truckload

noun

truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd How to pronounce truckload (audio)
-ˌlōd
1
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
2
: the minimum weight required for shipping at truckload rates
3
: a large amount
truckloads of money

Examples of truckload in a Sentence

the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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Every road needed to be dirt instead of paved, so the dirt was brought in by the truckload. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025 According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the world produces over 92 million tons of textile waste annually, equivalent to a truckload dumped every second. Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 State of play: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, the largest U.S. truckload carrier, is building out its own national LTL network, largely via acquisitions of other trucking firms. Colin Campbell, Axios, 17 Apr. 2025 The agency expects to remove about 10 to 15 truckloads of soil and debris, which will be transported to a licensed hazardous material facility. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for truckload

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of truckload was in 1862

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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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truckload

noun
truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd How to pronounce truckload (audio)
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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