: the process or business of transporting goods on trucks

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Instead of moving a package through a traditional ground network of regional hubs and trucking legs, consolidated parcels can fly directly to their destination region and then enter a local last-mile network. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026 There are some studies that point to improvement, but these are mostly for trucking fleets, and the data need to be combined with coaching and other strategies. Andréa Becker, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 However, trucking capability in many markets is struggling to keep up, Clerc added. Jenni Reid,sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Ports would retype them, then the shipping lines, then the trucking companies, and the customs brokers. Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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