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hauler

hauler

10 4.1
A person or company that moves goods by truck on roads
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔːlər/
  • US
translation icon : transportista
  • The recycling facility serves commercial haulers and the general public.
  • waste hauler
  • local hauler
  • commercial haulers

Examples

  • The local hauler provides reliable service for transporting furniture across the city.

  • Those haulers, they get together once a year, then they raise the rates before the gas prices.

  • The Americans thought of the waste hauler we're more familiar with today, the external hopper truck.

    Blog text (15)
  • A few towns and cities received information from consulting firms, haulers, or other sources.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Each private hauler decides if refuse and yard trimmings collection is on the same day.

    Academic text (1999)
  • San Francisco's hauler recently began offering Saturday organics service to augment its Monday through Friday service.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Bonamo employed hundreds of immigrants to this country as dirt haulers and stonecutters.

  • 74 Yankee was an ore hauler... servicing the mines in the outer sector.

  • The segregated batteries are transported off-site every 90 days by Triumvirate Environmental, a certified hauler based in Boston, Massachusetts.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Many businesses rely on a trustworthy hauler to deliver their products to customers.

Synonyms

carrier
vshauler
238 2.9

A person or company that delivers letters and packages

refers specifically to road-based contracting firms or persons moving goods
trucker
vshauler
  • US
69 3.4

A person who drives a truck to carry goods over long distances

can be either a contractor company or an individual in road transport business
truck driver
vshauler
  • US
67 1.2

A person who moves goods long distances in a large truck

may refer to the business entity or contractor, not only the vehicle operator
mover
vshauler
  • US
37 1.8

A person or company that helps people take their things to a new home

covers broader commercial road transport beyond only household moves
trucking company
vshauler
  • US
10 2.7

A business that uses trucks to carry goods for other companies

is the general contractor term for road goods transport businesses
shipper
vshauler
8 3.3

A person or company that sends goods to other places

is narrower, focusing specifically on businesses moving goods by road
deliveryman
vshauler
5 1.4

A person who brings packages or food to people's homes

covers broader road transport services beyond last mile deliveries
2 2.2

A business that moves people or things from one place to another

focuses only on commercial road transport rather than all transport services
wagoner
vshauler
  • Archaic
1 9.1

A person who drives a cart pulled by horses to carry goods

is the present-day commercial term for professional road goods transport
deliverer
vshauler
1 2.7

A person who brings packages to homes or businesses

is used for the wider business of contracting road freight services
carter
vshauler
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A person who drives a cart to move goods

is the modern commercial term for organized road goods transport
truckie
vshauler
  • UK
1 9.4

A person who drives a truck for a living, usually in Australia or the UK

is the neutral commercial term covering companies and formal contractors
garbage hauler
vshauler
  • US
1 3.0

A person or company that collects and takes away trash

is a general road transport contractor, not limited to waste removal
carman
vshauler
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who drives a horse cart to move goods

refers to current businesses or persons in commercial road transport
vanner
vshauler
7.9

A person who sells or delivers things from a van

applies more broadly to companies or persons transporting goods by road
caravaneer
vshauler
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who leads a group of camels and people across deserts to trade goods

is used for modern contractors or individuals moving goods by road
mule driver
vshauler
6.7

A person who leads mules to carry goods

is the contemporary business term for organized road freight services

Compounds

1 3.0

A person or company that collects and takes away trash

How Big

trucking company
  • US
10 2.7
hauler
  • US
10 4.1
carrier
238 2.9
owner-driver
  • UK
4.1

Surface Forms

hauler singular
haulers plural

Morphology

hauler = haul (transparent) = haul + er

Agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'haul' directly yields a person or company who transports goods, a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Hauler comes from the verb haul, which means 'to pull or carry'. So a hauler is literally someone or a company that moves heavy things from one place to another, often by truck.