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truckload

American  
[truhk-lohd] / ˈtrʌkˌloʊd /

noun

  1. the amount that a truck can carry.

  2. the minimum weight legally required for making shipments at a rate truckload rate below that charged for shipments under this minimum.


truckload British  
/ ˈtrʌkˌləʊd /

noun

  1. the amount carried by a truck

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of truckload

First recorded in 1860–65; truck 1 + load

Example Sentences

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Chief Executive Officer Adam Miller said rising fuel costs are adding to an existing downward supply trend in the truckload industry, which is continuing to tighten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“We expect truckload and LTL carriers to benefit first from rising spot rates and strengthening industrial demand, followed by freight brokers, and lastly intermodal provider,” Kuhn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Bedard notes, however, that there are “very early signs” from its truckload sector that “things will start to get better during 2026.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

A truckload of freshly harvested soybeans needs his attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Soon there was a truckload of them there at least.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

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