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On September 2, 2002, Consolidated Freightways filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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| Anybody looking for a job? Taken at the CF auction on Memorial Day weekend, 2003, in Milwaukee. | CF pups backed into the former CW terminal which CF purchased after CW closed. | CF Ford L8000s and LA9000s. |
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| CF Ford LA 9000. Unit number 180-144. | CF Ford L8000 city units. | CF Ford LA-9000 180-140. |
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| Ford LA-9000s without airfoils. Company numbers: 180-136 and 180-0365. | Looking down the line of Ford L8000 city units. | Rear shot of Ford city unit |
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| CF pups backed into former CW building. | CF International S-series city units. | CF Ford 156-3415. Note on bumper says: " Runs good, kill plunger on injector sticks." Any takers? |
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| CF International S-series 176-1406. | CF International 4900s. | CF Freightliner relay unit 14-3489. |
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| Warning sign on luggage compartment door on 14-3489. | CF Freightliner FLB 18-3671. | In a shot similar to Dave at age 17 in the Yellow GMC Astro, Here I am in a CF relay unit at age 26! The bunk in this unit was torn to pieces. |
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| CF Freightliner FLC with a chrome bumper! 110-540. | Lineup of Freightliner FLD120 linehaul units. | CF Freightliner FLD120 qith side fairings removed. |
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| CF Freightliner FLD 10-1960. | CF FLDs waiting to be purchased. | CF FLD 10-2007. Not sure what the "A" designation is. |
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| Newer CF Road Systems 48' trailer. | Newer pup 23-161 with air ride suspension. | Former CF shop building. Dispatch office was connected to shop. |
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| Newer pup 3-1728. | Older pup 19-1421. | CF 48' trailers with rare 45' flatbed trailer. I never saw this trailer move, and I could see it from the street I lived on for 19 years! |
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| CF pup with full length stripes. 7-2592. | "We Put You Miles Ahead" slogan on newer pup. | CF 48' trailer with bumper sticker that says: "Operated by Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Deleware. |
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| CF pup 7-568. | Found this interesting sticker on a 48' trailer. They put these on new trailers for tax purposes as they were made in California. | Rear view of 7 sreies pups. Most appear to be quite new. |
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| Long line of mostly 7-series pups. | Old CF city trailers. I remember almost every LTL carrier having trailers like these. In the east they were called "Jitterbugs". | Rear view of city trailers including two with liftgates. |
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| Closeup of CF Excel logo. | CF pups. | Lineup of CF 48' trailers. |
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| CF 48' trailer 379-715 assigned to Green Bay, WI. | CF pup 19-4473 | CF pup 19-1557. |
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| Older 48' trailer 375-8046. | Rear view of trailers; 48-footers on the left and 28-footers on the right. | Newer pups with new signs in the center of trailer. |
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| Older CF pup | More CF pups. | Rear view of pup with door open. |
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| Mack CH, Freightliner FL-70 and some Freightliner Centuries that weren't part of the auction. These were leased equipment and were sold seperately. Some are still for sale! | Line of pups on the right and dispatch office on the left. | CF dollies. |
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| CF dollies. | Outbound gate. | Photo taken on the dock. |
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| Banner on the dock with Freightliner Columbia sleeper test unit on it. | CF bulletin boards. | Classic CF logo. |
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| Dock photo showing there are no overhead doors. This was an open terminal. Must have been fun in the winter! | Another view of the dock. | Shot from the inbound dock of tandem axle Freightliner and Ford tractors. |
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| CF Ford F-250 service truck. | CF Freightliner FLB 18-3671. | CF yard tractor. |
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| CF yard tractor. | Picture of my friend, Karyn, in front of 18-3997. | CF yard jockey 488-1883. |
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| CF International 4900 156-3189. | Back view of Ford L-8000 city units. | Banner taken in the former CW Transport shop. |
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| Bulletin board taken in the former CW shop. | CF 7500 mile visual inspection checklist sign. | CF tire service sign, with instructions,hanging on a wall in the shop. |
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| Various 45' and 48' trailers including an FRP trailer, 2nd from the right. | CF dolly with broken spring. | A former employee sptted this trailer during the auction. Trailer may have been possibly loaded with office equipment or supplies. |
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| Former CF trailer that must have been used for storage. | Inbound gate which was always open. | Front shot of the former CW Transport terminal that was purchased by CF after CW closed. |