トラック輸送
torakku yusō
In Japanese, 'trucking' can be translated as トラック輸送 (torakku yusō).
トラック輸送 is typically used to describe the physical act or the method of transporting goods via trucks.
What does it mean word for word?
トラック輸送 is a compound consisting of トラック, meaning 'truck' and 輸送, meaning 'transport' or 'conveyance'.
Which one should you use?
While トラック輸送 describes the act of transport, トラック運送 is a common alternative used specifically in legal or business contexts to refer to the trucking industry as a whole. For a very casual way to discuss 'truck-related work', you can use トラック系の仕事.
How do you pronounce it?
torakku yusō
Did you know?
- Japanese truck drivers often decorate their vehicles with elaborate lights and custom paintings, a culture known as デコトラ or 'deco-truck'.
- The phrase 運送 in トラック運送 is also used for the 'transport of luck' in certain spiritual contexts, as 運 means 'luck' or 'fate'.
- While トラック is used for trucking, the word for 'truck' in a pickup sense is often ピックアップトラック or 軽トラック, the latter referring to the ubiquitous tiny 'kei' trucks used in rural Japan.
Examples in context
- トラック輸送のコストが上がっています。torakku yusou no kosuto ga agatte imasu.The cost of trucking is rising.
- トラック輸送は物流の要です。torakku yusou wa butsuryuu no kaname desu.Trucking is the key to logistics.
- トラック輸送のルートを検討します。torakku yusou no ruuto o kentou shimasu.We will consider the trucking route.
Example conversation
Two employees are discussing a logistics problem at the office.
- 陽太 Yotaトラック輸送の効率を上げる必要がありますね。torakku yusou no kouritsu o ageru hitsuyou ga arimasu ne.We need to improve the efficiency of our trucking, don't we?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、もっと新しい方法を考えましょう。hai, motto atarashii houhou o kangaemashou.Yes, let's think of a new method.
- 陽太 Yota美咲さん、ルートの再確認をお願いします。misaki-san, ruuto no saikakunin o onegai shimasu.Misaki, please double-check the routes.
- 美咲 Misaki分かりました、すぐにやります。wakarimashita, sugu ni yarimasu.Understood, I'll do it right away.
