Mike was a regular poster on the old truckingboards, but was having problems with his computer & could not post on the new boards. He was a "stand up guy" & a "good Teamster"... He will be missed.

RIPP Michael J. Ripp Truck Driver, 56 Bloomfield resident Michael J. Ripp, 56, of Bloomfield died on Jan. 31, 2007, in . Born in Newark, Mr. Ripp lived in Bloomfield for 50 years. He was a truck driver for A.B.F. Freight in Carlstadt for five years. Before that, he was a truck driver for TNT Red Star Express in Newark for 25 years. A member of the Teamsters Local 560 in Newark, Mr. Ripp was the winner of the 1991 New Jersey State and National Truck Driving championships