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 truckloads of equipment the Dodgers travel with has to be specifically sorted and loaded onto the correct flight.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Another truckload brought more than 60 boxes on Tuesday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The truckload segment had a 2 percent increase in load volume, with the unit’s revenue per load falling 6 percent from the year prior.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Apr. 2025
With hundreds of truckloads of fracking fluid and sand needed per well — and with wells often down for maintenance — long lines of trucks, their drivers waiting hours in the desert without food, water, or restrooms, are characteristic of the new oil field.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Another truckload brought more than 60 boxes on Tuesday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The truckload segment had a 2 percent increase in load volume, with the unit’s revenue per load falling 6 percent from the year prior.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Apr. 2025
With hundreds of truckloads of fracking fluid and sand needed per well — and with wells often down for maintenance — long lines of trucks, their drivers waiting hours in the desert without food, water, or restrooms, are characteristic of the new oil field.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 28 May. 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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