1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Bicoastal route to be 'rolling rest stop for truckers'
In addition to transporting passengers, the Transcontinental Chief would also transport truck drivers and their tractor trailers between the West and East coasts within the three-day span, according to AmeriStarRail.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Your final shot of the season left us looking at the road, after Charlie hitches a ride with a trucker who is heading to Kansas.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
America is experiencing a nationwide shortage of truckers, prompting the logistics industry to place more emphasis on employee retention satisfaction as the driver shortfall threatens to upend the nation's supply chains.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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The trucker and others reportedly stopped to try and help, but the couple died a few minutes later at the scene of the crash, the outlet reported.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Bicoastal route to be 'rolling rest stop for truckers'
In addition to transporting passengers, the Transcontinental Chief would also transport truck drivers and their tractor trailers between the West and East coasts within the three-day span, according to AmeriStarRail.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Your final shot of the season left us looking at the road, after Charlie hitches a ride with a trucker who is heading to Kansas.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
America is experiencing a nationwide shortage of truckers, prompting the logistics industry to place more emphasis on employee retention satisfaction as the driver shortfall threatens to upend the nation's supply chains.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for trucker
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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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