drayage
noun
dray·age ˈdrā-ij 
: the work or cost of hauling by dray
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web With that comes a wide range of vehicle weight and function classifications, such as operational uses, drayage, cartage, short- and middle-mile freight, long-haul freight, last-mile freight and specialty vehicles. 
Alfred Poor, Forbes, 25 July 2022 East Group Logistics is a total transportation services drayage operation based in Norfolk, VA., with satellite offices in Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia. Kathy Jumper, al, 7 Nov. 2021 The settlements do not require XPO to reclassify its drivers as employees, but labor leaders nonetheless hailed the agreements, which will compensate 784 drivers, as a turning point in the fight over port drayage. Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021 The Maritime Clean Air Strategy also called for transitioning diesel cargo-handling equipment, such as cranes, drayage trucks and forklifts to zero-emission technology by 2030. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021 This had significant repercussions concerning logistics systems—container shortages, public warehouse space challenges, and pier drayage delays drove up costs for everyone. Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 The findings come as pressure ratchets on the port to adopt strict and binding timelines for its tenants to electrify everything from short-haul drayage trucks and forklifts to harbor and oceangoing vessels. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021 Additionally, all drayage trucks—the ones that move containers around at places like the Port of Los Angeles—must also go emissions free by this date, as well as off-road vehicles and equipment. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2020 These include big rigs, drayage trucks, terminal tractors, forklifts, and other industrial equipment. Nathaniel Horadam, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2020 See More
Alfred Poor, Forbes, 25 July 2022 East Group Logistics is a total transportation services drayage operation based in Norfolk, VA., with satellite offices in Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia. Kathy Jumper, al, 7 Nov. 2021 The settlements do not require XPO to reclassify its drivers as employees, but labor leaders nonetheless hailed the agreements, which will compensate 784 drivers, as a turning point in the fight over port drayage. Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021 The Maritime Clean Air Strategy also called for transitioning diesel cargo-handling equipment, such as cranes, drayage trucks and forklifts to zero-emission technology by 2030. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021 This had significant repercussions concerning logistics systems—container shortages, public warehouse space challenges, and pier drayage delays drove up costs for everyone. Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 The findings come as pressure ratchets on the port to adopt strict and binding timelines for its tenants to electrify everything from short-haul drayage trucks and forklifts to harbor and oceangoing vessels. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021 Additionally, all drayage trucks—the ones that move containers around at places like the Port of Los Angeles—must also go emissions free by this date, as well as off-road vehicles and equipment. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2020 These include big rigs, drayage trucks, terminal tractors, forklifts, and other industrial equipment. Nathaniel Horadam, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1791, in the meaning defined above