trucking

noun

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

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Peterbilt, a trucking competitor, is mirroring the move with an expansion of its own farther south, Pierce said. Mark Dee march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 The Manhattan judge previously dismissed a series of lawsuits brought by local opponents, including New Jersey's governor, unionized teachers in New York City, a trucking industry group and local suburban leaders. CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 But the ex-food and energy inflation rate doesn't remove the indirect impact that higher crude prices have on other goods and services — most prominently, the cost of trucking and making plastics. Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026 House Bill 1200, heard in conference committee this morning, will retain language added in the Senate that gives the BMV more authority and holds trucking companies accountable that break the rules by imposing fines. Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026 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 7 Mar. 2026.

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