1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Collateral damage, however, includes American truckers losing jobs and experiencing wage reductions from less expensive labor invading their home soil.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
California authorities are also facing a class-action lawsuit brought by immigration advocates who argue that the crackdown unfairly targets truckers and bus drivers.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Many truckers argue that CDLs are often too easy for non-citizens to attain, and that a lack of ELP enforcement poses safety risks on the road.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Once the code was given, Wedding’s associates would hand over a shipment of cocaine — up to 350 kilos per run — which the truckers would then smuggle into Canada.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Collateral damage, however, includes American truckers losing jobs and experiencing wage reductions from less expensive labor invading their home soil.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
California authorities are also facing a class-action lawsuit brought by immigration advocates who argue that the crackdown unfairly targets truckers and bus drivers.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Many truckers argue that CDLs are often too easy for non-citizens to attain, and that a lack of ELP enforcement poses safety risks on the road.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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