area contract freight forwarders.
  • VDA/ODETTE recommendation CONSUM. On the basis of the EDIFACT message IFCSUM, VDA has developed the CONSUM
    (Consolidation Summary Message) message. Daimler AG is not able to process this message at this stage.

The VDA 4921 communication is generated by our area contract freight forwarders. This message plays a key role in ensuring rational and efficient goods receipt processing at the consignee’s location. Daimler AG is therefore planning to set up “driver self-service goods receipt stations”, based on full EDI advice notifications with VDA 4913 and VDA 4921.

Time relationships between VDA 4913 and VDA 4921

VDA 4913 has a major impact on the functionality of VDA 4921. VDA 4921 refers to VDA 4913 via the consignment loading reference no. and the delivery note list.

  • First the VDA 4913
  • Then the VDA 4921.

For groupage consignment trucks, VDA 4921 provides the possibility of changing the consignment composition as per the VDA 4913 according to the cargo actually loaded or trans-loaded at the freight forwarding terminal (e.g. for consignment make-up according to unloading points).

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