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
Examples of truckload in a Sentence
the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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The Courier Journal reported several unsightly discoveries in the Falls of the Ohio area, including a truckload of dead sheep left to rot.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
After the search warrants were served, deputies reported one house in San Jose contained more than a dozen truckloads of Home Depot merchandise occupying hallways and closets from floor to ceiling.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The companies project that truckload freight costs will increase slightly by the end of the year, and predict that the costs of both ground parcel and express parcel are also expected to climb in Q4.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the outage, the wholesale price of gas shot up by about 25 to 30 cents a gallon, forcing stations to pay about $2,000 more per truckload of gas, De Haan said.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
After the search warrants were served, deputies reported one house in San Jose contained more than a dozen truckloads of Home Depot merchandise occupying hallways and closets from floor to ceiling.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The companies project that truckload freight costs will increase slightly by the end of the year, and predict that the costs of both ground parcel and express parcel are also expected to climb in Q4.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the outage, the wholesale price of gas shot up by about 25 to 30 cents a gallon, forcing stations to pay about $2,000 more per truckload of gas, De Haan said.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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