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

In Leadville, truckloads of snow are plowed up from other parts of town and dumped onto Harrison Avenue for the weekendlong event that boasts an atypical co-mingling of ranchers and skiers. —Cari Shane, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Yellow first filed the lawsuit in June 2023, less than two months before the less-than-truckload (LTL) company ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025

Its battery reportedly supplies enough power to dispense two full truckloads of fuel. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025

Today, Beck estimates 37 truckloads of granite have arrived at Kinstone. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025

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