That wonderful old Fontana terminal........

Oakland Raiders Forever · Aug 13, 2020

rachi said: ↑

I used to drive by there on my way to Interstate's yard and would see crst flatbeds parked in a row.
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Good old Interstate ... I miss them. Nice guys finish last in this business.

Transit_lifer · Dec 27, 2020

Flat Earth Trucker said: ↑

That was Crusty's old terminal on Calabash right off of Slover ave.

From what I understand, McKinney owned the Crusty lot and an adjacent lot, then booted Crusty out when McKinney needed to expand parking.

Then there was the safety trainer. He used to believe that the 5th wheel coupling system was perfect and invincible. I proved him to be wrong.

It seems that Volvo had installed many defective 5th wheels that would drop a tractor even after being coupled to a kingpin correctly.

I actually miss their "safety line inspections". This is where you would go directly after entering the yard. An inspector would thoroughly check over your tractor for problems. But drivers weren't penalized for any problems, but rather the equipment was put on a fix it list.

Then there was the sandwich guy. Five bucks for a sub sandwich. 'Twas a good sandwich.

And the bbq guy sold overpriced meat loaded bone chips. I bought from him once. I'm not paying ten bucks for bone chips.
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Sandwich guy? What kind of sandwiches did he have? All i remember was the guy in the pickup truck with the pizzas.

Flat Earth Trucker · Dec 27, 2020

Transit_lifer said: ↑

Sandwich guy? What kind of sandwiches did he have? All i remember was the guy in the pickup truck with the pizzas.
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Mike was his name if I recall correctly. He made a variety of basic five dollar sandwiches. Drove a small pickup truck.

Then there was the bbq guy. $10 for a small meat platter. Some el cheapo pork with lots of bone chips. That upset me so I bought from him once.

Pirate pizza on Fridays!

Transit_lifer · Dec 28, 2020

Flat Earth Trucker said: ↑

Mike was his name if I recall correctly. He made a variety of basic five dollar sandwiches. Drove a small pickup truck.

Then there was the bbq guy. $10 for a small meat platter. Some el cheapo pork with lots of bone chips. That upset me so I bought from him once.

Pirate pizza on Fridays!
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Sounds vaguely familiar......not too sure.

Capacity · Mar 8, 2021

Bone chips what was it road kill.

Flat Earth Trucker · Mar 9, 2021

Capacity said: ↑

Bone chips what was it road kill.
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Probably came from a Tijuana carneceria.

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