Carolina Freight Carriers Collection
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| Ford LS driving in the fob on I-81 near ravine, PA in July 1992. | Ford LT-9000 along I-91 in Connecticut in the fall of 1992. | International 9400 with a set of triples at Indiana border on Indiana Toll Road in May 1993. |
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| Ford L-9000 on Ohio Turnpike in May 1993. | International S-2275 on I-81 near Hazelton, PA in July 1985. | Ford LS-9000 on I-77 near Canton, Ohio in February 1990. |
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| Ford LT-9000 in a truck stop in Effingham, IL in August 1988. | ||
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| Ford LS-9000 at rest area on I-95 in Milford, CR in June 1992. | Ford LT-9000 at Milford, CT rest area in May 1992. | White Road Boss on Pt. Jervis Hill along I-84 in New York in July 1985. |
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| Ford L-9000 on Pt. Jervis Hill along I-84 in New York in July 1985. | International 9400 in new colors on Ohio Turnpike in July 1995. | International 8200 on I-70 west of Columbus, Ohio in July 1995. |
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| International in ABF markings at Canyonville, OR in August 1996. | This lineup of the three Carolina tractors was taken in the early 80's at the Atlanta terminal. | Carolina purchased very few tractors specifically for P&D. Most P&D tractors were downgraded linehaul tractors from Carolina or purchased used. This Ford F7000 was shot in Chicago in 1994. Don Querciagross Collection. |
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| The new Ford LN9000 purchased in the mid 80's with the conversion to doubles operation. Photograph taken in Grand Rapids, MI. | A classic photograph of a Carolina White Road Commander day cab taken in 1975 in Charleston, WV. | Carolina purchased a group of Freightliner day cab COE's with Caterpillar engines. This picture was taken at the Cherryville terminal in early 80's. |
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Carolina purchased over 200 of these special trailers with a moveable floor which allowed them to use the belly compartment to load freight in. They used these trailers on their long transcontinental operation to their sister company, GI Trucking in CA. ABF sold most of these trailers after purchasing Carolina. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | |
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| Carolina Freight Carriers International S2275. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Carriers Ford WT9000 sleeper in Charleston, WV in Aug. 1974. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Carriers Ford LTS-9000 is an ex-ABF tractor purchased used and painted. Don Querciagrossa Collection. |
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| Carolina Freight Carriers Ford LNT9000 in the late 1970's. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Ford LTS9000 may have been an ex-ABF. Don Quercigrossa Collection. | |
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| Carolina Freight Carriers rare open top pup. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Carriers Ford LN9000 in Atlanta, 1990. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Carriers International S2275 tractor. Don Querciagrossa Collection. |
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| Carolina Freight Carriers Ford LN9000 tractor. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Carriers Ford LS9000. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Cardinal Freight Carriers was started by Carolina Freight Carriers using some of their old sleeper tractors like this Freightliner. Notice some of the white paint coming off and the black showing. Don Querciagrossa Collection. |
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| Carolina insulated trailer. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Carolina Freight Carriers antique. Don Querciagrossa Collection. | Mack B-67 and Fruehauf trailer, C. Grier Beam Truck Museum, Cherryville North Carolina, November 15, 2002. Doug McKenzie Collection. |
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| Craig Mosteller in his Carolina driver's uniform, which was required back in the early days. He wore this unifrom, including the hat, until his reitriement in 1994. This picture was taken around 1966 when Craig started at Carolina. Tony Mosteller Collection. | Craig Mosteller receiving the 1993 N.C. Govenors award for driver of the year for N.C. He had driven 4 million miles accident free in 42 yrs..of driving. Craig was the fourth driver in Carolina's history to receive this honor. There was only five drivers in Carolina's history to receive this award. Tony Mosteller Collection. | |
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| Rear trailer detail. Gary Rich Collection. | Carolina 45 foot trailer. Gary Rich Collection. | Carolina 45 foot open top trailer. Gary Rich Collection. |
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| Carolina White Road Boss with 45 foot exterior post trailer. Gary Rich Collection. | Carolina White Road Comander with 45 foot exterior post trailer. Gary Rich Collection. | Carolina Freightliner sleeper. Gary Rich Collection. |
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| Carolina Freightliner sleeper. Gary Rich Collection. | A Carolina pup now used to store tires taken 2/11/05; Indianapolis, IN. Brian Clark Collection. | Another shot of the Carolina pup, taken 2/11/05, Indy, IN. Brian Clark Collection. |
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| Here is an old Carolina trailer uses as storage in someones yard in Eastman GA.11/25/05. Brian Kuchay Collection. | I shot this photo at their Albany, NY terminal in 1994 | |
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| Carolina terminal Rockingham, VT, July 1995. Tim Stevens Collection. | Carolina Ford 9000 # 04-3081 at Rockingham, VT. Sep. 1994. Tim Stevens Collection. | Carolina Ford 9000 # 04-3082 and 45' trailer # 28-0324 at Rockingham. Sep. 1994. Tim Stevens Collection. |
