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haulage

[haw-lij]

noun

  1. the act or labor of hauling.

  2. the amount of force expended in hauling.

  3. a charge made, especially by a railroad, for hauling equipment, commodities, etc.



haulage

/ ˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. the act or labour of hauling

  2. a rate or charge levied for the transportation of goods, esp by rail

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haulage1

First recorded in 1820–30; haul + -age
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The director of a 160-year-old haulage firm put out of business by a cyber-attack has urged companies to be on their guard.

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Her father was a lorry driver with his own haulage business.

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"The improvement was definitely needed," said Mr Davies, a director of Mansel Davies haulage company.

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Davies left school at 16 and worked in his family's haulage business before being elected to what was then the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 and later serving 19 years as MP for Monmouth.

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Hughes, who was a haulage manager, was jailed for a total of 20 years at the Old Bailey in February 2021, after pleading guilty to his part in the 39 deaths.

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