Definition of "haulage"

haulage

/hɔːləd͡ʒ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural haulages
1. The act of hauling.
  Quotations
  The initial task would be the haulage of stores from Cape Evans to Hut Point, a distance of 13 miles.
  1919: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, South (The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917)
2. The business of transporting heavy goods.
3. The charge levied for hauling (either towing or hauling out) a ship or boat.