truckdriver

Long-haul professional

A truckdriver is someone who drives a truck professionally, especially one who operates large commercial vehicles like semi-trucks or tractor-trailers.

The job typically involves long-distance hauling of goods: My uncle was a truckdriver for thirty years.

Also spelled as two words: truck driver.

vehicle

semi

Large freight truck

dashboard · steering · gearshift · diesel · trailer · tractor · sleeper · rig · flatbed · tanker

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

  • loadCarried weight or burden
  • haulPull or carry laboriously
  • shipmentGoods being transported

delivery · goods · cargo · consignment · merchandise · bulk · pallet · lading · payload · unloading

road

highway

Major road for travel

tollbooth · navigation · GPS · detour · lanes · traffic · speed · destination · cross-country · convoy

occupation

operator

One who works machinery

cabbie · chauffeur · long-hauler · over-the-road · license · CDL · shifts · overtime · union · logbook

logistics

dispatch

Send with speed

carrier · fleet · deadhead · backhaul · turnaround · ETA · routing · scheduling · customs · intermodal

Opposites
vehicle type

truckdriverchauffeur

Professional hired driver

limousine driver · taxi driver · rickshaw driver · bus driver · motorcycle courier

mobility and work setting

truckdriveroffice worker

Indoor professional employee

desk jockey · secretary · receptionist · clerk · accountant

transportation role

truckdriverpassenger

Traveler, not operator

hitchhiker · commuter · rider · cargo

Family

truck, driver, trucks, trucked, trucking, trucker, truckers, drive, drives

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G