big rig
noun
plural big rigs
US
: a large truck with an attached trailer that is used for hauling freight : semitrailer sense 2
A father and grandfather, Brubaker worked behind the wheel of a big rig for over a decade before transferring to a supervisory role.—
Deirdre Reilly
Deirdre ReillyHe formerly drove a big rig for a freight company.—Jim Kleinpeter
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When overtaking a freight train of 2 or 3 Class 8 big rigs hauling loads of green tomatoes through our California Central Valley, or getting around a similar raft of gravel trucks on the 210 freeway in Los Angeles.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
That volume is masking deteriorating demand from key sectors - particularly domestic manufacturing, which drives more than 60% of big rig ton miles, and ocean imports.
—Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
That includes both heavy duty big rigs weighing 8,500 pounds or more as well as lighter vehicles that include package delivery vans operated by the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and Amazon.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, as much as $100 million in jewels was stolen from a Brinks big rig.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
That volume is masking deteriorating demand from key sectors - particularly domestic manufacturing, which drives more than 60% of big rig ton miles, and ocean imports.
—Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
That includes both heavy duty big rigs weighing 8,500 pounds or more as well as lighter vehicles that include package delivery vans operated by the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and Amazon.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, as much as $100 million in jewels was stolen from a Brinks big rig.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big rig
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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