Huffman Sanitation Comfort Colors Tee

Huffman Sanitation Service was a fixture in Lewisville, North Carolina, and the greater Forsyth County area from 1959 to 1990. Founded in March 1959 by Robert A. Huffman, the company began with Saturday garbage pickups in the Vienna area, at a time when refuse had gone uncollected for weeks. Rob worked second shift for the city, rising early each day to run routes, unload at the landfill, and head straight back to work—grinding for years until the business could stand on its own.

As demand grew through the 1960s, neighborhoods in Clemmons, including Arbor Acres and Arbor Run, petitioned for service. Incorporated as Huffman Sanitation, Inc., the company operated under a Forsyth County franchise and expanded to a fleet of five trucks, including an early Dodge Rob kept as a reminder of the company’s humble beginnings. 

Jimmy Huffman later purchased and took over operations, modernizing the fleet while maintaining the company’s hands-on, community-first approach. The business remained family-run, with Myra Huffman and longtime office manager Elva Jennings Schuyler Griffin helping keep daily operations moving behind the scenes.  He operated the business until 1990, when it was sold to Waste Management, marking the close of a three-decade family business. Though refuse collection later consolidated under larger contractors, Huffman Sanitation remains remembered as a symbol of grit, reliability, and small-town work ethic—when a name on a truck meant trust, earned one route at a time.

The T-shirt features a vintage-inspired design, highlighting the mill's iconic image and the year of its founding, 1910. Crafted from comfortable, high-quality fabric, it's perfect for showing your town pride wherever you go. Whether you have deep roots in Lewisville or simply love its history, this shirt is a stylish way to honor the town's past and keep its story alive.

Comfort Colors introduces the “Comfort Colors 1717” garment-dyed t-shirt; a fully customizable tee made 100% with ring-spun cotton. The soft-washed, garment-dyed fabric brings extra coziness to your wardrobe while the relaxed fit makes it an excellent daily choice. The double-needle stitching throughout the tee makes it highly durable while the lack of side-seams helps the shirt retain its tubular shape. Discover all 58 colors in our Comfort Colors 1717 color charts below.

.: The Comfort Colors 1717 tee is made with medium fabric (6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²)) consisting of high quality, 100% ring-spun US cotton for long-lasting comfort.
.: The relaxed fit keeps the wearer comfy in both casual and semi-formal settings while the crew neckline delivers that classic, neat style which makes it perfect for accessorizing.
.: The pre-shrunk fabric ensures a consistently great fit. Check all available sizes in our Comfort Colors 1717 size chart.
.: All Comfort Colors 1717 shirts feature pre-shrunk cotton for size retention and a signature sewn-in twill label.
.: Made using 100% US cotton that is ethically grown and harvested. Gildan is also a proud member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol ensuring ethical and sustainable means of production.
.: Available in 58 colors. Check all available colors in our Comfort Colors 1717 color charts