trucking

1 of 2

noun

truck·​ing ˈtrə-kiŋ 

: the process or business of transporting goods on trucks

trucking

2 of 2

present participle of truck entry 2, truck entry 3

Examples of trucking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The owner of a trucking business, Collins has represented Georgia in the House since 2023, and attempted to cast Ossoff as out of touch with Georgian values. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Collins, the owner of a family trucking company, struggled to dispense with scrutiny over his ties to family and former staffers who have espoused white nationalist and antisemitic views. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Tariffs have helped to drive the price of household necessities higher this year, while the rise in diesel prices has made trucking more expensive. — Alexandra Meier, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

The clearest explanation for the volume divergence came from XPO’s chief strategy officer Ali Faghri during the trucking company’s Thursday earnings call. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trucking

• bucking
• chucking
• clucking
• ducking
• mucking
• plucking
• shucking
• sucking
• tucking