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

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The races: Mayor of Portland and Portland city councilors Who is running: There are 19 people running for mayor, including three city commissioners, a trucking company leader, a stripper/author, and a nonprofit director. USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 Tractor-trailer combinations are the backbone of the trucking industry, and these need to be attached to and detached from each other. Richard Bishop, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Despite the Mexico boom, the U.S. freight trucking industry has been mired in a multi-year recession. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 Verne, a hydrogen fuel system developer once focused on decarbonizing the trucking industry, received a $248,000 contract in May to adapt its system for the Army to produce fuel in the field. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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