trucking

noun

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

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The truck was being rented to a commercial trucking company, Penske said in a statement. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 In a statement to Fox News Digital, Penske said the truck involved was out on rent to a commercial trucking company, based on its records. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025 The trucking company has mostly sold off real estate via private sale transactions to firms including Knight-Swift, TFI International, A. Duie Pyle, Estes Express Lines, R+L Carriers and ABF Freight. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025 Based on our records, the truck involved was out on rent to a commercial trucking company. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 1 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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