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trunking

trunking

6.8
The movement of large amounts of goods between major warehouses on main routes
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : transporte
  • Many logistics firms use trunking to move goods quickly between major distribution centers.

Examples

  • Efficient trunking reduces the number of vehicles needed for long-distance transport.

  • The company specializes in trunking goods across the country.

  • The company saves money by trunking shipments between regional warehouses on a weekly schedule.

  • Many businesses rely on trunking for efficient distribution.

  • The company saves money by trunking shipments between regional warehouses on a weekly schedule.

  • Many logistics firms use trunking to move goods quickly between major distribution centers.

  • Efficient trunking reduces the number of vehicles needed for long-distance transport.

Synonyms

freight
vstrunking
79 3.9

Goods moved in large amounts by ship, train, or truck

refers to transport of large quantities along main routes not local delivery
trucking
vstrunking
  • Specialized
44 2.8

The business of moving goods by truck

covers movement of large quantities along main routes between distribution centers
hauling
vstrunking
11 2.6

The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle

emphasizes main route bulk transport between distribution centers not doorstep delivery
hubbing
vstrunking
  • Specialized
1 7.1

Organizing routes so they go through a main hub like an airport

moves large quantities along main routes between distribution centers
haulage
vstrunking
  • UK
1 6.2

The moving of goods by road or rail

stresses long, high-volume movement between distribution centers rather than local drops
freightage
vstrunking
  • Specialized
7.7

The transport of large amounts of goods by ship or truck for pay

focuses on moving large loads along main routes between distribution centers
truckage
vstrunking
  • Specialized
8.1

The movement of goods by truck

focuses on movement between distribution centers in large quantities, not local delivery

Surface Forms

trunking singular
trunkings plural

Morphology

trunking = trunk (opaque) = trunk + ing

The word is morphologically simple enough, but the logistics sense relies on the specialized 'main route' meaning of 'trunk', which is not obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Trunking comes from trunk, which was used for the 'main' line or main road between towns, just like a tree trunk that connects branches. So in transport, trunking means moving large amounts of goods along those main routes between distribution centers.