{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"empty trip","description":"An empty trip – also called dead mileage or empty running – occurs when a vehicle travels without cargo, typically on the return leg after delivery or while repositioning between assignments. All operating costs continue to accrue: fuel, driver wages, and vehicle wear, with no freight revenue to offset them. The share of empty kilometres in a fleet's total mileage is tracked as the empty rate, a standard efficiency metric in transport planning. Back-haul platforms and transport management system","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/empty-trip","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T12:19:28.874364","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadheading_(transportation)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/empty-trip","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"empty trip · An empty trip – also called dead mileage or empty running – occurs when a vehicle travels without cargo, typically on the return leg after delivery or while repositioning between assignments. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadheading_(transportation)"}