trucking

noun

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

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Roughly 2,500 businesses in Otay Mesa are tied to cross border imports and exports, including warehouses, customs brokers, trucking companies, logistics providers, food processors and e-commerce. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 Higher prices for diesel could lead to a fuel surcharge by trucking companies, which could bleed through to the price of goods, since virtually every item in Americans’ homes were on a truck at some point. Chris Isidore, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025 And on top of it all, the DA was not going to charge the trucking company with any violations. David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 At the trial, Yellow could still see a reduction in some class-action claims on the basis that the trucking company acted in good faith throughout the issuing of the WARN Act notices. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 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 15 Feb. 2025.

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