This fallen Lady got 31 years of my life, I got out in 2001 before the fall. The roads and highways still don't seem the same after 14 years of not seeing trucks out there. RIP CF, you may be gone, but not yet forgotten. I would gladly live those 31 years again.
I was there 22 years until her demise in 2002.. I was fortunate to be among the few who continued with Conway until the beginning of it’s end in 2010. Though I retired from Conway, I will ALWAYS consider myself an “ExCon”. CF’ers were family.
My dad worked out of their Cincinnati terminal, for 30 plus years, had a wife and 6 children, as small children he would often take us to his work on the weekend, we loved what our dad did, taught us a lot of morals about life, being the sons and daughters of a dock worker & trucker, and on Sundays he drove a full size church bus for Land Mark Baptist Temple. Daddy loved being a trucker. RIP Dad & Corn flake.
Thank you for this video tribute to CF. My DAD drove for them local 492 and past away in Dec '90 on his flagstaff run outa Tucumcari NM hanging iron at the 62 yardstick in NM. I fueled and serviced those trucks along with PIE so a BIG BIG Thank you for this clip Memories of DAD leaving out all those times where great and this brought them all back Thanks
It has been 11yrs. since their departure into history. I always wanted to work for them as they were the BEST trucking company around. All to soon they are gone. R.I.P. My Dear Friend for you are not forgotten. Consolidated Freightways Fan Forever! 1929-2002
I worked for CF as a line haul driver from 1987-2002 Richfield (akron) ohio terminal.. accident free!! great people made a great company. I started there age 24 and the old-timers took me under their wing and taught me many good things and lots of fun was had... teamster local "24" ako
I just saw this for the first time. It brings back memories. I worked for big C F at York and Carlisle in Pa. for 15 years .And 15 years at Mason Dixon before that, what a ride. Very few of those old companies still exist under their original names.
Great video.From the toy CF truck I played with as a child to driving the real ones when I grew up, I always enjoyed it. What a wonderful job.1989 to 2002. Miss it but I do enjoy driving my ABF. Thanks to my Dad and the Teamsters.
My personal perspective is Teamsters all the way I've been on both sides on the fence , I 'm employed by a LTL carrier that is union however they have a giveback of 15 % , still one of the easiest jobs that I ever had
The Teamsters have been great to me. Shaped at CF, Roadway, USF Redstar, Carolina, Preston & Yellow Freight. Made the list at Yellow, worked there for 25 years, and went to UPS. Gonna finish out my time here at Big Brown.
I loved that company I had the privilege of being a extra board driver back in 90 I tried but could not get hired on I do like the union but they played games in those days I am not talking about the teamsters but the old Chicago truck drivers union terminal managers like to play games between the union and the drivers
after all these years im torn and cant believe there gone seems the whole world has gone to hell in a hand baskit.what destruction crooked deals leave in there wake
CF was a great company because of the people who gave it their all to make it the best! In my 20 years there, I gained so many great friends that I will never forget! They are the best! RIP CF
I remember the day it happened as I was in a truck stop that Labor Day. Someone on the CB late at night said that CF had shut down and I didn't believe it. The next morning before leaving out I went inside and it was on the TV news. Sad so many good paying jobs went extinct. As of a few years ago there are a few of their terminals, mostly smaller ones that are sitting derelict and rotting away. Such a sad site. A few of their trucks have since been bought by collectors. I saw one, a cabover Freightliner that ran the I-80 route from Chicago to California at a show. The owner said he got it cheap and was going to find a set of doubles with the con gear. That would be neat.
Frame number 0:54-0:55 This is my Dad and this picture was taken around 1960 at C/F's terminal in Springfield, Illinois. Dad started driving for C/F as an "over the road" driver with C/F around 1947 when Knaus Truck lines got bought out by Consolidated Freightways. He drove for 33 years, first out of C/F's terminal in Kansas City, Mo, then out of Springfield, IL and his final years out of Chicago until he retired in 1980. Sadly, he died of cancer just two years later. RIP Dad. Drove thirty-three years without a chargeable accident. (I might also mention that this picture is being used WITHOUT my permission.)
