Sentence examples for freight in the from inspiring English sources

Trucks transport 70 percent of the freight in the United States, according to the Department of Transportation.

And as critics of the government's heavy-handed approach point out, it is the civilians who often pay the freight in the military's tough crackdown.

"We see a New York that no one else sees," said Mr. Hernandez, who has worked rail freight in the city since graduating from high school.

The Regina Maris -- the Latin name means Queen of the Sea -- spent most of its early years hauling freight in the North Sea.

In trucking, which pulls 80percentt of the freight in the United States, the last couple of years have been very hard times.

It would be churlish to belabor the thin tone of the principal oboist, who, having to carry much of the freight in the Dvorak, stood up well.

As measured by ton-miles, trucks controlled 32% of the nation's freight in 2002, the most recent year statistics are available, while trains delivered 28%.

All the attention amused the trainmen who still work the freight lines and freight trains in the city.

The railway closed to freight in 1959, following the hospital's decision to convert its coal boilers to oil, which rendered the railway unnecessary.

Train configuration (length and speed) Typically freight trains in the U.S. are longer and heavier than freight trains in Europe.

However, rail freight transport in the European Union accounts for only 18% of the total amount of internal freight.