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haulier

(ˈhɔːljə) or

hauler

1. (Commerce) a person or firm that transports goods by lorry; one engaged in road haulage

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a person that hauls, esp a mine worker who conveys coal from the workings to the foot of the shaft

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Noun

haulier - a haulage contractor

hauler

contractor - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

dustman, garbage carter, garbage collector, garbage hauler, garbage man, garbageman, refuse collector - someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse

Translations

سائِق نَقْلِيّات

dopravce

vognmand

Transportunternehmer

transporteur

flutningamiîlari; vörubílstjóri

autotrasportatore corriere rimorchiatore

nakliyatçı

货运承运人

haulier

[ˈhɔːlɪəʳ] N → transportista mf

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haulier

[ˈhɔːliə^r] hauler [ˈhɔːlə^r] (US) n → transporteur/euse m/f, camionneur/euse m/f

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haulier

, (US) hauler

n → Spediteur(in) m(f), → Fuhrunternehmer(in) m(f); (= company) → Spedition f; firm of hauliers → Spedition(sfirma) f, → Transportunternehmen nt

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haulier

[ˈhɔːljə] hauler (Am) [ˈhɔːlə] n → autotrasportatore m

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haul

(hoːl) verb

1. to pull with great effort or difficulty. Horses are used to haul barges along canals.

2. to carry by some form of transport. Coal is hauled by road and rail.

noun

1. a strong pull. He gave the rope a haul.

2. the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time. The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.

ˈhaulage (-lidʒ) noun

(money charged for) the carrying of goods by road, rail etc.

ˈhaulier (-liə) noun

a person who owns lorries which carry goods for other people.

a long haul

a long or tiring job, journey etc.

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International road hauliers from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia have united in a declaration against the Mobility package, theA Association of Bulgarian Enterprises for International Road Transport and Roads (AEBTRI)A said.

Hauliers from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia Make Joint Declaration Against Mobility Package

THE Port of Liverpool has taken a tough stance on hauliers arriving at dock gates without having first registered to use the port's new Autogate security system.

Port takes tough stance as lorry queues lengthen; No way through security for drivers without correct ID

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ROAD hauliers in Birmingham are the latest target for HM Revenue and Customs, a local expert has warned.

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Alistair Atkinson, Sales Director at Proteo said: "Rising fuel prices and pressure on margins means that hauliers can benefit from technology systems which drive efficiency and help them to deliver the service levels that their clients demand.

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Dodgy Irish truckers 'pulling the rug' from under Welsh hauliers A CRACKDOWN on Irish lorry firms illegally undercutting Welsh truckers has seen HGVs seized and fines handed out.

CABOTAGE

HAULIERS on Teesside are shouldering a massive three quarters more in fuel taxes compared to their London counterparts, a business organisation said today as it tried to head off more planned increases in this month's budget.

Play fair on tax - hauliers

The RHA said hauliers were still paying over the odds for their diesel and without a reduction most operators would have no option than to keep passing on the extra costs to their customers thereby keeping the cost of goods high.

Road hauliers are still paying top dollar for diesel despite falling petrol prices; In association with www.rbs.co.uk LOGISTICS

The Irish Road Hauliers' Association represents 15,000 truck drivers, some of whom use the tolls more than 100 times a year.

COURT THREAT OVER TRUCKERS M50 DEMO; Hauliers will clog system in fines protest

Lining their vehicles along a specially closed section of the A40 Westway in west London, the hauliers spoke of their fears for the industry as long as fuel costs remained at record highs.