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How to pronounce trucking in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hauling, truckage
Type of shipping, transport, transportation
Has types cartage, carting
Derivation truck

Examples of trucking

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After recession cutbacks, trucking firms expect to hire 290,000 drivers by 2018.
From the sacbee.com
From that trucking company, Mr. Slay built a nationwide transportation business.
From the stltoday.com
The trucking magnate Lindsay Fox is pushing for uniform heavy vehicle standards.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
These are the internal trucking fleets for companies such as supermarket chains.
From the investors.com
There aren't too many jobs that fill that bill, but long-distance trucking does.
From the newsobserver.com
In 2007, trucking company failures hit a nine-quarter high of 625, Headley said.
From the al.com
The trucking industry says it is responsible for 300,000 jobs in North Carolina.
From the newsobserver.com
Trucking, logistics, coffee shops-and yes, some Internet and tech companies too.
From the techcrunch.com
Brisbane just trucking it up and the Rabbits don't have a lot of questions left.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
  • Convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"
  • Hand truck: a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
  • A truck (American English) or lorry (British English) is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile. ...
  • Truck was a pop group from Malaysia, consisting of three members from another Malaysian band The October Cherries. The members were Diaz and two brothers by the surname of Shotam (first names not known). ...
  • Truck (ISBN 9780688802448, 1980) is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Donald Crews. It is notable for telling a story without using any humans or narration. It consists entirely of a single semi-trailer truck traveling through urban environments. ...
  • A truck is a nautical term for a wooden ball, disk, or bun-shaped cap at the top of a mast, with holes in it through which flag halyards are passed. Trucks are also used on wooden flagpoles, to prevent them from splitting.
  • Trucks! is an American television program that airs weekends as a part of Spike TV's Powerblock. It is hosted by Kevin Neils Tetz and Ryan Shand. The program focuses on automotive mechanics involving trucks and SUVs, ranging from improvement, to customizing, to creative works.
  • A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun-carriage; The ball on top of a flagpole; On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for ...