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hauler

noun
haul·​er | \ ˈhȯ-lÉ™r How to pronounce hauler (audio) \

Definition of hauler

: one that hauls: such as
a : a commercial establishment or worker whose business is hauling
b : an automotive vehicle for hauling goods or material

Examples of hauler in a Sentence

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The expedited decision sheds no light on what may happen if voters approve or reject the city ordinance behind organized trash hauling, which St. Paul launched on Oct. 1 with a group of private haulers. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "St. Paul’s organized trash will go to the ballot, Minnesota Supreme Court rules," 22 Aug. 2019 This is very much the ideal family hauler and foul-weather foe, one that handles competently and safely. Larry Printz, Dallas News, "The 2020 Subaru Outback is a family hauling staple, even after six generations," 10 Aug. 2019 According to court documents, two city workers driving a large refuse hauler failed to see two cars at a dead stop near the end of the on-ramp — a pick-up truck and Michael DiSenso’s jeep. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego paying out $3M to man injured in crash with city trash truck," 23 July 2019 The resident will not incur any additional collection or disposal charges and the hauler will be fully responsible for the repair and/or replacement of the cart. Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, "Changes coming to curbside trash collection in unincorporated areas," 19 July 2019 Meanwhile, Alaska Waste, the city’s largest private trash hauler, raised its curbside recycling prices in April to deal with the rising cost. Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "How a decision by the Chinese government reverberates into your Anchorage recycling bin," 6 June 2019 Macenas said two-thirds of the fatalities of waste haulers are transportation-related nationwide. Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, "New law means drivers must slow down and steer clear of garbage and recycling trucks," 4 July 2019 That beefy power plant, new for 2019, is capable of pushing this 5,000-pound grocery hauler from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.7 seconds, and to a top track speed of 177 mph. Charles Fleming, latimes.com, "Porsche’s 2019 Cayenne Turbo can haul your groceries from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds," 21 June 2019 But private garbage haulers are being charged an additional $15 a ton for the extra expense of having their refuse sent by MIRA to out-of-state landfills, Kirk said. Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Regional Hartford trash plant suffers another equipment failure, forcing trash shipments to New York and Pennsylvania," 17 July 2019

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First Known Use of hauler

1674, in the meaning defined above

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