الحمولة بالشاحنة.

It can be understood as a short nominal sentence in Arabic.

The structure is:

• الحمولة = the cargo / the load
• بالشاحنة = in the truck / by truck / on the truck, depending on context

Arabic often allows this kind of noun + prepositional phrase structure without an explicit verb. So if the meaning shown to you was something like The cargo is in the truck or The cargo goes by truck, Arabic can express that without saying is.

Out of context, though, it can also feel a bit like a label or caption, not necessarily a full conversational sentence.

Because in Arabic, especially in the present tense, the verb to be is usually not stated.

So instead of saying:

• The cargo is in the truck

Arabic simply says:

• الحمولة بالشاحنة

This is very normal.
If you wanted a past or future meaning, then Arabic would usually add a verb, such as كان for was.

The prefix بـ is a preposition with a fairly wide range of meanings. Depending on context, it can mean things like:

• in
• on
• with
• by

So بالشاحنة could be understood differently depending on the situation:

• in the truck
• on the truck
• by truck

If the meaning shown to you is about means of transport, then by truck is likely.
If it is about physical location, then in/on the truck is more likely.

This flexibility is very common in Arabic.

Because ش is a sun letter.

The word is written as:

• ب + ال + شاحنة

But when الـ comes before a sun letter like ش, the ل sound of الـ disappears in pronunciation and the next consonant is doubled.

So:

• written: بالشاحنة
• pronounced roughly: bish-shāḥne or bi-sh-shāḥne in Levantine

You do not pronounce it like bil-shāḥne.

This is a very common Arabic rule, and learners run into it all the time with words like:

• الشمس
• الشارع
• الشاحنة

Because both nouns are definite here:

• الحمولة = the cargo
• الشاحنة = the truck

Arabic often uses definiteness on both parts when talking about a specific load and a specific truck, or when the context makes both clear.

English does not always match this exactly, so it can feel unusual to an English speaker. But in Arabic, this is perfectly normal.

A natural Levantine-style pronunciation would be something like:

• il-ḥamūle bish-shāḥne
• or el-ḥamūle bish-shāḥne

A few notes:

• الحمولة often sounds like il-ḥamūle / el-ḥamūle
• the ح is a strong, breathy ḥ sound, not a regular English h
• شاحنة in Levantine is often pronounced shāḥne
• the final ة usually sounds like -e in Levantine speech

Grammatically, it works like this:

• الحمولة = the topic/subject of the sentence
• بالشاحنة = a prepositional phrase describing it

In traditional grammar terms, you could think of it as:

• مبتدأ: الحمولة
• خبر: بالشاحنة

So the sentence is basically:

• The cargo ... in/by the truck

with the present-tense is understood automatically.

It is understandable, but it leans a bit formal or standard.

Both words exist and are clear, but in everyday Levantine speech people might choose more colloquial alternatives depending on region and situation.

For example:

• شاحنة is understood, but some speakers may say كميون for truck
• الحمولة is clear, but it can sound a little formal or technical depending on context

So this sentence is not wrong, but it may sound more like written Arabic, logistics language, or careful speech than casual everyday conversation.

Yes, and the difference depends on what you want to emphasize.

• في الشاحنة more clearly means inside the truck
• بالشاحنة is broader and can mean in the truck, on the truck, or by truck

So if your meaning is strictly physical location, في الشاحنة may be clearer.
If your meaning is transport method, بالشاحنة is often a better fit.

Yes, both الحمولة and الشاحنة are grammatically feminine, which you can often guess from the ة ending.

In this sentence, that does not change much on the surface, because there is no visible verb or adjective agreeing with them.

But in a longer sentence, feminine agreement would matter. For example, an adjective describing الشاحنة or الحمولة would normally also be feminine.