Nashville Trucking

There must be some old hands out there who once drove for Nashville Trucking Company running out of Nashville, Arkansas, owners were C. C. Couch & Hansford Ray. I know of some of the old hands from those days have past on, Roy Swint who we called Number 9 & John Jones who was known as Big John, and Hook Byers and I can't remember his CB handle, there there was Buck Boler, can't remember his CB handle either at the moment. I drove for them from about 76 to 81.

For the 1st few months I ran east unloading. Quickly I found out I did not care for that, especially those A. G. Shore loads that most of the time we had to run all over the east coast nearly having to pedal those loads off of the back of the trailer in order to get rid of them. Plus those loads seem to take 4 to 5 days to get off the trailer. Anyone who has ever went east with a A. G. Shore load will know about how bad those loads were.

Quick as I could I got to running the west coast, that was much better than running east, at least for me it was. running east we had to detour ever scale house for most of the time we were either overloaded plus most of our trucks were just a bit to long for the 55 foot limit from Tennessee to the east coast.

And A. G. Shore load was not to much better one the west coast, for they generally had 20 or more pickup's and we got no pay for pickup's nor drop's.

I was trying to think of the truck numbers, can't remember many of them, I do remember Number 9, Roy Swint, who had his own truck for most of the time I was there, his truck was Number 9. I do remember # 7, # 64, # 62. Seem like the truck Fish Hook who has passed on drove was # 65. Some of the other hands went by Kidnapper, Paper Boy, Little Phantom, Bingen Bum, we had 2 Grasshoppers, Blue Boy, Grave Digger, Slow Poke. Maybe later I will think of some more of them and edit this entry to add them to it. That has now been about 28 years ago, so my memory has gotten a bit fussy.

We had mostly regular stops we made going and coming from the west coast. I feel sure I can't remember all of them either and I feel sure many of those truck stops have been gone for several years. Cunningham Truck Stop at the 380 marker west of Fort Worth, Texaco at Midland, Texas, there is one at Odessa but I can't remember its name right now. Sometimes stopped at one just west of Abilene, McClain's at El Paso, one at Rockwell, Texas. the Texaco at Tucson, the Texaco at Colton, CA., 7th Standard Road just north of Bakersfield. Of course there were a few others some of stopped at once in a while. During that time they built those Iron Skillets just west of Forth Worth and east of El Paso, I did not stop at them all that much.

I may think of more that I can add to this later, but I was just thinking of those west coast days, wondering if some of you hands were around anywhere. I do have about 4 more whose faces I can see right now, but I can't think of their names nor CB handle. I went by Flintstone. If any of you happen to come by here please take time and leave me a note, would love to hear from you. And who knows there were many other hands out there that we ratchet jawed with on the CB, run up and down the super slap with many a mile and stopped and had coffee with, it would be nice to hear from you as well.

May the Lord bless,
Jerry

"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye
will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
Josh 24:15

Blytheville Air Force Base Forum

Blytheville Air Force Forum has been up and going since January 5, 2005 and we have had some good success. We now have 328 members and we have quite a few post made on our board most every day. We've had 2 reunions held at Blytheville with our 3rd Annual Blytheville Air Force Base Reunion coming up October 9, 10, 11, 2009.

During the 1st year or 2 it was slow going, but once some of those who had served at Blytheville Air Force Base which was later called Eaker Air Force Base more and more of those who served there begin to find Blytheville AFB Yahoo Group it started taking off. When 1st starting Blytheville AFB group I debated on what message board to use. I finally selected yahoo because is simple and easy for those who are new to the internet to use and find. About 2 years back I started thinking about moving Blytheville AFB group to another board because of the number of members plus the number of post. Last week I finally did this, choosing Yuku Forum. So now we are in the slow progress of moving to our new Blytheville AFB Forum.

Our group is made up by those who served in the United States Air Force Base, by those who served there is the Civil Service, and by family members of those who served at Blytheville AFB. If you had a part in Blytheville AFB you will probably find our forum interesting. For in our discussions we talked about most every aspect of our old Air Force Base and the city of Blytheville.

If you had a part in Blytheville AFB, later named Eaker Air Force Base, please come by and check us out at our new home. You just might find some of your friends from those by gone years. Even if you don't they might just show up at any time for we are constantly gaining new members. During the mean time you can enjoy discussing many different topics with people who you have something's in common with.

May the Lord Bless,
Jerry

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! Psalms 107:31

Blytheville AFB Reunion: 2009

 

  On October 7,8,9, 2008 we held our 2nd Annual Blytheville AFB Reunion at Blytheville, Arkansas. All who attended our 2008 reunion enjoyed it so much they wanted to have a 3rd Blytheville AFB Reunion in 2009. We have set the date for our 3rd reunion to be held October 9, 10, 11, 2009 at Blytheville, Arkansas.

 

  If you were ever stationed at Blytheville AFB, later called Eaker AFB, please try and attend our next reunion. You just might get to meet once again many of those airmen you once served with at Blytheville AFB.

 

  I was stationed at Blytheville AFB from June 1966 till May 1969. For the 1st few months I worked in the engine shop, but soon went to the flight line and spent most of my time there working in the engines of the B-52's & KC-135's. I would love to see some of those airmen I worked with at our next reunion.

 

  If you would like more information about our reunion please stop by Blytheville AFB Group, while there you just might find some of those you served with in our group. We have a few over 300 members and almost every day we have someone who served at Blytheville AFB joining our group.

 

  If you would like to see a picture of some of those who attened our 2nd Annual Reunion just click on and it will take you to it.

 

May the Lord bless,
Jerry

 

"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye
will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
Josh 24:15