trucking

[ truhk-ing ]

/ ˈtrʌk ɪŋ /

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noun

the art or business of conveying articles or goods on trucks.

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Origin of trucking

First recorded in 1800–10; truck¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby trucking

truckdriver, Truckee, trucker, truck farm, truckie, trucking, truck jobber, truckle, truckle bed, truckline, truckload

Other definitions for trucking (2 of 2)

trucking²

[ truhk-ing ]

/ ˈtrʌk ɪŋ /

noun

the growing of vegetables for the market.

commercial bartering.

Origin of trucking

First recorded in 1585–95; truck² + -ing¹

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How to use trucking in a sentence

Later in 2019, Aurora pivoted to long-haul trucking as the first application for its self-driving technology.
Toyota partners with startup Aurora to develop self-driving taxis|Timothy B. Lee|February 9, 2021|Ars Technica
Nikola bulls believed the company would do for hydrogen-powered, long-haul trucking what Tesla has done for electric cars.
Little Big Shorts: How tiny ‘activist’ firms became sheriffs in the stock market’s Wild West|Bernhard Warner|December 3, 2020|Fortune
Gatik cofounder and CEO Gautam Narang describes his company’s goal as addressing the “middle mile” of autonomous transport, between long-haul trucking and last-mile delivery robots.
Autonomous delivery startup Gatik raises $25 million in Series A funding|dzanemorris|November 23, 2020|Fortune
In July, the Treasury Department made a $700 million loan to YRC Worldwide, a struggling trucking company backed by Apollo.
Treasury emergency aid loan goes to airline backed by Amazon and Apollo, showing government’s long reach|Yeganeh Torbati|November 10, 2020|Washington Post

That work has accelerated since spring 2019 when Daimler took a majority stake in Torc Robotics, an autonomous trucking startup that had been working with Luminar the past two years.
Daimler invests in lidar company Luminar in push to bring autonomous trucks to highways|Kirsten Korosec|October 30, 2020|TechCrunch
The trucking roads make it easier for predators to wipe out prey.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He called it the Twilight Express Trucking, no doubt in tribute to the series of books and movies.
Timothy Vafeades, the Vampire Trucker, Shames the Undead|Michael Daly|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, school buses, trucking fleets, and delivery vehicles are being converted to run on compressed natural gas.
U.S. Closing Trade Deficit With Better Oil Numbers|Daniel Gross|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The FBI has used them to recover diverted trucking shipments of consumer electronics.
The GPS Murderer|Jeff Deeney|July 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Canvass of the local trucking industry brought to light the conveyor of that elegant article of furniture.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Some day I'm going to have a trucking business of my own; there's good money in it.
A Man's Hearth|Eleanor M. Ingram
Within a few years a whole settlement of shacks grows up around it, and soon the trucking of the neighborhood is in foreign hands.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth
Since the cost of transportation varies with the distance, the trucking charge is customarily given as a separate item.
If You're Going to Live in the Country|Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
Trees were in full leaf, and numerous cold frames showed that trucking was in full operation.
The houseboat book|William F. Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for trucking (1 of 2)

trucking¹

/ (ˈtrʌkɪŋ) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian the transportation of goods by lorry

British Dictionary definitions for trucking (2 of 2)

trucking²

/ (ˈtrʌkɪŋ) /

noun

Also called: truck farming, (Brit, Austral., NZ, and South African) market gardening US and Canadian the business of growing fruit and vegetables on a commercial scale

commercial exchange; barter

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