trucking

noun

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

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Judge Wagner, who before being elected was a safety director at a trucking company, did not comment on Mr. Ferrer’s case. Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 The president of a local trucking company, Lee had flown to California, where Brody lives, and pitched him on a sports bar concept that emphasized food service and catered to an older crowd not interested in sticking around much past midnight. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025 He was instead assigned to a trucking company under Gen. George Patton. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025 Port labor, trucking, rail, warehousing, and other jobs that support these ports would be significantly impacted, as would businesses that rely on proximity to these ports. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trucking

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 22 Apr. 2025.

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