UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 176 elite drivers from California are among 1,613 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.  

California boasts 841 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 23,535 years of accident-free driving. Peter Pavlian of San Bernardino is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 45 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 11,915 total UPS drivers in California.

Globally, 8,703 active UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor.  Collectively they’ve racked up more than 245,000 years and more than 5.3 billion safe miles during their careers. That’s enough miles to travel to Mars and back 19 times.

“My thanks go to all of them for their dedication and focus and for the countless lives they’ve saved,” said George Willis, president, UPS West Region. “Their attention to detail has kept them safe and has helped improve public safety.”

Globally, the most seasoned UPS Circle of Honor driver is Thomas Camp of Livonia, Mich., with 53 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 47 years of safe driving.  Sixty-six others have logged at least 40 years without an accident.

UPS’s 102,000 drivers are among the safest on the roads, logging more than 3 billion miles a year and delivering more than 4 billion packages safely. 

Founded in 1907, UPS has a rich history of safety and training.  The company issued its first driver handbook in 1917 and began recognizing safe drivers in 1923.  In 1928, UPS recognized its first five-year safe driver, Ray McCue, with UPS founder Jim Casey presenting him a gold and platinum watch.  UPS formally established its safe driving honor program in 1928.

** NOTE: The following table lists local drivers by hometown and UPS center.  If you’re interested in interviewing a local driver, please contact UPS Public Relations at pr@ups.com. Visit pressroom.ups.com for multimedia assets.

