Can We Stop Using The Word "Backhaul"?

Yeah, really, what is this all about? As long as I've been trucking, a fronthaul(?) is the money maker, a backhaul gets you back to get another fronthaul. Brokers know this, it's never been any different.

 

I think Backhaul is better then NO HAUL at all.

 

It's not as bad as "back wash".....

 

You know what grinds my gears? Forum threads posted in the wrong sections. Let's focus on getting threads posted in the right sections before we go eliminating English words.

 

as a company driver they can call anything they want.

I'm not doing the dealing.

 

Darn dyslexia. All this time I've been calling them "haulbacks."

Either way, when I take my shuttle loads to another district of my company, I stop at a mill for a load of beams to bring back to my home terminal. The company's happy because they get their beams, my carrier is happy because I'm not running back empty, and I'm happy because I get to flirt with the saucy redhead in the scalehouse when I weigh out. It's a win for everyone, so we don't worry too much about whether or not we're grammatically correct.

 

Not always.

 

Beetlejuce.....Beetlejuice......Beetle......

 

I'm always looking for loads back but I never let them know that when they ask where I'm looking to go I always say anywhere that pays!