Nate Bristow is the Operations Supervisor and works hand-in-hand with his wife, Brenda to oversee all aspects of Tommie's Auto & Diesel Repair.

Having moved here in 1992 from Atlanta to live with his grandfather, he's enjoyed a career in firefighting, auto and diesel mechanics, rescue and recovery. Prior to working with Tommie's he owned Auto Pit Stop which is now a part of Tommie's, worked for Marchant Chevrolet as a Technician for 4 years, Hoover's Wholesale as a Technician for 4 years and was with the North Charleston Fire Department for 2 years.

After graduating high school in Walterboro in 1993, Nate received his Master Technician certification from General Motors Corporation in 1998, his Firefighter II certification from the South Carolina Fire Academy in 2001 and his EMT Certificate from LowCountry Trident Technical College in 2004.

Other certifications he's been awarded include: Haz-Mat Technician, Jasper Engines Diagnostic Clinic, and WreckMaster Certification Levels 2/3, 4/5, 6/7. His most recent, WreckMaster Level 6/7 is most impressive, as he's only 1 in 300 in the world to have attained this certification level.

Nate has also been awarded the Jack Mock Memorial Award from the Colleton Rural Fire Department in 2005, the Colleton Rural Fire Department Firefighter of Quarter 2005 Award, American Towman Academy Certificate in November 2006, and awards from the Board of Directors for SC Towing Association and the American Traffic Safety Service Association for Emergency Traffic Control. He is also a member of the South Carolina Firefighters Association.

Together, Nate and Brenda are members of the South Carolina Towing and Recovery Association, The National Association of Small Trucking Companies, the South Carolina Sheriff's Association, the Towing and Recovery Association of America, NFIB, National Trucking Federation, Tow Partners, National Truck & Trailer Service, TruckDown.com, and Trucker Pages.

Outside of work Nate enjoys working on the Nascar circuit, going to different trucks and running the recovery equipment with Miller Industries and Nascar, and going to the lake with his family.

He and his wife, Brenda, currently reside in Walterboro. They have four children: Tristian - Age 8, D.J. Bristow - Age 13, Michael William Gruber, Jr. - Age 13 and Brittany Michelle Gruber - Age 17.

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