truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd 
-ˌlōd
1
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
2
: the minimum weight required for shipping at truckload rates
3
: a large amount
truckloads of money
Examples of truckload in a Sentence
the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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Officials say truckloads of antiquities were driven from the capital in 2023 — RSF members filmed themselves opening crates of mummified remains — and estimate total losses at $110 million.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Then last week, pantry director Jesse Sharrard got a call from the food bank that a truckload was on the way.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Now lawmakers believe that a major uptick in bottle returns is most likely being caused by out-of-state traffickers hauling in truckloads of bottles to be returned.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
As for its less-than-truckload (LTL) division, FedEx Freight, the logistics giant expects to feel roughly $160 million in cost headwinds ahead of its June 1 spinoff.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Then last week, pantry director Jesse Sharrard got a call from the food bank that a truckload was on the way.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Now lawmakers believe that a major uptick in bottle returns is most likely being caused by out-of-state traffickers hauling in truckloads of bottles to be returned.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
As for its less-than-truckload (LTL) division, FedEx Freight, the logistics giant expects to feel roughly $160 million in cost headwinds ahead of its June 1 spinoff.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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