trucker

Example Sentences

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Erik Hagerling, an independent trucker based in Michigan, said the diesel price increase has cost him an extra $300 to $400 a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Before his career at the NYPD, Mr. Harkins worked as a long-haul trucker, “crisscrossing the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Ivorian trucker Souleymane Traore has been driving to Mali for seven years but said lately "you take to the road with fear in your heart".

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

He says English proficiency as essential for acclimation, and recommends that federal and state governments, as well as trucker associations, offer subsidized programs to help immigrants learn English as a second language.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Then I was a trucker, doing a long haul across the world.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir