hauler
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Definition
Noun: 1. A person or company whose business is the transportation of goods by road or rail: A hauler is an entity contracted to move freight from one place to another. 2. A large, heavy-duty truck used for transporting goods: The term can also refer to the vehicle itself, especially a tractor unit designed to pull trailers.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Person/Company):
- We hired a reputable hauler to transport the new machinery to the factory.
- The shipping company works with several independent haulers for cross-country deliveries.
- Noun (Vehicle):
- A massive hauler carrying logs rumbled down the highway.
- The diesel engine of the hauler is very powerful.
Advanced Usage
- "Long-haul hauler": Specifically refers to a person or truck involved in transporting goods over very long distances.
- Life as a long-haul hauler involves spending many days on the road.
- "Contract hauler": A hauler who works under a specific agreement or contract for a client.
- The supermarket chain uses a dedicated contract hauler for its dairy products.
Variants and Related Words
- Haul (verb): To pull or drag something with effort; to transport, especially in large quantities.
- They used a truck to haul the debris away.
- Haulage (noun): The commercial transport of goods.
- The cost of haulage has increased this year.
- Haulier: A chiefly British English variant spelling of "hauler," with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Carrier: A person or company that transports goods or people.
- Transporter: One that conveys goods or materials from one place to another.
- Trucker (chiefly for a person): A person who drives a truck, especially as an occupation.
- Rig (for the vehicle, informal): A large truck or tractor-trailer.
Related Phrases
- "Owner-operator hauler": A hauler who both owns and drives their own truck for business.
- He runs his business as an owner-operator hauler.
Noun
- a haulage contractor