truck roll

noun

The dispatching of service personnel to a client's location (as opposed to remotely addressing an issue)

Meanings

nountruck roll (plural truck rolls)

plural truck rolls

  1. countablecommunicationsThe dispatching of service personnel to a client's location (as opposed to remotely addressing an issue)

    ...an engineer is deployed to their location. These engineer visits, also known as ‘truck rolls’ (TR), in the telecom industry are an expensive investment for the company.

    2021, “Leading Australian Telecom Service Provider Saves Huge Costs by Reducing Technician Truck Rolls”, in Wipro
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APA

truck roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truck%20roll

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“truck roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truck%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “truck roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truck%20roll.

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