(n.) Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge for hauling.
Example Sentences:
(1) "The road haulage and construction sectors must pursue best practice to improve their road safety record.
(2) A few yards from the Munich clock, the memorial to the victims of the 1958 air disaster, Ian McGill, 58, a haulage contractor from Bristol, was explaining its significance to his grand-daughters, Bonnie, eight, and Milly, seven.
(3) He trained as a lorry driver in Detroit, got a job with a long-distance haulage firm and slept in his vehicle to save his earnings.
(4) France should pay compensation to British holidaymakers and haulage companies for the disruption caused by the migrant crisis and wildcat strikes, Harriet Harman has said in a letter to David Cameron .
(5) "How is anyone facing serious criminal allegations going to feel being represented by a haulage company?"
(6) Peter Cullum from industry group the Road Haulage Association said the demands on Operation Stack remained unprecedented.
(7) The threat of a national fuel strike has receded after the Acas conciliation service confirmed that peace talks between tanker drivers and haulage companies will take place on Wednesday.
(8) After comprehensive school he went travelling in Australia, before returning to work as a lorry driver for his family's haulage company.
(9) Her employer is among many haulage companies hoping to take on more women.
(10) Quentin Willson Motoring journalist and FairFuelUK campaigner, Angus MacNeil MP SNP's Westminster spokesperson on transport, Geoff Dunning Chief executive, Road Haulage Association, Jason McCartney MP Conservative member of transport select committee, Naomi Long MP Deputy leader, Alliance party of Northern Ireland, Nigel Dodds MP Deputy leader, Democratic Unionist party, Paul Sanders Chairman, Association of Pallet Networks, Pete Williams Head of external affairs, RAC, Rob Flello MP Labour, Rob Shuttleworth Chief executive, UKLPG, Sammy Wilson MP DUP parliamentary spokesman on economic and finance matters, Tessa Munt MP Liberal Democrat, PPS to the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, Theo de Pencier Chief executive, Freight Transport Association, Howard Cox FairFuelUK campaign founder
(11) Following Monday's announcement, it now appears that the seven haulage companies involved in the dispute have given their backing to the agenda drawn up by Acas.
(12) Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, was less than impressed with the package: “Quite simply the measures I’ve just heard from David Cameron aren’t enough.
(13) A subsidiary of the haulage firm Eddie Stobart has emerged as a leading contender in bidding for a new generation of criminal legal aid contracts that would deprive defendants of the right to choose their own solicitor.
(14) The Briton said he was one of seven or eight drivers from the MJD haulage company who were stuck on either side of the Channel.
(15) He has worked in both the haulage and jewellery businesses, and has a lively hinterland; he loves skiing and sailing.
(16) The maneuverability of the sledge with the new haulage shaft was good and the braking mechanisms worked well.
(17) Compensation should cover all losses.” On Friday, Cameron and the French president, François Hollande discussed the crisis by phone, with the British government promising more secure fencing and sniffer dogs in a move that chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, Richard Burnett, called a “sticking plaster”.
(18) Richard Burnett of the Road Haulage Association later criticised the fact that the new secure zone will not be in place until the autumn.
(19) We have been calling on the British and French governments to intervene for some time, and are now asking the prime minister to give the matter his urgent priority and implement plans to alleviate the crisis.” The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called for the deployment of the French military to boost security in Calais.
(20) Britain ‘poised to open door to thousands of migrant children’ Read more Richard Burnett, the Road Haulage Association’s chief executive, said the problems facing British truckers in Calais had become routine as he called for urgent action.
Hauler
Definition:
(n.) One who hauls.
Example Sentences:
(1) Many of the haulers – the Waste Managements and the Republics of the world who run landfills – know this is happening, and so we are going to collaborate with them,” she said.