Teamster/ Union owner operator?

I always loved trucker nicknames for different things - "Ho Chi Mihn Trail" lol. Where exactly is this at? Sounds like a pig path with some grades from you guys' description.

 

I was wondering about the Schneider Transport drivers if there were still any around. The last one I saw was at a foundry in Lynchburg, VA around 2004 even back then they were a rare bird indeed.

 

US Route 209 between Milford, Pa and Bushkill, Pa 23 miles of old riverbed along the Delaware River.

 

Spoke to my BA today, we no longer have Owner Operators in Local 30.

 

Was actually a good road,helluva short cut.Now,to go to New England from I-80,you have to pull those grades up I-81 North to Scranton,South on I-380,and then across I-84.Back in the old days,stay on I-80 to the river gap,then up the HCM trail,2 lane,no grades to speak of,and you could scoot right along.Except on weekends,you had tourist traffic,used to be a bunch of resorts along the road.But at night,all trucks!

 

Yep only got to run it a few times before the ban.. I think some old Vietnam Vets started calling that and name stuck.
Kinda like the main road over there, ran along the river

 

There were a few spots on the Trail that were bad, but only if you were unprepared. Dad used to make a lot of money on "meat haulers curve", about half way up the trail was a poorly banked s curve, swinging beef, live stock, and paper rolls used to wreck there often. At the north end there was a sharp curve when you entered Milford, nicknamed "crash corner", helped Dad clean up many roll overs there. Night time was a wall of trucks running 55-60 without fail, day time you were lucky to make 30 with all the tourist traffic. Used to be a hotel at the north end with some working girls, good food, and cheap beer, south end had the higher end resorts.

 

Good old days when there was a sterength in unions and they stood for something.

That said, the local teamster person here was asked a while ago by me about any issues dealing with sites that are union - as a true owner operator. He said no problems because I would be a single operator who is not posing any threat to labor. This was what I've been told before when I had to work at a uaw shop.