I was going on my tenth year when we were told cf was closing her doors.i loved that old company.we were all proud to work at cf. the best trucking company I ever worked for and cared about.hated like hell to watch her shut the doors.
I grew up at CF in Portland Oregon. Started there at 23 years old and Worked in the data center all my life. From keypunch cards to optical storage facility (imaging). From dumb terminals and mainframe to PCs and Servers. From “All-in-one” messaging to email… Cf Was a second family.
Started driving in Norwalk Ct then was asked to go to California Mira loma for 2 year contract. The best time of my life. Hauling to LAC, ING, SFV, OXN AND SANTA ANA, ORG driving overnight and then sometimes taking a day route from ING.
Two of my brothers and another friend drove for CF out of Richfield terminal from the early 60s till either they died or retired just before the bankruptcy. That terminal property is still vacant, the city took down the dock building, dispatch building was leveled almost immediately.
I went by it yesterday it's a concrete slab with a chain link fence the lights are still standing the buildings are gone and there's weeds and vegetation over running the whole place.
RIP. All you bad ass Teamsters I fished with. Portland Oregon terminal. Tiny Johnson. Swede Burton . Si Stier. Virgil Baker. The Oregonian called my Dad 02 with CF BK and wanted a historical perspective from the drivers.
I don't know if it's true but I heard at one of the Los Angeles Terminals, at the company picnic they were handing out pink slips. Imagine.... burger, hot dog, potato salad and a lay off notice...
For years i dreamed i was still working there our some how a small part of the company survived and was making a comeback.now my dreams are about abandon terminals falling into disrepair.
So many people want to slam the Teamsters but I assure you the we worked very hard to profitability but those at the top lined their own profits at our expense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I never understood on the cab over C.F. trucks why they had the drivers side mirror so low , I use to see them running up and down the road and always wondered about that low driver side mirror.
they called it a west-coast mirror. that's what I was told. it was easier to see the whole unit front to back..and top of trailers. only bad part was trying to keep it clean and snow would lay on it.. But that is a good question!!! nobody's ever asked me that in 15 yrs of driving for them..mike t Richfield ohio line haul
a big blind spot was eliminated with the driver being able to see over the mirror. Any pics on the "mickey mouse" doubles we had in PA? York terminal had a few. The legalization in PA of double trailers (wiggle wagons) made them unnecessary. They were unique, to say the least! Pocono to Akron 6 years...good bid thanks
This fallen Lady got 31 years of my life, I got out in 2001 before the fall. The roads and highways still don't seem the same after 14 years of not seeing trucks out there. RIP CF, you may be gone, but not yet forgotten. I would gladly live those 31 years again.
+afuelrail no she is really gone with the fall of con-way
+Jordan Zoutis When did Con-Job fall? They didn't go anywhere, they are becoming XPO Logistics.
I was there 22 years until her demise in 2002.. I was fortunate to be among the few who continued with Conway until the beginning of it’s end in 2010. Though I retired from Conway, I will ALWAYS consider myself an “ExCon”. CF’ers were family.
@@stingosdungeon See my comment above (Roger Beltz). Could I ask you were you drove out of while with C/F?
Puts tears to my eyes! The brotherhood between all the fallen LTL companies back than was second to none!
Always proud to say I worked there. 10 best years of my life.
My dad worked out of their Cincinnati terminal, for 30 plus years, had a wife and 6 children, as small children he would often take us to his work on the weekend, we loved what our dad did, taught us a lot of morals about life, being the sons and daughters of a dock worker & trucker, and on Sundays he drove a full size church bus for Land Mark Baptist Temple. Daddy loved being a trucker. RIP Dad & Corn flake.
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That’s a bad ass story I’m a freight teamster 3rd generation and I love hearing stories of the good old days
One of the best trucking company that help build America back in the day
Thank you for this video tribute to CF. My DAD drove for them local 492 and past away in Dec '90 on his flagstaff run outa Tucumcari NM hanging iron at the 62 yardstick in NM. I fueled and serviced those trucks along with PIE so a BIG BIG Thank you for this clip Memories of DAD leaving out all those times where great and this brought them all back Thanks
We all missed him here in Tucumcari.
A great company thanks to people like your Dad. Enjoyed this video tribute to CF and your tribute to your Dad.
