trucking

noun

truck·​ing ˈtrə-kiŋ 

: the process or business of transporting goods on trucks

Examples of trucking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On dry land, trucking and logistics costs range from $4,000 to $9,000 per container to move goods onward to the UAE, Cabral added. —Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026

Since oil is used in nearly every part of our lives − from manufacturing and travel to trucking produce to grocery stores and consumers' online orders to homes and offices − economists worry about how the spike in oil prices will affect inflation and economic growth. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Arizona’s governor suspended Uber’s testing in 2018; Uber then shut down the Arizona AV program and later sold it in 2020 for stock in Aurora Innovation, a self-driving trucking company in Texas. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

That drives up trucking costs, for example, which could, in turn, push up the prices of food and other goods and services, economists said. —Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trucking

• bucking
• chucking
• clucking
• ducking
• mucking
• plucking
• shucking
• sucking
• tucking