drayage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drayage
Example Sentences
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“It’s going to cause a lot of chaos,” said Paul Brashier, vice president for drayage and intermodal at ITS Logistics.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
The idea is that drayage trucks can use less powerful chargers at their home bases and fill up more cheaply at those slow chargers overnight.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
The rule would tackle pollution from heavy trucks used to transport goods through ports and require companies to disclose their use of these so-called drayage trucks by 2024.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023
That defunct equipment was wired with enough power for 80% of the first phase of his drayage electrification project.
From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023
I had sixty cents when I landed; had paid fifty for trunk drayage, and I was now a moneyless man—hence my secret.
From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.
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