Consolidated Freightways will always live on because they created freightliner trucks.
It has been 11yrs. since their departure into history. I always wanted to work for them as they were the BEST trucking company around. All to soon they are gone. R.I.P. My Dear Friend for you are not forgotten. Consolidated Freightways Fan Forever! 1929-2002
I worked for CF as a line haul driver from 1987-2002 Richfield (akron) ohio terminal.. accident free!!
great people made a great company. I started there age 24 and the old-timers took me under their wing and taught me many good things and lots of fun was had...
teamster local "24" ako
I just saw this for the first time. It brings back memories. I worked for big C F at York and Carlisle in Pa. for 15 years .And 15 years at Mason Dixon before that, what a ride. Very few of those old companies still exist under their original names.
It's always great to see those o cabovers again. The 1980s & down were the good o days here in 🇺🇸 back when the length limit was shorter.
Great video.From the toy CF truck I played with as a child to driving the real ones when I grew up, I always enjoyed it. What a wonderful job.1989 to 2002. Miss it but I do enjoy driving my ABF. Thanks to my Dad and the Teamsters.
My personal perspective is Teamsters all the way I've been on both sides on the fence , I 'm employed by a LTL carrier that is union however they have a giveback of 15 % , still one of the easiest jobs that I ever had
The Teamsters have been great to me. Shaped at CF, Roadway, USF Redstar, Carolina, Preston & Yellow Freight. Made the list at Yellow, worked there for 25 years, and went to UPS. Gonna finish out my time here at Big Brown.
@@petercarmeci8317 Wise move to jump ship to Big Brown, Yellow Sucks, Destroyed Preston, Roadway and New Penn
I loved that company I had the privilege of being a extra board driver back in 90 I tried but could not get hired on I do like the union but they played games in those days I am not talking about the teamsters but the old Chicago truck drivers union terminal managers like to play games between the union and the drivers
Thank you. Really miss those rough looking trucks on the road every day.
Greatest trucking company ever in my opinion.
god i miss the old day's.......it is not the same like it was......
after all these years im torn and cant believe there gone seems the whole world has gone to hell in a hand baskit.what destruction crooked deals leave in there wake
CF was a great company because of the people who gave it their all to make it the best! In my 20 years there, I gained so many great friends that I will never forget! They are the best! RIP CF
I remember the day it happened as I was in a truck stop that Labor Day. Someone on the CB late at night said that CF had shut down and I didn't believe it. The next morning before leaving out I went inside and it was on the TV news. Sad so many good paying jobs went extinct.
As of a few years ago there are a few of their terminals, mostly smaller ones that are sitting derelict and rotting away. Such a sad site.
A few of their trucks have since been bought by collectors. I saw one, a cabover Freightliner that ran the I-80 route from Chicago to California at a show. The owner said he got it cheap and was going to find a set of doubles with the con gear. That would be neat.
Heart felt, well done. An end of an Era in True Americana.
It really sad to see all the great trucking company’s gone and for all the drivers and workers !
Great tribute. The old days.
Frame number 0:54-0:55 This is my Dad and this picture was taken around 1960 at C/F's terminal in Springfield, Illinois. Dad started driving for C/F as an "over the road" driver with C/F around 1947 when Knaus Truck lines got bought out by Consolidated Freightways. He drove for 33 years, first out of C/F's terminal in Kansas City, Mo, then out of Springfield, IL and his final years out of Chicago until he retired in 1980. Sadly, he died of cancer just two years later. RIP Dad. Drove thirty-three years without a chargeable accident. (I might also mention that this picture is being used WITHOUT my permission.)
Great video ! I drove for CF , It was a way of life not just a job. Thx !!
I was going on my tenth year when we were told cf was closing her doors.i loved that old company.we were all proud to work at cf. the best trucking company I ever worked for and cared about.hated like hell to watch her shut the doors.
My Dad Logged many miles for Good Ole CF!!! Don Woods out of the Mira Loma, CA terminal!!!
i still cant believe its all gone, i miss the company and the people. just a shame
Thank you, not a day goes by that I do not miss my days there and the good people I worked with.
Old memories that we had working for the best damm trucking in ever. Never will forget the years I worked there, Fred employee # 821 Nice pictures.
