trucking

noun

truck·​ing ˈtrə-kiŋ How to pronounce trucking (audio)
: the process or business of transporting goods on trucks

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The Santo Tequila team later discovered that the trucking company, hired by their logistics provider, had outsourced the job to two other trucking companies. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 More tariffs are coming to the trucking industry. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 For Beam, running a trucking company that handles grain shipments for distillers was never her dream career. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025 The concept draws inspiration from traditional trucking, where bolt-on fairings and side skirts have long been used to cut fuel burn. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trucking

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trucking was in 1809

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“Trucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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