truckload
Americannoun
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the amount that a truck can carry.
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the minimum weight legally required for making shipments at a rate truckload rate below that charged for shipments under this minimum.
noun
Etymology
Origin of truckload
Example Sentences
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One more truckload can be expected once the weather is warm enough.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“The seasonal projects wound down quickly in November, and the lack of the typical broad-based seasonal lift in demand until late in the quarter led to lower truckload volumes than expected,” Miller said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
As payment for losing—Maples gave birth to a daughter, Tiffany, in October 1993—Epstein wrote that he sent Trump a truckload of baby food worth $10,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Hunt, the intermodal business is seven to eight times larger than the truckload business.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
“I don’t think so. Dad wouldn’t haul a truckload of wood all the way up here, then drive it back down the mountain.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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