trucking

noun

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

Examples of trucking in a Sentence

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The Transportation Department and the state of California have disagreed over the Golden State’s compliance with federal trucking laws for several months. Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2025 However, the trucking firm claimed the Teamsters took their time in delivering the files to the point where company lawyers didn’t receive them until only a few days before the case was dismissed. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025 Fountain, 54, who is in the logistics and trucking field, would occupy the seat currently held by Karen Buchanan, who joined the board in October 2023. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025 Waabi, the leader in physical artificial intelligence, has revealed a major milestone in autonomous trucking, integrating the Waabi Driver with the Volvo VNL Autonomous. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.

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