Explore Drayage through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Drayage in a sentence
Drayage meaning
- Transportation by dray.
- The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods.
- A fee paid for the provision of such transportation.
Using Drayage
- The main meaning on this page is: Transportation by dray. | The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods. | A fee paid for the provision of such transportation.
Context around Drayage
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Drayage
- In this selection, "drayage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, early, charging and truck stand out and add context to how "drayage" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include focuses on drayage or the and for the drayage truck fleets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "drayage" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with drayage
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because port real estate is at a premium, most early drayage charging projects will be "behind the fence" on trucking company property, experts said. (24 words)
But both ports are under relatively near-term deadlines, working to reach zero-emissions for terminal equipment by 2030 and for the drayage truck fleets by 2035. (27 words)
While other startups like Convoy and Uber Freight move cargo from point A to point B, Next Trucking focuses on drayage, or the “first-mile” of transferring goods from port to warehouse. (32 words)
While other startups like Convoy and Uber Freight move cargo from point A to point B, Next Trucking focuses on drayage, or the “first-mile” of transferring goods from port to warehouse. (32 words)
But both ports are under relatively near-term deadlines, working to reach zero-emissions for terminal equipment by 2030 and for the drayage truck fleets by 2035. (27 words)
Because port real estate is at a premium, most early drayage charging projects will be "behind the fence" on trucking company property, experts said. (24 words)
Example sentences (3)
Because port real estate is at a premium, most early drayage charging projects will be "behind the fence" on trucking company property, experts said.
But both ports are under relatively near-term deadlines, working to reach zero-emissions for terminal equipment by 2030 and for the drayage truck fleets by 2035.
While other startups like Convoy and Uber Freight move cargo from point A to point B, Next Trucking focuses on drayage, or the “first-mile” of transferring goods from port to warehouse.