haulage

noun

haul·​age ˈhȯ-lij How to pronounce haulage (audio)
1
: the act or process of hauling
2
: a charge made for hauling

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The company is taking steps to reduce non-essential activity at its mining and haulage operations in Western Australia, according to a filing from Fenix, which also cited fuel supply disruptions posed by Tropical Cyclone Narelle currently churning off the coast. Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026 The company will also leverage Applied Intuition’s autonomy technology and AI-powered tooling for haulage and collision avoidance. Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Its two cars, each capable of carrying around 40 people, are attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable with traction provided by electric motors on the two cars. Andrei Khalip, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Those factors drove handling and haulage costs up 11 percent to $594 million. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for haulage

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of haulage was in 1676

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“Haulage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haulage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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