To haul a shipment back over part of a route which it has traveled.
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A complement to a contract laying down rights and/or obligations that for whatever reasons the contracting parties cannot state in the original contract. A letter of indemnity provided by a shipper to a carrier, inducing the carrier to provide a…
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That portion of an order that cannot be delivered at a scheduled time, but will be delivered at a later date when available. Also, to restock requested out-of-stock items.
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A new letter of credit opened in favour of another beneficiary on the basis of an already existing one, not a transferable letter of credit. This type of letter of credit is used for trade intermediaries to open a second…
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The process of a transportation vehicle returning from the original destination point to the point of origin. The backhaul can be with a full, partial, or empty load. An empty backhaul is called deadheading.
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