truckline

[ truhk-lahyn ]

noun

1. a transportation line utilizing trucks. truck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of truckline¹

First recorded in 1920–25; truck ¹ + line ¹

Example Sentences

Casey ended up buying Holmen La Crosse Truckline, running the business until he retired in 1990.

From Washington Times

Casey ended up buying Holmen La Crosse Truckline, running the business until he retired in 1990.

From Seattle Times

The celebrated Sidney Kingsley play “Dead End” played the Belasco, and in 1946 Marlon Brando gave a breakthrough performance in the now-forgotten Maxwell Anderson play “Truckline Cafe,” directed by Clurman.

From New York Times

The other members include a truckline operator, two heart doctors, a businessman, a Roman Catholic priest�and one of the triggermen who killed Trujillo.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the ICC, reaffirming its decision in the Pennsylvania Truck Lines, Inc. case that truckline acquisitions by railroads are not in the public interest if they compete with the roads, said no.

From Time Magazine Archive