How to Use trucker in a Sentence

trucker

noun
  • One trucker returned with a wave.
    — Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The crossroads had long been a stop where truckers filled their fuel tanks and their bellies.
    — Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • By law, truckers can drive 11 hours in a 14-hour work window.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026
  • Butler looked movie-star cool wearing a trucker jacket teamed with a pair of black straight-leg jeans.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • These truckers could lose their licenses.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • So cab driver, chauffeur, or trucker.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The number of truckers on the road grows when demand is hot and shrinks as the economy cools.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Improved trucker parking has long been a concern.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The truckers have been hammered this month on fears that higher oil prices will slow down the economy.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Many companies also expect more truckers to leave the road, which would help drive up freight rates.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Snag a trucker jacket for the men in your life—it's made from effortlessly cool and stretchy suede.
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
  • States have already been taking matters into their own hands to help truckers cope with high diesel prices.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Small truckers aren’t making money fast enough from these rates to cover their higher diesel costs.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Rob Carpenter has been a trucker for 25 years.
    — Ashley Velie, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • That time cuts into hours a trucker is legally allowed to drive daily, known as hours of service.
    — Liz Young, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Some 9,000 truckers visit the ports at least once weekly.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Norris did, and scored the leading role of a put-upon trucker in Breaker!
    — Bob Mondello, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The sunburn appears on the back of his head, where the trucker mesh panels allow sunlight to stream through.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The trucker style is a vintage callback filled with pockets for plenty of storage.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Gas prices have been steadily rising all year, and truckers now pay $3 more than the average price a year ago.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Opt for an oversized trucker jacket in bold black denim, like this one from Justalwart.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Sure enough, a trucker is moving over into the slow lane and the brake lights suggest the truck is decreasing speed.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • James, a long-haul trucker of the human spirit, carves that notion into his novel’s chest.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The move is the latest in a series by the White House to clamp down on foreign truckers.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • For now, the AI ecosystem is so active now that truckers just move onto the next job.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The diesel shock could force some truckers to park their rigs — lifting rates for operators left standing.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Fred bought a pickup truck, a Mustang and his very own big rig; his lifelong dream was to be a long-haul trucker.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some truckers are shrinking fleets, fueling up out of state and changing driving habits.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Such truckers work load to load and often can’t raise rates when fuel prices spike, the way their larger competitors can.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Jason Rogers, a farmer and trucker, on his farm in Ottumwa, Iowa.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 30 July 2026

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