| Carriers/LSP (tcmcs0180s000) |  |
| Use this session to maintain a carrier. Related topics To use a details session
Fields | Description
Carrier/LSP | An organization that provides transport services. You can link a default carrier to both ship-to and ship-from business partners. In addition, you can print sales and purchase orders on a packing list, sorted by carrier. For ordering and invoicing, you must define a carrier as a business partner.
Buy-from Business Partner | The buy-from business partner who is the carrier.
Transport Category | The type of transport provided by the carrier. If a carrier supplies more than one type of transport, you must define the carrier once for each type. Select Not Applicable if the type of transport is not used to calculate the duration of the transport.
Standard Carrier Alpha Code | A unique code to identify transportation companies, used to facilitate automatic processing in the transportation industry.