big rig
noun
plural big rigs
US
: a large truck with an attached trailer that is used for hauling freight : semitrailer sense 2
A father and grandfather, Brubaker worked behind the wheel of a big rig for over a decade before transferring to a supervisory role.—
Deirdre Reilly
Deirdre ReillyHe formerly drove a big rig for a freight company.—Jim Kleinpeter
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Stone was returning to Atlanta from a gig in Alabama with her band when her cargo van flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig, said music producer Walter Millsap III.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The vast majority of them were over important but relatively narrow policy debates around asbestos oversight rules, big rigs that use old engine components, energy efficiency requirements on freezers and ceiling fans (that was two cases), among others.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Larger vehicles — trucks and non-commuter buses — will be charged more: $14.40 for buses and smaller box-trucks, $21.60 for big rigs.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
And my husband did not have a life to live anymore because Monique Trucking, LLC—a company with a history of safety violations—chose to hire someone who did not belong behind the wheel of a big rig hauling a dangerous load on our highways.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The vast majority of them were over important but relatively narrow policy debates around asbestos oversight rules, big rigs that use old engine components, energy efficiency requirements on freezers and ceiling fans (that was two cases), among others.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Larger vehicles — trucks and non-commuter buses — will be charged more: $14.40 for buses and smaller box-trucks, $21.60 for big rigs.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
And my husband did not have a life to live anymore because Monique Trucking, LLC—a company with a history of safety violations—chose to hire someone who did not belong behind the wheel of a big rig hauling a dangerous load on our highways.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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