Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
backhaul and headhaul
Spanish translation:
ida y retorno con o sin enlace de operaciones
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Jul 22, 2013 20:11
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English term
backhaul and headhaul
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I am translating some marketing documents for a transportation company. I cannot find a proper translation of backhaul and headhaul. Can you please help me with this? Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 | ida y retorno con o sin enlace de operaciones |
AdrianaPal
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| 4 +1 | trayecto de ida / trayecto principal |
Scott Boyle (X)
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Proposed translations
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ida y retorno con o sin enlace de operaciones
headhaul se refiere al transorte de mercaderías a destino con vuelta vacío por lo que, en general, se cobra un adicional.
backhaul es el retorno al punto de origen con carga sin costo o con enlace de operaciones, en cuyo caso el costo es menor para el nuevo contratante ya que está "aprovechando" la vuelta del transporte, o sea que es una carga transportada en un vehiculo de regreso
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Note added at 22 hrs (2013-07-23 18:40:13 GMT)
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Simply put, a carrier is not making money if they are not hauling freight. The vast majority of carriers have customer located near their home base where they pick up freight to deliver to points across the country. Each of these outbound shipments is called a Headhaul. Once that shipment has been completed, the backhaul comes into play. A backhaul is a shipment that allows a carrier to make money on the trip back to their home base. By unilizing backhauls instead of heasdhauls, you save money. You as a broker can make more money and the your customer or shipper can save more money. By nature, back haul rates are cheaper than Headhaul rates because carriers need to get their trucks home as quickly as possible to service their customer(s). http://truckdispatching.wordpress.com/tag/headhaul/
backhaul es el retorno al punto de origen con carga sin costo o con enlace de operaciones, en cuyo caso el costo es menor para el nuevo contratante ya que está "aprovechando" la vuelta del transporte, o sea que es una carga transportada en un vehiculo de regreso
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Note added at 22 hrs (2013-07-23 18:40:13 GMT)
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Simply put, a carrier is not making money if they are not hauling freight. The vast majority of carriers have customer located near their home base where they pick up freight to deliver to points across the country. Each of these outbound shipments is called a Headhaul. Once that shipment has been completed, the backhaul comes into play. A backhaul is a shipment that allows a carrier to make money on the trip back to their home base. By unilizing backhauls instead of heasdhauls, you save money. You as a broker can make more money and the your customer or shipper can save more money. By nature, back haul rates are cheaper than Headhaul rates because carriers need to get their trucks home as quickly as possible to service their customer(s). http://truckdispatching.wordpress.com/tag/headhaul/
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But why would anyone think that any load should pay less because it is a "backhaul?" Freight is freight and it costs the same going out or coming in. One persons headhaul may be another's backhaul.
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Comment: "Adriana, gracias."
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trayecto de ida / trayecto principal
Quite a few people seem also get stuck on this one. Each resource I found said the correct term was "trayecto de ida / trayecto principal" which is outward or principal journey.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-07-23 01:14:40 GMT)
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I almost forgot to add the translation of "backhaul" which is "viaje de regreso."
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-07-23 01:14:40 GMT)
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I almost forgot to add the translation of "backhaul" which is "viaje de regreso."
Reference:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/ships_sailing_maritime/3152371-headhaul.html
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Your terms should really be two separate questions
Backhaul is the return movement of a truck from its original destination to its original point of origin, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.
http://www.shipnorthamerica.com/htmfiles/gloss_shipterms.htm
In trucking, a backhaul is hauling cargo back from point B to the originating point A.[1] Since it costs almost as much time and fuel to drive empty as fully loaded this makes economic sense as it pays for the trip back for the trucker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhaul_(trucking)
Head Haul
Head Haul refers to traffic moving along a route with greater than average volume. It applies in situations when there is a greater volume of traffic in one direction (Head Haul) than the opposite direction (Back Haul).
http://www.trademarktrans.com/node/256?KeepThis=true&height=...
“Headhaul” is when there is more freight moving from one geographic region to
another than is being transported back. Put another way, there is more freight in the
market moving from point A to point B
than from point B to point A.
http://www.3plogistics.com/Carrier_Pro.Pdf
http://www.shipnorthamerica.com/htmfiles/gloss_shipterms.htm
Backhaul is the return movement of a truck from its original destination to its original point of origin, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.
http://www.shipnorthamerica.com/htmfiles/gloss_shipterms.htm
In trucking, a backhaul is hauling cargo back from point B to the originating point A.[1] Since it costs almost as much time and fuel to drive empty as fully loaded this makes economic sense as it pays for the trip back for the trucker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhaul_(trucking)
Head Haul
Head Haul refers to traffic moving along a route with greater than average volume. It applies in situations when there is a greater volume of traffic in one direction (Head Haul) than the opposite direction (Back Haul).
http://www.trademarktrans.com/node/256?KeepThis=true&height=...
“Headhaul” is when there is more freight moving from one geographic region to
another than is being transported back. Put another way, there is more freight in the
market moving from point A to point B
than from point B to point A.
http://www.3plogistics.com/Carrier_Pro.Pdf
http://www.shipnorthamerica.com/htmfiles/gloss_shipterms.htm
Note from asker:
| Thanks so much for your detailed explanation. It has helped a lot. Sandra. |
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