2007 Printing Industry Hall of Fame — Appreciation for People - David Torok

Assembly Line Roots

It was also during this time that Torok got a true taste of the real Detroit. During summers between semesters at Michigan State, he worked the second shift assembly line building Dodge trucks. At a rate of 45 times per hour, he would assemble the steering components.

“To this day, I can still pick up steering gear, install it, put the bolts and washers on, bring down my torque wrench and tighten them, and put a ground on,” he says. “It was probably the worst job I ever had.