Trucking is the business of moving goods from place to place by road, in trucks. It is an industry word: *the trucking industry*, *a trucking company*, *trucking costs*, *he works in trucking*.

Trucking is the business of moving goods from place to place by road, in trucksTrucking 指的是用卡車在陸路運送貨物的行業。 It is an industry word這是個產業用字: *the trucking industry*, *a trucking company*, *trucking costs*, *he works in trucking*像 *the trucking industry*（貨運業）、*a trucking company*（貨運公司）、*trucking costs*（貨運成本）、*he works in trucking*（他在貨運業工作）。

Notice that it names the whole activity as a business or field, not one journey — you would not say "the trucking took six hours"; you would say "the drive" or "the delivery". Like *trucker*, it is American; British English says *haulage* or *road haulage*.

Notice that it names the whole activity as a business or field要注意它指的是整個行業或領域, not one journey而不是單一趟運送 — you would not say "the trucking took six hours"你不會說 "the trucking took six hours"; you would say "the drive" or "the delivery"而是會說 "the drive" 或 "the delivery"。 Like *trucker*就像 *trucker* 一樣, it is American這是美式用語; British English says *haulage* or *road haulage*英式英文則說 *haulage* 或 *road haulage*。

It is also simply the -ing form of the verb *truck* (to carry goods by truck), so you will see it as an ordinary verb too: "They were trucking supplies across the border." That verb use is much less common than the industry noun.

It is also simply the -ing form of the verb *truck*它其實也就是動詞 *truck*（用卡車載運）的 -ing 形式, so所以 you will see it as an ordinary verb too你也會看到它當一般動詞用: "They were trucking supplies across the border."像 "They were trucking supplies across the border."（他們正用卡車把補給運過邊境）。 That verb use is much less common than the industry noun這種動詞用法比產業名詞用法少見很多。

One thing to know because your students will hear it in songs and films: *keep on trucking* is an old American slang phrase, from the 1970s, meaning "keep going, don't give up, keep living your life the way you do." It has nothing to do with trucks by then — it is pure encouragement, and it sounds cheerfully out of date, which is often exactly why people say it.

One thing to know because your students will hear it in songs and films還有一件事要知道，因為學生會在歌曲和電影裡聽到: *keep on trucking* is an old American slang phrase, from the 1970s*keep on trucking* 是1970年代的舊美式俚語, meaning "keep going, don't give up, keep living your life the way you do."意思是「繼續走下去、別放棄、照自己的方式過生活」。 It has nothing to do with trucks by then到這時候已經跟卡車一點關係都沒有了 — it is pure encouragement純粹是一種鼓勵, and而且 it sounds cheerfully out of date聽起來帶著一種過時的愉快感, which is often exactly why people say it而這通常正是大家愛講它的原因。