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| Carolina Ford 9000 # 04-3652 taken at the Rockingham, VT. terminal. Sep. 1994. Tim Stevens Collection. | Carolina 28' trailer # 27-6674 taken at Rockingham, VT. Sep.1994. Tim Stevens Collection. | Carolina 28' trailer # 27-0146 taken at Rockingham,VT. Sep. 1994. Tim Stevens Collection. |
| These are from the collection of Fred Stone who worked for Carolina during the late 80's and 90's until they were bought by ABF. These are random photos from his days on the road working out of the Chicago Heights terminal. |
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| Older Carolina dress, about 1991-92 | Brokedown set of triples on the Indiana Tollroad | At a service plaza on the Tollroad |
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| At the truck stop on I-74 in Indiana, west of Cincinnati | Chicago Roadway's terminal in behind the little tandem Ford. The Ford's were a good running truck. | This maybe at a service plaza on the Tollroad |
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| Carolina truck at an Indiana toll road service plaza | Carolina truck just off U.S.20 between S. Bend and I-94 | First service plaza going west out of North Lima, Ohio |
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| Carolina triple truck with doubles-GI trailer on the back | On the Indiana Tollroad | Triples at a service plaza. I think we had thirty of these. They were out of Chicago and numbered 08-1800 to 08-1829. Early 1990's. |
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| Set of Carolina triples with the new International 9400 | CFCC triples | Driver's name was Gary Devos. He moved into Chicago from Carlisle but didn't stay long |
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| Indiana tollroad service plaza-2 sets of Carolina triples. Mike Rucker by his unit | One of the new trucks with a mixed set | Same set |
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| Set of Carolina triples ready to go at the North Lima, Ohio pad | Taken at an Indiana toll road service plaza | This is photo of same unit. On the North Lima pad-nice looking set. |
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| Triple set of Burlington Northern trls with Carolina tractor | Triple truck at a service plaza-think those were 9300's-had 410 Cummins in front of a 10sp RR | Triples at one of the service plazas in Ohio or Indiana |
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| CFCC triples | CFCC triples | A wet set of triples |
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| Going west on the Indiana tollroad | On the tollroad | Same truck |
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| The Hammond, Indiana pad before it was paved-there were holes in there over a foot deep | The North Lima hook pad-This was as far east as we took the triples | Headed east from the cash box at L.Station In, meeting Chgo driver Jimmy Gill,had been talking to him on the radio |
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| I took two of these new trailers (loaded) with a triple truck to North Lima. | Photo taken in Wisc I-94 before ABF took over Carolina | Carolina unit at Toledo yard with a drop bottom on the back |
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| Tom Mitchell, Chicago Height's driver. That's a White truck he's getting into. | Heights driver Tom Douby at Chicago. Fun to run with, always joking around. |
Carolina broke down set of triples-4 sets of Roadway triples are coming down the road past me-Ind tollroad going west |
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| Off of I-94 in Wisc-Carolina International with 2 Carolina trailers. A nice looking outfit |
Another shot of the Hammond, Indiana triples drop and hook pad before it was paved. | Carolina's Freightliner sleeper units with one of their refrigerated trailers-my wife at the front |
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| Taken at one of the service plazas | I can't remember driver's name. Taken at a service plaza |
Chgo driver, Bob King with tractor number 08-1802 |
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| Chicago driver Jim Toler. A triple truck-TT082-17 was Ind. number-3TT423-17 was Ohio's number-The truck number was 08-1818 | Chicago driver, Bob King-at the Hammond pad | Chicago Heights-Carolina built it new in '92 when I moved into there-it's ABF's now-inbound is behind yard horse-ready line. |
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| Converter gear hook-up | I believe this was the ready line at Toledo-winter 1994 | Chicago Heights road driver Mike Rucker. We were at an Indiana tollroad service plaza |
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| Toledo road driver Mary McDowell. I think she works out of the Heights now | My friend Dennis Morgan. He's got a rail trailer-driving a 9000 Ford |
Taken on the Indiana tollroad west bound broke-down |
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| One of the drop bottom trailers | One of the older Internationals | Ready line at Chicago |
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| John Padgett (right) and I-we rode the sleeper out of Cherryville in '88 after Smith's went out. | White truck at a little truck stop off of I-74 in Indiana | Winter shot showing some Hyman trailers and a mixed set of Carolina doubles |
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| Don Gray at the ready line at the Heights | John Cotton was the first Carolina driver to pull triples on a run from Toledo, OH to Hammond, IN | |
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| Carolina doubles with a drop bottom on the rear | ||
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| Shots from the Albany NY terminal by John Kilmer | ||
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| A tight city street taken in Hudson, NY John Kilmer Collection |
More shots from the Albany NY terminal John Kilmer Collection |
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| Carolina Ford and doubles taken at Madison Wisc on the lot by Fred Stone. | ||
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