2:42 I still see a lot of those generation Ford F-series pickup trucks around today although they became obsolete 29 years ago.
I grew up at CF in Portland Oregon. Started there at 23 years old and Worked in the data center all my life. From keypunch cards to optical storage facility (imaging). From dumb terminals and mainframe to PCs and Servers. From “All-in-one” messaging to email… Cf Was a second family.
15 years with them.Cool vid...
we all need cf trucks and super job.
I got the million mile club jacket to them.
Breaker Breaker for the Gold Dust got your ears on.
Real men drove these Real Trucks.
Started driving in Norwalk Ct then was asked to go to California Mira loma for 2 year contract. The best time of my life. Hauling to LAC, ING, SFV, OXN AND SANTA ANA, ORG driving overnight and then sometimes taking a day route from ING.
Two of my brothers and another friend drove for CF out of Richfield terminal from the early 60s till either they died or retired just before the bankruptcy. That terminal property is still vacant, the city took down the dock building, dispatch building was leveled almost immediately.
I went by it yesterday it's a concrete slab with a chain link fence the lights are still standing the buildings are gone and there's weeds and vegetation over running the whole place.
Thank you Evan Mink. Was wishing you had a picture of one of the tractors hooked to a Joe Dog .Use to drive a 1969 Freight Shaker with the half bunk
Thank you, it took me back to a much better time.
RIP. All you bad ass Teamsters I fished with. Portland Oregon terminal. Tiny Johnson. Swede Burton . Si Stier. Virgil Baker. The Oregonian called my Dad 02 with CF BK and wanted a historical perspective from the drivers.
I don't know if it's true but I heard at one of the Los Angeles Terminals, at the company picnic they were handing out pink slips. Imagine.... burger, hot dog, potato salad and a lay off notice...
Went there after Carolina Freight went out.Lot of years between the 2. Now it's YRC wonder how long this ride will be...
A friend of mine is in his 80s and still does an occasional run for YRC... “Gordie” lives in Boring Oregon.
That 116 parked beside that 110 hurt my back looking at them
For years i dreamed i was still working there our some how a small part of the company survived and was making a comeback.now my dreams are about abandon terminals falling into disrepair.
My dad worked there for over 30 years
Miss being part of the big CF
So many people want to slam the Teamsters but I assure you the we worked very hard to profitability but those at the top lined their own profits at our expense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Corporate greed, Conway was owned by CF I don't know if it was wide spread Conway was non union and didn't want fulltime drivers
corn flakes, c.f. cold and hungry c,h transportation outta Dallas Texas just 2 of the fallen flags that where my favorites
Corn Flakes So long...
Shaped there in the 90’s before I made the list at Yellow Freight.
I never understood on the cab over C.F. trucks why they had the drivers side mirror so low , I use to see them running up and down the road and always wondered about that low driver side mirror.
they called it a west-coast mirror. that's what I was told. it was easier to see the whole unit front to back..and top of trailers. only bad part was trying to keep it clean and snow would lay on it..
But that is a good question!!! nobody's ever asked me that in 15 yrs of driving for them..mike t Richfield ohio line haul
a big blind spot was eliminated with the driver being able to see over the mirror. Any pics on the "mickey mouse" doubles we had in PA? York terminal had a few. The legalization in PA of double trailers (wiggle wagons) made them unnecessary. They were unique, to say the least! Pocono to Akron 6 years...good bid thanks
i wonder if there will be a tribute to Swift or Schneider in 40 years?
I drove for CF for 16 years. Damn same they had to destroy a great company just to bust the union. Conway sucks.
@Jay Don't understand what you mean. CF was flush with cash when they bought Emory. They had just sold Freightliner.
Dug this one out of the vault.
I want to work for them, its Sad...
So what happen to all of those CF trucks and those trailers
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Work for cf 28 years
What ever happened to this company?
Damn Shame
xpo 4 billion in the hole,
How about Roadway express
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Its interesting that democrats put many union trucking companies out of business, yet the teamsters still support democrats.
all crooks that's why, unions and the government both suck
The ugly stripped down boring ass lookin truck days.
What a Powerhouse Carrier they were