The National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA)™ is a nonprofit membership organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia . Since 1956, NMFTA has represented the interests of the less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier industry, and for-hire interstate and intrastate carriers. There are two ways to join NMFTA: membership and participation in the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)®.
13-539: [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Standard Point Location Code" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2014 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Standard Point Location Code® (SPLC™)
26-1125: A city or municipal region. The remaining three digits refer to a specific location within the city. For Mexican SPLC, the first three digits refer to the state and the second three digits refer to a municipal region within the state. Like the US and Canadian SPLC, the last three digits refer to a specific location within the city. If the last three digits are "000" then the SPLC is not defined beyond city. External links [ edit ] Official Website References [ edit ] ^ "National Motor Freight Association" . nmfta.org . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Standard_Point_Location_Code&oldid=1220766506 " Category : Transport in North America Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from September 2014 All articles needing additional references National Motor Freight Traffic Association NMFTA's mission
39-970: A standard that classifies cargo for those shipping LTL. The online version of the NMFC is ClassIT ®. The Freight Classification Development Council , formerly known as the Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB), establishes, maintains, and updates the classification-related provisions of the NMFC. The NMFTA assigns and publishes the Standard Carrier Alpha Code ™ (SCAC®), a unique two- to four-letter code, for all companies except those codes used for identification of freight containers not operating exclusively in North America, intermodal chassis and trailers, non-railroad owned rail cars, and railroads. NMFTA developed SCAC identification codes in
52-590: Is a 9 digit geographic code used by North American transportation industries, especially rail. SPLC is owned and maintained by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association . SPLC exist for terminals within the United States , Canada , and Mexico . For the US and Canada, the first two digits refer to a state, province or territory. The second two digits refer to a county or its equivalent. The third two digits refer to
65-590: 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
78-554: 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. The following
91-543: Is to "Promote, advance, and improve the welfare and interests of the motor carrier industry. We do this through research, education, lobbying and developing industry standards and best practices. Our goal is to have the most informed membership to not only grow profitably, but efficiently run operations and protect against new challenges resulting from the digital era." The NMFTA publishes the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)®,
104-508: 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. 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
117-580: 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
130-531: The Digital LTL Council seeks to address key challenges, streamline operations, and improve overall service quality within the transportation sector. This article about a business, industry, or trade-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Standard Carrier Alpha Code The Standard Carrier Alpha Code ( SCAC ) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It
143-702: The NMFTA has been conducting heavy-vehicle research. Through its research initiatives, NMFTA develops and implements robust cybersecurity standards and best practices to protect Class 8 vehicles, businesses, and data from cyber threats. By collaborating with industry stakeholders, government agencies, and academic institutions, NMFTA strives to enhance the resilience and security of freight transportation systems. NMFTA hosts an annual Cybersecurity Conference each Fall. The event offers insight from industry leading speakers with backgrounds in both trucking asset and enterprise cybersecurity technology. In addition to safeguarding
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#1732793889262156-472: The industry, NMFTA is digitizing the industry. In June 2022, the NMFTA acquired the Digital LTL Council , an initiative focused on the digitizing the entire freight industry. The Council aims to promote the adoption and implementation of digital standards, technologies, and practices to enhance efficiency, transparency, and innovation in freight transportation. By fostering collaboration among industry stakeholders,
169-483: The mid 1960's to facilitate computerization in the transportation industry. The US government and other shippers in the US require carriers have an assigned SCAC in order to transport freight on their behalf. The NMFTA also assigns and publishes the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC), a numeric code to identify locations in North America that originate and receive cargo. For nearly a decade,
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