Eric Galioto and Jose Espinal Win Mayflower and United’s Van Operator of the Month
Hilldrup Van Operators have been once again recognized as the best of the best!
Hilldrup Van Operators have been once again recognized as the best of the best! Eric Galioto and Jose Espinal won Van Operator of the Month for April 2025 in the East Region, by Mayflower Transit and United Van Lines, respectively.
Eric and Jose are no stranger to internal and national acclaim for their outstanding Van Operator performance. Eric was named Mayflower Transit’s Van Operator of the Year in 2022 after winning several Van Operator of the Month recognitions from Mayflower since 2017. Hilldrup also honored Eric as Hilldrup’s Van Operator of the Year in 2022 during our annual Best of the Best Awards dinner and presentation.
Eric has been a part of Team Hilldrup for over 12 years.
Jose Espinal has also been a repeat winner by United Van Lines and honored similarly by Hilldrup! Jose has been named a Runner-Up and Winner by United repeatedly and earned Hilldrup’s 2021 Van Operator of the Year Award during our Best of the Best Awards event. Most recently, Jose was honored as the Runner-Up Van Operator of the Month for February and March 2025.
Jose has been a professional driver with Hilldrup since 2005 and has been serving the industry for over 20 years.
To qualify for Van Operator of the Month, a Van Operator must meet or exceed a range of statistical criteria that encompasses Van Operator performance.
Specifically, the professional must:
- Be qualified in the UniGroup system, the parent company of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, for the previous 12 months;
- Log more than 25,000 miles in the previous 12 months;
- Must be a 1-Rated van operator at time of selection;
- Earn a Safety Performance Rating (SPR) rating of at least 10,000;
- Have no more than 6.0 total points in VTOP, or Van Operator Total Performance, as part of an online system that keeps track of Van Operators SPR points and overall rating and
- Have zero Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) points in last 12 months and less than 30 CSA points for past two years.
Congratulations on your continued success, Eric and Jose! We are extremely grateful for your hard work and the dedication you show to your customers, agent partners and the Hilldrup organization.
