A note from the T. Disney family
Friday night, we gathered around tables filled with good food, laughter, and the people who matter most. It wasn’t a company meeting. There were no safety briefings, no project updates, no schedules to review. It was simply time—time to be together, to break bread, and to say thank you to the people who make T. Disney Trucking & Grading what it is.
But here’s what made Friday night truly special: it wasn’t just our team who showed up. It was their families. Spouses, parents, partners—the people who pack lunches at 4 a.m., who understand when dinner gets cold because a load runs late, who answer the phone at midnight when dispatch calls, and who carry the weight of this work right alongside us, even if they never set foot on a jobsite.
Sitting there Friday night, watching our crew talk and laugh with their loved ones, we were reminded of something we’ve always known but don’t say out loud nearly enough: this company doesn’t run on trucks and timesheets. It runs on families.
The Faces Behind the Names
In this business, we spend a lot of time together. We see each other in the yard before sunrise, on jobsites in the Florida heat, at the end of long days when everyone’s tired but the work still needs finishing. We know who takes their coffee black, who always has the right tool in their truck, and who can back a trailer into an impossible spot without breaking a sweat.
But Friday night, we got to see something different. We got to meet spouse who’s been quietly keeping everything together at home so their partner can keep everything moving at work. The parents who beam with pride when they talk about their son or daughter building roads that’ll serve Florida for generations.
We heard stories we’d never heard before. We learned that our dispatcher’s husband coaches Little League. That our fleet manager’s wife runs a small business of her own. That another crew member’s partner is studying to be a nurse while working full-time.
These aren’t just details. They’re the lives that make our work possible. They’re the context behind every “yes” when we need someone to stay late, every weekend worked, every early morning. And meeting these families—putting faces to the names we hear in passing, shaking hands with the people who sacrifice alongside us—made something click into place that we’ve felt but couldn’t quite name.
We’re not just colleagues. We’re an extended family.
The Real Cost of This Work
Let’s be honest about what this industry asks of people. Trucking and grading aren’t 9-to-5 jobs. Projects don’t pause for birthdays or anniversaries. Roads get built when they need to be built, materials get delivered when they need to be delivered, and equipment runs when it needs to run—weekends, holidays, and everything in between.
That means missed soccer games. Dinner reheated in the microwave. Kids going to bed before dad gets home. Spouses handling everything solo while their partner’s hours away on a project. Plans changed at the last minute because weather shifted or a schedule moved up or a customer needed help.
We know this. Our team knows this. But Friday night reminded us that their families know it too—and they’ve chosen to support it anyway.
To the spouses who manage households, children, and everything else while their partners are working long hours: we see you. We know you’re the reason they can show up every day and give this job everything they’ve got.
To the kids who understand that sometimes daddy or mommy has to miss the school play or the game because people are counting on them: thank you for sharing them with us. You’re learning something important about commitment, responsibility, and showing up for others—and that makes you part of this team too.
To the parents who raised these men and women to value hard work, integrity, and taking pride in a job well done: you built the foundation we all stand on now.
This work takes a toll. It requires sacrifice. Not just from the people who drive our trucks and operate our equipment, but from everyone who loves them and supports them. Friday night was our small way of saying: we don’t take that for granted. Not for a second.
Why Family Matters in This Business
We’ve been in this industry for over 40 years now, three generations deep. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s this: companies built on family values don’t just survive—they thrive.
When your team knows their families are valued, something changes. Work becomes more than a paycheck. It becomes something you’re proud to be part of, something worth protecting, something you want to build alongside people who feel the same way.
We’ve watched this play out over decades. We’ve seen crew members’ kids grow up and join the company. We’ve celebrated weddings, welcomed new babies, supported each other through losses. We’ve weathered tough economic times together and celebrated good years together. Through all of it, what’s held us together isn’t just the work—it’s the relationships, the trust, the knowledge that we’re in this together.
That’s not something you can manufacture in a corporate handbook. It has to be lived. It has to be real.
Friday night was real. Watching our operations manager’s kids run around with our dispatcher’s grandchildren. Seeing our newest driver—who just joined us this year—laughing with crew members who’ve been here since the ’90s. Hearing stories about how families connected at our last gathering and stayed in touch afterward. That’s the kind of culture you can’t buy. You can only create space for it, honor it, and watch it grow.
