big rig
noun
plural big rigs
US
: a large truck with an attached trailer that is used for hauling freight : semitrailer sense 2
A father and grandfather, Brubaker worked behind the wheel of a big rig for over a decade before transferring to a supervisory role.—
Deirdre Reilly
Deirdre ReillyHe formerly drove a big rig for a freight company.—Jim Kleinpeter
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And my husband did not have a life to live anymore because Monique Trucking, LLC—a company with a history of safety violations—chose to hire someone who did not belong behind the wheel of a big rig hauling a dangerous load on our highways.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
The big rig did not stay at the scene, and police have not located it.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Northbound Interstate 5 at Lambert Road in southern Sacramento County reopened Tuesday morning, hours after a big rig overturned, said the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.
—Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
The big rig did not stay at the scene, and police have not located it.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Northbound Interstate 5 at Lambert Road in southern Sacramento County reopened Tuesday morning, hours after a big rig overturned, said the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.
—Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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