hicrop10 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Vision 386,you say you were in the trucking business for over 100 years.Was that the dump truck business or fright business.We were a excavating company out of Philly and we used to use all of the south jersey tri-axle,dump trailers guys on the job we did around the Philly Airport.We went by the name of Thomas M Durkin.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Vision 386,you say you were in the trucking business for over 100 years.Was that the dump truck business or fright business.We were a excavating company out of Philly and we used to use all of the south jersey tri-axle,dump trailers guys on the job we did around the Philly Airport.We went by the name of Thomas M Durkin.MikeNo not dump trucks,we had a small truck farm in south Jersey,mainly apples/peaches we hauled bulk apples to several plants that made vinegar, applesauce etc.i used to take apples to Binghampton,NY 6 nights a week,and return with empty glass bottles or boxes to Vineland,NJ after my grandad retired,farm was sold,we (my dad and i) concentrated mostly on dry freight,my dad also pulled a reefer. We made a lot of deliveries to the Philly market,and ACME when they were still on Packer ave..............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arealinvestor Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Hello,from Central NJ here too!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Welcome! Picked up and delivered in NJ back in the "80"s and learned a lot about city driving. Good memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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