truckman

Vehicle cargo transporter

A truckman is a person who drives or operates a truck, or one who works in the trucking business.

The term is old-fashioned; *truck driver* or *trucker* now dominates in American English.

In historical contexts, a truckman might have driven a horse-drawn truck or cart for hauling goods.

occupation

driver

Vehicle operator

deliveryman · mover · shipper · handler · dispatcher · owner-operator · drayage · union · Teamsters

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

goods · cargo · consignment · merchandise · parcel · package · lading · bulk · haul · payload

driving

cab

Vehicle for hire

  • steeringControlling direction of movement
  • wheelRotating circular frame
  • rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle

semi · eighteen-wheeler · trailer · highway · interstate · route · long-haul · convoy · diesel · gearshift

logistics

distribution

Allocation across recipients

scheduling · fulfillment · receiving · inventory · tracking · backhaul · deadhead

Opposites
mode of transport

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Train system employee

seaman · sailor · aviator · pilot · bargeman

role in logistics chain

truckmandispatcher

One who allocates resources

warehouse manager · shipping clerk · courier · messenger · consignee

scale of transport

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Delivery person or service

bicycle messenger · postman · delivery boy · errand runner · pedestrian

Family

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