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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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If necessary, employees could call a plant and divert a truckload of strawberry CupCakes to a store that needed more inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Less than truckload, or LTL, is for customers who don’t need an entire truckload.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Miller said signs are pointing toward improving demand in the truckload market, including favorable trends in load tenders, tenders rejections, and spot pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 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

Truckload after truckload of the sad faces passed.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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