trucking

noun

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

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Today's industrial stocks include a company that makes braking systems for trains out of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania as well as a trucking manufacturer in Bellevue, Washington. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Concurrently, trucking employment is also at its lowest levels in the same time frame. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026 Jan Garrod said the cost of farming and trucking with the skyrocketing cost of diesel is almost too painful to think about. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 But in the trucking industry, there are few signs of concrete change. Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 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 25 Apr. 2026.

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