truckload

noun

truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd 

-ˌlōd

1

: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck

2

: the minimum weight required for shipping at truckload rates

3

: a large amount

truckloads of money

Synonyms of truckload

• loads
• ton
• dozen
• plenty
• slew
• bunch
• pile
• chunk
• lot
• quantity
• deal
• wealth

Examples of truckload in a Sentence

the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery

Recent Examples on the Web

Tactical deals Another emerging option is to cut large deals with firms that have truckloads of GPUs for rent. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Although the food situation has improved since last year’s famine, Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid, allowing only a fraction of the daily 600 truckloads required in the cease-fire deal to enter the territory. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern cite 500-plus supportive customers, more than 2,000 filed statements, and backers including trucking giant Knight-Swift and a claim of 2 million fewer truckloads on highways. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for truckload

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Kids Definition

truckload

noun

truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd 

-ˌlōd

: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck