noun
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the act or labour of hauling
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a rate or charge levied for the transportation of goods, esp by rail
Etymology
Origin of haulage
Example Sentences
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A West Midlands haulage company has said thieves are motivated by rising fuel prices after they stole 400 litres of diesel.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
It attributed the miss to a shutdown of the Davyhurst mill, wet weather affecting haulage from open pits and to the toll treatment processing plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Russian diesel, meanwhile, flowed to Brazil, where the fuel powers haulage trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
MacAskill's haulage firm, N D MacAskill & Son, transports livestock around Inverness, Dingwall and Stirling but also further afield.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Mack and Hughie exhausted every possibility of haulage for ten days and only when they realized that no one was going to take this stove home for them did they begin to carry it.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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