Heavy Haul/Clark Farnsworth

[AKDon]

In 1967 I worked for the tanker operation out of Martinez, CA. Wonder if anybody remembers that?

Tanker work got slow in 1968, so I want to the heavy haul/flatbed division which still operated under the the name of the authority it bought, Clark Farnsworth. The LWB Freightliners were standard CF green. The decals were inconsistent, some of the rigs said "Consolidated Freightways" and some said "Clark Farnsworth." We had yards in Long Beach, Martinez, Medford, Eugene, Portland, and Seattle -- about the same as the West Coast tanker operation. There was another tanker operation in Idaho and Montana. None of our yards were at the regular freight yards. About the only time we went into them was to fuel. Our yard in Seattle was nearer the Sears store/warehouse off of the I-5 Michigan off-ramp. I left CF at the end of 1970 to become a firefighter in Richmond, CA. I only got fired once from CF but got my job back after winning the grievance. The heavy haul/flatbed boss hated me. I returned the favor.

 

[TRCranford]

In 1967 I worked for the tanker operation out of Martinez, CA. Wonder if anybody remembers that?

Tanker work got slow in 1968, so I want to the heavy haul/flatbed division which still operated under the the name of the authority it bought, Clark Farnsworth. The LWB Freightliners were standard CF green. The decals were inconsistent, some of the rigs said "Consolidated Freightways" and some said "Clark Farnsworth." We had yards in Long Beach, Martinez, Medford, Eugene, Portland, and Seattle -- about the same as the West Coast tanker operation. There was another tanker operation in Idaho and Montana. None of our yards were at the regular freight yards. About the only time we went into them was to fuel. Our yard in Seattle was nearer the Sears store/warehouse off of the I-5 Michigan off-ramp. I left CF at the end of 1970 to become a firefighter in Richmond, CA. I only got fired once from CF but got my job back after winning the grievance. The heavy haul/flatbed boss hated me. I returned the favor.

My dad drove for CF Clark Farnsworth flatbed division. He drove during this time also. He was based out of the Bulk Commodities yard in Wilmington. There were like 5-6 flatbeds based there. My dad drove to Martinez and San Leandro yards. He also had loads to Provo, UT to the steel mills. Sometimes he would take special loads to Portland or Seattle.

His name was Wally Cranford

You might have rubbed elbows with my dad.

Tom Cranford

 

[Trucker 206]

In 1967 I worked for the tanker operation out of Martinez, CA. Wonder if anybody remembers that?

Tanker work got slow in 1968, so I want to the heavy haul/flatbed division which still operated under the the name of the authority it bought, Clark Farnsworth. The LWB Freightliners were standard CF green. The decals were inconsistent, some of the rigs said "Consolidated Freightways" and some said "Clark Farnsworth." We had yards in Long Beach, Martinez, Medford, Eugene, Portland, and Seattle -- about the same as the West Coast tanker operation. There was another tanker operation in Idaho and Montana. None of our yards were at the regular freight yards. About the only time we went into them was to fuel. Our yard in Seattle was nearer the Sears store/warehouse off of the I-5 Michigan off-ramp. I left CF at the end of 1970 to become a firefighter in Richmond, CA. I only got fired once from CF but got my job back after winning the grievance. The heavy haul/flatbed boss hated me. I returned the favor.

Don...were you ever at the Eugene yard? If so, do you remember where it was at that point in time?