trucking

noun

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

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Aurora and other companies are working hard at making highway autonomous trucking a reality. Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Accomplishments, and 'malaise' Carter partially deregulated the airline, railroad and trucking industries and established the departments of Education and Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024 More:Trump tariffs could intensify US trucking industry slump, experts say Volatility watch Investors got a taste on Wednesday of how quickly market stability can shift to turmoil. Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024 The trucking industry in America has come to rely on migrant labor instead of improving pay and conditions for American workers. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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