dump truck
noun
: an automotive truck for the transportation of bulk material that has a body which tilts to dump its contents
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Plotzer said there were 25 students and five adults on the bus, two passengers in the dump truck and two in the Chevrolet.
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Kenya Anderson, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The crash, which remains under investigation, involved a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Travis Plotzer said during a news conference Friday the crash happened on Highway 70 in Carroll County and involved a state Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The midday crash on Highway 70 in Carroll County involved the bus, a state dump truck and a passenger vehicle, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
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Kenya Anderson, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The crash, which remains under investigation, involved a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Travis Plotzer said during a news conference Friday the crash happened on Highway 70 in Carroll County and involved a state Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The midday crash on Highway 70 in Carroll County involved the bus, a state dump truck and a passenger vehicle, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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