Building Something That Lasts
When we think about T. Disney Trucking & Grading’s future, we don’t just think about new equipment or market share or project pipelines. We think about the people sitting around those tables Friday night. We think about the kids who might one day work alongside their parents. We think about the legacy we’re building together—not just in the roads and infrastructure we create, but in the lives we’re able to support and the community we’re building.
Three generations ago, this company started with a simple belief: do honest work, treat people right, and build something that lasts. That meant more than building a business. It meant building relationships. Creating opportunities. Taking care of people not just when they’re clocked in, but in the full context of their lives—the families they’re supporting, the futures they’re building, the communities they’re part of.
Friday night reminded us that we’re still doing that. Maybe even more than we realized.
Every person at those tables represents a choice—a choice to be part of something bigger than themselves, a choice to work hard and show up even when it’s difficult, a choice to believe in what we’re building together. And behind every one of those choices is a family who made their own choice: to support it, to sacrifice for it, to be part of this journey even when it’s challenging.
That’s humbling. That’s motivating. That’s the kind of responsibility we take seriously.
What Friday Night Taught Us
We learned names we should have known already. We heard stories that made us laugh and some that made our throats tight. We watched our team in a different light—not as drivers and operators and dispatchers, but as parents and spouses , people with full lives and dreams and responsibilities that extend far beyond our yard.
We were reminded that the person running that loader has a daughter in college he’s helping put through school. That our dispatcher goes home every night to care for an aging parent. That the guy who always volunteers for the tough jobs is doing it because he’s saving for his kid’s wedding. That the woman who keeps our scheduling running smoothly is also coaching her son’s basketball team and somehow making it work.
We left Friday night feeling something we don’t always take time to feel in the middle of busy seasons and tight deadlines: gratitude. Deep, genuine gratitude for people who give us their best every day, and for the families who make that possible.
And we left feeling something else too: pride. Pride in the culture we’ve built together. Pride in the way our team treats each other, supports each other, shows up for each other. Pride in the fact that when we say “family company,” it’s not just marketing—it’s the truth we live every day.
Looking Forward
Friday night won’t be our last gathering. It can’t be. Because the thing about family is that you make time for it. You protect it. You show up for it, even when (especially when) things are busy and there are a million other things demanding your attention.
We’re already looking forward to the next time we can pull everyone together—maybe a summer cookout, maybe something around the holidays, maybe just because. The details don’t matter nearly as much as the commitment: we’re going to keep making space to celebrate the people who make this company what it is.
As we head into the rest of this year and into 2026, we’re carrying Friday night with us. When schedules get tight and projects get complicated and everything feels like it’s moving too fast, we’ll remember those faces around the tables. We’ll remember why we’re doing this and who we’re doing it for.
We’ll remember that every truck that rolls out at dawn has a family waiting for the person behind the wheel to come home safe. That every project we complete successfully is feeding kids, paying mortgages, building futures. That the work we do matters not just because roads and infrastructure matter (though they do), but because this work supports real people living real lives.
That’s the weight we carry. That’s the privilege we’ve been given. That’s the responsibility we embrace.
Thank You
To our team: thank you for showing up every day and giving this company your best. Thank you for your skill, your dedication, your willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done right. Thank you for embodying the values that make T. Disney Trucking & Grading what it is.
To the families who support our team: thank you for sharing your loved ones with us. Thank you for the sacrifices you make, often invisibly, to make this work possible. Thank you for understanding when work intrudes on family time, when plans change, when the job demands more than anyone wants to give. You’re part of this team just as surely as anyone wearing a T. Disney shirt, and we’re honored by your support.
Friday night was special. Not because of where we ate or what we served, but because of who was there and what it represented: a company that’s more than a company, a team that’s more than a team, and a family that keeps growing stronger.
Here’s to many more nights like Friday. Here’s to the families who make this all possible. Here’s to building something together that’s worth being proud of—not just in the work we do, but in the way we do it and the people we do it with.
Thank you for being part of the T. Disney family. We’re grateful for every one of you.
With appreciation and respect,
The T. Disney Family
