fooled me at first also. I was jumping up and down when I saw Annieo. then I saw the dateAre you kidding? She posted that on February 24, 2009. Have another cup of coffee.
Yellow | Norwalk, Ohio...Norwalk Truck Lines
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20,30,40...yer outta here!
Hey! Here's an idea...some one should start a thread about senior guys who don't retire! That's never been discussed before , has it?
Don't knock him. Drawing pension and S.S. Doing something he loves and keeping a schedule. Which keeps him moving.
Pup Driver, I might be wrong, but I think The Yellow Lancaster, Pa. Hub was built by Norwalk and was acquired with the acquisition. Can you confirm this ?
And within a week, you may find lots of retired drivers going back to work for other reasons, but yea, they will be keeping schedule and food on the table.
SF, I could be wrong about this, but I seem to remember around the time Maislin was going out of business (1983), some Maislin road drivers were talking about going to the big new road operation Yellow had in Lancaster (East Petersburg). I could be totally off the mark but I wonder if that refers to some big expansion of that terminal back then? Just a guess on my part.
Yes Trip, correct. I do know that Yellow expanded the dock and garage.
See Trip, you were right again, as always, well sometimes. Who says when you get old, you can't remember stuff. Just keep
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My dad, Bob Taylor, worked for Norwalk until 1963. He worked in the dispatch room when I was very young, and became head of dispatch later. Would like to hear from those who knew him and worked with him.
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Triplex is transferring?
No, that's my youngest son.
Once again, it's called finding contentment in your life.
I keep a notebook with memory written on the cover.Thanks ESP. If I can only remember where I left my notes I can usually remember things!
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Doubt if there is even a hand full of Norwalk employees even alive .BTW Yellow did not buy out Norwalk , I would know I worked for Yellow . What Yellow did was bought some New York rights from Norwalk . What happen to Norwalk was Ringsby bought out United Buckingham and Norwalk and the Norwalk drivers went to the bottom here in Chicago . Ringsby and U/B where Teamsters and Norwalk was Chicago Independent and thats why they didn't sandwich them in on the seniority list .
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Don't know anything much out side of Chicago other that yeah Yellow had a break terminal in Lancaster as to build it you would know better than I .Norwalk had 3 terminals here . Every time they moved it was because they needed more room . Norwalk was a well respected truck line . They had 100 plus city drivers here. Gateway was another with something close to two hundred city men very good companies to drive for . Shame is these new guys will never know what we had back in the day .
My partner tells me he is always there for you if you can’t remember...Thanks ESP. If I can only remember where I left my notes I can usually remember things!
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http://www.norwalkoh.com/Miscellaneous Pages/history.html#A_History_of_Norwalk
From Trucking to Racing
In 1912, John Ernsthausen and Rolla Fader started the Norwalk Truck Company, which evolved into the Norwalk Truck Line. The Truck Line became the largest independently-owned trucking company in the world. The company served as inspiration for Norwalk High School’s mascot, the Truckers. Profits from the company’s success eventually funded the Ernsthausen Foundation, which continues to impact Norwalk today. With funds from both the Ernsthausen Foundation and the City of Norwalk, the Ernsthausen Community Center was built in 1989. In 1994, indoor pools and a weight room were added to this state-of-the-art recreation complex.
In 1962, the Norwalk Dragway opened on 100 acres with 850 seats and a 6-row high stand. Bill Bader Sr. bought the Dragway in 1974. In 1981, Norwalk hosted the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Nationals for the first time. Over 40 years later, renamed Summit Motorsports Park, it is still in the Bader family and now features 26,000 grandstand seats on 204 acres.
Building Roads for Ohio
In the 1930s, Norwalk cemented its reputation as the “cradle of contractors” for heavy-highway construction. A.J. Baltes Company was ranked among the largest contractors in Ohio during the 1930s and through the 1950s. A large number of Norwalk’s current contracting companies can trace their roots to A.J. Baltes. Today, more than a dozen highway construction-oriented companies call Norwalk home. This number increases to around 90 when all sectors of general contracting are included.
http://www.norwalkoh.com/Miscellaneous Pages/history.html
From Trucking to Racing
In 1912, John Ernsthausen and Rolla Fader started the Norwalk Truck Company, which evolved into the Norwalk Truck Line. The Truck Line became the largest independently-owned trucking company in the world. The company served as inspiration for Norwalk High School’s mascot, the Truckers. Profits from the company’s success eventually funded the Ernsthausen Foundation, which continues to impact Norwalk today. With funds from both the Ernsthausen Foundation and the City of Norwalk, the Ernsthausen Community Center was built in 1989. In 1994, indoor pools and a weight room were added to this state-of-the-art recreation complex.
In 1962, the Norwalk Dragway opened on 100 acres with 850 seats and a 6-row high stand. Bill Bader Sr. bought the Dragway in 1974. In 1981, Norwalk hosted the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Nationals for the first time. Over 40 years later, renamed Summit Motorsports Park, it is still in the Bader family and now features 26,000 grandstand seats on 204 acres.
Building Roads for Ohio
In the 1930s, Norwalk cemented its reputation as the “cradle of contractors” for heavy-highway construction. A.J. Baltes Company was ranked among the largest contractors in Ohio during the 1930s and through the 1950s. A large number of Norwalk’s current contracting companies can trace their roots to A.J. Baltes. Today, more than a dozen highway construction-oriented companies call Norwalk home. This number increases to around 90 when all sectors of general contracting are included.
http://www.norwalkoh.com/Miscellaneous Pages/history.html