Never Stand Still

One thing if you notice in the video about the relay points back then,with the 55mph speed limit. We could only log 499 miles or less legal per 10 hours,they were all less than 500 miles distance. Salt Lake City to Reno was a hair over 500 miles,so CF had to open a relay yard in Fernley,25 miles east of Reno,to be legal,then shuttle the freight in.
I like the bit at the end about taking care of the stockholders,lol. Still have piles of CF stock somewhere,would you like some?

 

What a pain in the ###. That looks like a system a company would buy so they could say "Roadway, now with exclusive Jifflox system!"

Why not just buy dollies? I'm not sure what they cost but most companies keep the #### things for ages so they would probably pay for themselves ten times over.

 

And a short time later,your all fired. Still have mixed emotions about this. In the old days of Portland,CF was a HUGE part of the town,right in the heart of the City. They had their corporate offices there,garages,terminals,they even had a thrift store where they sold damaged and unclaimed freight. Everything and anything there,open to the public. Used to go there whenever I was laid over in Portland,even got an employee discount.
I see this video was done in Gresham,Or. Not a big operation there at the end. I delivered a rebuilt hostler truck there in Gresham that I had brought out of Oklahoma City,right before the end. I asked the guys working there if CF had anything downtown anymore. No,this is all that's left of CF in the town where it all started,sad.
I noticed they still put an air starter on that custom truck,old habits I guess.

 

Not sure? I know approximately 10 years ago YRC still had some running around the PNW. The Roadway / YRC guys I talked with hated them. I was told that besides being hard to assemble/disassemble, the tractor (in 3 axle configuration) was prone to get stuck while traversing deep pot holes, and deep drainage dips where driveways met the road. Overnight had them as well.

 

Bulk company I worked for had tractors with an unpowered tag axle at the rear like this for pulling semi trailers, they got stuck frequently in mines and quarries. Was told it was to make the tare lower, what it did practically was bear weight off the driving axle and situate it where it could be suspended by the other axles.

Those trucks would get maybe $500 at auction. And they kept buying them. Meanwhile other companies bought lighter newer trailers and tared less with two drives. Whoosh.