truckload

[truhk-lohd]

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

/ ˈtrʌkˌləʊd /

noun

1. the amount carried by a truck

Word History and Origins

Origin of truckload¹

First recorded in 1860–65; truck ¹ + load

Example Sentences

Central Command, which is helping monitor the cease-fire, released what it said was drone footage of suspected Hamas operatives stealing a truckload of aid after attacking its driver.

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He drove a truckload of his freshly harvested beans last month to a Cargill-owned storage elevator in Florence, Ill., but was turned away while the facility unloaded its crop onto a barge.

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The company’s intermodal business expands profit margins despite low volume growth, while the truckload business sees lower income on higher sales.

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The company’s intermodal—freight which moves by both truck and rail—expanded profit margins on little volume growth, but the truckload business realized lower income on higher sales.

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Hunt, the intermodal business is seven to eight times larger than the truckload business.

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