DRIVER
of the Third Quarter At TMC, ‘Driver of the Quarter’ is a distinction reserved for professional drivers that best represent the company’s sentiment, ‘Destination: Excellence’. Richard Torres illustrates this not only with his extensive tenure and safe driving record, but more so with his altruistic attitude and commitment to representing himself and TMC in the highest regard.
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Spring 2020 Destination: Excellence
A South Carolina native,
Richard joined the Black and Chrome Family in the summer of 1999. To him, the trucking industry was appealing as a respectable career with great financial potential. After all, Richard’s primary objective was to provide sufficient support for his family to live a comfortable life, which was becoming more and more important as a new father of twins. Not long into his career with TMC, one of his twins, Rachael, suffered a stroke. Rachael had open-heart surgery at only nine days old, which came as a shock to the Torres family. Richard was off the road caring for his daughter for nearly two months. The support the Torres family received from TMC, however, was unprecedented. Through help from the TMC Family Assistance Fund (FAF), a program designed to aid employees in times of hardship, and encouragement from those working behind the scenes, Richard was able to get back behind the wheel with a renewed faith in his choice of career and employer. “I am forever grateful for the support I received from my TMC family,” expresses Richard. “After everything, I knew this is where I needed to stay. It’s not just a job, it’s a home.”
