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Drop Trailer Codes by Carrier

Trailer is dropped at the site rather than held.

2 codes across 1 carrier, plus 1 that use a request field instead.

Echo Global Logistics
DROPTRAILERRECEIVER on rate quote spec

EquipmentAccessorials

Truckload equipment accessorial.

DROPTRAILERSHIPPER on rate quote spec

EquipmentAccessorials

Truckload equipment accessorial.

Supported without a code

These carriers offer the service but set it as a field on the request instead of sending a code.

C.H. Robinson

specialRequirement.hasDropTrailer

boolean

Common questions

Which carriers support drop trailer?

1 carrier publish a code for drop trailer, and a further 1 support it through a request field rather than a code. Trailer is dropped at the site rather than held.

Is there a standard drop trailer code across carriers?

No. Each carrier defines its own code, so the same service is spelled differently at every carrier you integrate with — Echo Global Logistics uses DROPTRAILERRECEIVER. A code is only meaningful together with the carrier it belongs to.

Need this programmatically? /api/accessorials/map?service=drop-trailer returns the same data as JSON on every plan.