The return leg, usually paying less than the way out.
Backhaul rates are softer because the market you are leaving has more trucks than freight. Carriers often take a thin backhaul to avoid running empty.
Judge the round trip, not the leg. A $2.60 headhaul with a $1.40 backhaul is a $2.00 round trip, and that is the number that pays your bills.
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