transporter
noun
trans·port·er
tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər 
ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-
: one that transports
especially
: a vehicle for transporting large or heavy loads
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Smaller car transporters, which have struggled in recent years because car sales have been hurt by the pandemic, a chip shortage and strikes, have not been able invest sufficiently in their fleets, said Sarah Riggs Amico, executive chair of Jack Cooper Transport, an auto carrier.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Other ports have the capacity to import cars, but there may not be enough car transporters at those ports to handle the new traffic.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The operation involved a navy destroyer, a patrol ship, an Indian Air Force C-17 transporter flying more than 1,500 miles to airdrop marine commandos, a naval drone, a reconnaissance drone and a P-8 surveillance jet, the release said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors charge that some of these transporters and others then sold the items to wholesalers and direct consumers.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
That first auto transporter acquisition was not just a business aim but also a reflection of Mr Taylor’s indomitable spirit and his refusal to allow his dreams to remain intangible.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
The researchers already found that select mutations in the LPS transporter machinery can knock back the drug's potency.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
Prior immunity European and Mexican organizations ran local operatives as enforcers and transporters.
—Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024
While inadequate bed space is a factor, the lack of staff at every level is even more significant: nurses, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, pharmacists, skilled technicians (lab, imaging, respiratory), housekeepers, transporters, security, unit clerks, dietary and many others.
—Dan Morhaim, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Other ports have the capacity to import cars, but there may not be enough car transporters at those ports to handle the new traffic.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The operation involved a navy destroyer, a patrol ship, an Indian Air Force C-17 transporter flying more than 1,500 miles to airdrop marine commandos, a naval drone, a reconnaissance drone and a P-8 surveillance jet, the release said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors charge that some of these transporters and others then sold the items to wholesalers and direct consumers.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
That first auto transporter acquisition was not just a business aim but also a reflection of Mr Taylor’s indomitable spirit and his refusal to allow his dreams to remain intangible.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
The researchers already found that select mutations in the LPS transporter machinery can knock back the drug's potency.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
Prior immunity European and Mexican organizations ran local operatives as enforcers and transporters.
—Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024
While inadequate bed space is a factor, the lack of staff at every level is even more significant: nurses, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, pharmacists, skilled technicians (lab, imaging, respiratory), housekeepers, transporters, security, unit clerks, dietary and many others.
—Dan Morhaim, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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