SCAC numbers

You will need one if you will be dealing with customs (ports, canada, etc)

 

I know we had to have one for the automakers.

 

Standard Carrier Alpha Code just for those that were wondering

 

I can't think of why you'd need one otherwise. That's the only time we use ours.

 

Intermodal also need SCAC

 

I've seen a lot of different shippers that required them over the years but hardly ever with spot freight. In a case where they did need one with spot, that I recall recently, it was a Landstar load and Landstar SCAC code worked great.

 

Yeah, it's for in-house accounting with the big corps. Keeps them from having issues when one location enters a trucking company under a slightly differing name or format, i.e. Prime and Prime, Inc. And yes, it's mostly for contract freight.

 

Have to have one to make an appt at some Walmart DC locations

 

That's on the broker done a lot of spot loads to Wal Mart we don't have a SCAC. It always pops up as the broker's SCAC on BOL.