trucking

¹

[ truhk-ing ]

noun

1. the art or business of conveying articles or goods on trucks. truck.

trucking

²

[ truhk-ing ]

noun

1. the growing of vegetables for the market.
2. commercial bartering.

trucking

¹

/ ˈtrʌkɪŋ /

noun

1. Also calledtruck farmingBrit, Austral., NZ, and South Africanmarket gardening the business of growing fruit and vegetables on a commercial scale
2. commercial exchange; barter

trucking

²

/ ˈtrʌkɪŋ /

noun

1. the transportation of goods by lorry

Word History and Origins

Origin of trucking¹

First recorded in 1800–10; truck ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of trucking²

First recorded in 1585–95; truck ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He now works for a cement trucking company.

From Los Angeles Times

Everyone is looking at Ford but no-one is doing their job of trucking it up and getting into a good position.

From BBC

The EPA grant will fund the financial incentives for trucking companies and operators to purchase another 250 electric cargo trucks.

From Los Angeles Times

Teel Simmonds said activists considered it a victory when the trucking proposal was rejected, but what is being proposed now is more alarming.

From Los Angeles Times

Jamie Abruzzo, a Missouri middle school teacher who picked up a summer job trucking puppies around the country, was overcome by anger as he took in the filth and feces that surrounded him.

From Los Angeles Times