haulier

noun

Etymology: From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier.

1. A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.

   “DB Cargo is the haulier for the Immingham-Drax flow. Its trains comprise purpose-built covered hoppers that can run at 60mph loaded and 75mph empty.”

   “Hauliers are up in arms over higher tolls, while some doctors – including, from 9 January, specialists – could decide to close surgeries in support of the medical profession’s demands for more state support for an overloaded system.”

2. A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.