freight

Example Sentences

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Locomotives need to be able to haul freight across mountainous and desert regions, in various weather conditions and temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The commodity price surge, compounded by rising global freight rates, is pressuring the manufacturing sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Elevated diesel prices will drive up costs of everything from contract mining, consumables, reagent freight and contract haulage to export logistics, shipping and mine-site aviation, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Iranian forces' threat to ships in the crucial Strait of Hormuz has driven up payments for the insurance that underpins the world freight industry.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

So I hitched a ride on a freight train that was heading south.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson