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 cost of diesel fuel is nearing $8 per gallon in parts of California, creating significant pressure on small trucking companies already struggling. Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Boydston is a partner in a trucking company and previously worked for Oracle Health. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Most industrial businesses in NYC do not own or operate their own trucking fleet but rely on independent carriers and contract haulers and have no practical mechanism to comply with fleet-level emissions mandates. Laura Rothrock, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026 While Friedman’s business is uniquely exposed to the war with its reliance on trucking, higher diesel and jet fuel prices are about to hit a lot more businesses. Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 2026.

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