1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
Examples of trucker in a Sentence
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David Smiley, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
For more casual trips, the oversized trucker jacket is so versatile and still has every size left in stock (for now).
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
The industry is also grappling with a trucker shortage tied to working conditions and low pay.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The police and the city’s transportation department installed another and moved them farther up the road, in response to resident concerns and trucker quibbles about the old signage being too difficult to see.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Because hazmat trucks like gas tankers are barred from the tunnels other vehicles can use, the bridge also provided a key link for truckers in the network of roads around Baltimore.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Organizers obtained a permit for convoy truckers to park their vehicles along a country road next to an irrigation canal that supplies water to the surrounding farms and ranches.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
This way, the trucker can keep more of his hauling profits, which would otherwise be whittled down by the official dump fees.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
But within minutes, according to satellite data that tracks vessel traffic, the 984-foot (300-meter) Dali began to drift out of its lane and veered more sharply before slamming into one of the main pillars of the bridge, which is a critical conduit for Baltimore truckers and commuters.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Graham dealt with other crises as governor, including a 1979 truckers’ strike that forced the governor to call out the National Guard.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
For more casual trips, the oversized trucker jacket is so versatile and still has every size left in stock (for now).
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
The industry is also grappling with a trucker shortage tied to working conditions and low pay.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The police and the city’s transportation department installed another and moved them farther up the road, in response to resident concerns and trucker quibbles about the old signage being too difficult to see.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Because hazmat trucks like gas tankers are barred from the tunnels other vehicles can use, the bridge also provided a key link for truckers in the network of roads around Baltimore.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Organizers obtained a permit for convoy truckers to park their vehicles along a country road next to an irrigation canal that supplies water to the surrounding farms and ranches.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
This way, the trucker can keep more of his hauling profits, which would otherwise be whittled down by the official dump fees.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
But within minutes, according to satellite data that tracks vessel traffic, the 984-foot (300-meter) Dali began to drift out of its lane and veered more sharply before slamming into one of the main pillars of the bridge, which is a critical conduit for Baltimore truckers and commuters.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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