trucking

noun

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

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Inspired by their work, Morris started landscaping part-time in 2003 while juggling his trucking company. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 May 2025 Navdeep Gill, who owns the Northern California trucking company Ocean Rail Logistics, said his business is already moving 60% to 70% less cargo as a result of the tariffs. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 Companies will be forced to respond to declining sales, which will mean layoffs at retailers and trucking companies sometime in late May or early June. Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2025 The tariff situation is exacerbating the long-running issues the wider trucking industry has experienced over the past few years, in which an imbalance of trucking capacity and freight demand has resulted in a three-year freight recession. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Apr. 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 14 May. 2025.

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