trucking

noun

truck·​ing ˈtrə-kiŋ How to pronounce trucking (audio)
: the process or business of transporting goods on trucks

Examples of trucking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Zoom in: Kodiak is one of two companies planning to launch driverless trucking routes in Texas this year. Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 30 July 2024 Over the years, the railroad filled in acreage to the east, creating room for rail yards, river and lake boat transfer stations, train sheds and, finally, piggyback trucking facilities. Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024 Gateway was a trucking company whose president served as a trustee of the Teamster pension fund. John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024 That's an awful lot of infrastructure investment, as well as a huge amount of grid electricity needed to support the drive to electric trucking – with MAN expecting half of its new trucks to be electric by 2030. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trucking 

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Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trucking was in 1809

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“Trucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucking. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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