Following is a list of California drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Alcorn,  Brett	Kerman	Fresno
Aliviado Jr,  Lorito	Torrance	Gardena
Ante,  Nathan	Bakersfield	Bakersfield
Apodaca,  Raymond	Whittier	Cerritos
Arellanes,  Steve	Chino	Cerritos
Ashe,  Larry	Hemet	Ontario
Ballier,  Kevin	Rancho Cordova	Cordelia
Barajas,  Irineo	Diamond Bar	Anaheim
Barrow Jr,  William	Fontana	San Gabriel
Barton,  Craig	Simi Valley	San Gabriel
Bassett,  Thomas	Montebello	San Gabriel
Bernard,  David	Ventura	Ventura
Bickham,  William	American Canyon	Richmond
Blanch,  Jack	Castro Valley	Oakland
Bognuda,  Gary	Eureka	Eureka
Bolton,  Troy	Petaluma	San Bruno
Bonilla,  Xavier	Monrovia	San Fernando
Bowen,  Darryl	Clovis	Fresno
Briones,  Batong	Bay Point	Richmond
Cachero,  Epifanio Cabauatan	Fremont	San Bruno
Canez,  Robert	West Covina	Grande Vista
Caruso,  Anthony	Quartz Hill	Grande Vista
Chase,  Patrick	Pacifica	San Bruno
Coleman,  Chico	Ontario	Ontario
Condon,  John	Ridgecrest	Ridgecrest
Cook, Eric	Paso Robles	San Luis Obispo
Cordova,  Gilbert	Whittier	Los Angeles
Corona,  Harvey	Fowler	Fresno
Crostic,  Daniel	Camarillo	San Fernando
Decaprio,  James	Stevenson Ranch	San Fernando
Densmore,  Michael	Lakewood	Cerritos
Desorbo,  Jeffrey	Escondido	San Diego
Dion,  Todd	Rancho Santa Margarita	Laguna
Drain,  Chris	San Francisco	San Francisco
Dryden,  Calvin	San Jose	Sunnyvale
Duran,  Ruben	Chino	San Gabriel
Echols,  Gregory	Cherry Valley	Ontario
Edwards,  Larry	Alta Loma	Ontario
Ellis Jr,  Robert	Beaumont	Temecula
Enriquez,  Louie	North Ridge	Van Nuys
Etheridge,  James	Buena Park	Cerritos
Fabianski,  Robert	Redwood City	San Bruno
Finley,  Ron	Moreno Valley	Temecula
Fortier,  Gary	Lake Arrowhead	Ontario
Fowke,  Ronald	Laguna Hills	Anaheim
Franzman,  Kevin	Huntington Beach	Gardena
Fukui,  Gregory	Montebello	Olympic
Gabriel,  Erik	Los Banos	San Jose
Garcia,  Gilbert	Whittier	Grande Vista
George,  Scott	Lodi	Sacramento
Gonzales,  Joseph	Oxnard	San Fernando
Graham,  Scott	Modesto	Ceres
Grandalski,  Kory	Fresno	Fresno
Grant,  David	Canyon Lake	Ontario
Grant,  Milton	Salinas	Salinas
Greaves,  Malcolm	Hemet	Temecula
Grogan,  Mark	Bakersfield	Bakersfield
Grubbs,  Chrys	Aliso Viejo	Laguna
Hamilton,  Douglas	Carlsbad	San Diego
Hammett,  Jay	Chico	Chico
Hancock,  Kevin	Poway	San Diego
Hanson,  Scott	Roseville	Rocklin
Hargis,  Chris	Fullerton	Anaheim
Harrington,  James	Torrance	Gardena
Harvey,  Melvin	Salinas	Sunnyvale
Hearne,  Kenneth	Oakland	Oakland
Hernandez,  Adrian	La Mesa	San Diego
Hernandez,  Joseph	Tustin	Anaheim
Hindmarch,  William	Petaluma	Petaluma
Hopp,  Todd	Beaumont	San Bernardino
Hopper,  Brenda	San Jose	Sunnyvale
Hunter,  Dave	Brea	Cerritos
Jackson,  Terry	Los Angeles	Olympic
Jacobs,  Robert	Fresno	Fresno
Jensen,  Michael	San Bruno	San Francisco
Johnson,  Mark	Murrieta	San Marcos
Kaneshiro,  Curtis	Gardena	Gardena
King,  David	Vista	San Marcos
Klee,  Mark	Placentia	Anaheim
Kotowski,  Ralph	Lakeside	Chula Vista
Lagemann,  Mark	Rowland Heights	Grande Vista
Lahr,  Bret	Stockton	Sacramento
Lambert,  Duprie	Carson	Gardena
Lamenti,  Dawn	Brentwood	Richmond
Leduc,  Kenneth	Benicia	Napa Center
Lee,  Jeffrey	Pacifica	San Francisco
Leiphardt,  Steven	Mission Viejo	Laguna
Lendl,  Marty	Redding	Redding
Leonard,  Randall	Watsonville	Sunnyvale
Lewton,  Marc	Santa Maria	Santa Maria
Little,  Randy	Salinas	Salinas
Livingston,  Ronald	Burbank	Cerritos
Losurdo,  Pat	Sherwood Forest	San Fernando
Louie, Sanford	San Francisco	San Francisco
Lowe,  Wesley	Oxnard	Ventura
Maetani,  Wade	Huntington Beach	Cerritos
Manista,  Steven	Hemet	Temecula
Margarian,  Michael	Clovis	Fresno
Martinez Jr,  Raul	Whittier	Olympic
Martinez,  Ruben	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
McCard,  Ronald	La Palma	Cerritos
McGeorge,  Kim	Pacific Grove	Monterey
Mcinnis,  Alan	Livermore	Oakland
Meier,  Jeffrey	Antioch	Concord Center
Mendoza,  Charles	Whitter	Cerritos
Moranda,  Dean	Clovis	Fresno
Morris,  Thomas	Citrus Heights	Sacramento
Nagata,  Steven	Indio	Palm Springs
Negrillo,  Nelson	Costa Mesa	Anaheim
Nieto,  Willie	Rocklin	Rocklin
Norville,  Richard	Lakewood	Grande Vista
O Hare,  Martin	San Jose	San Jose
Olson,  Curtis	Carrlsbad	San Diego
Ortega,  Raymond	Blythe	Blythe Center
Osborn,  Terry	Cottonwood	Redding
Page Ii,  Gordie	Orange	Anaheim
Palomino,  Armando	Watsonville	Santa Cruz
Pantana,  Nick	Palmdale	Mojave
Parker,  Richard	Brentwood	Oakley
Pascual,  Fred	Carson	Gardena
Pelayo,  Jose	Glendora	Cerritos
Perez,  Joseph	Temecula	Ontario
Perez, Stephen	San Jose	San Jose
Pichardo,  Gilbert	Orange	Laguna
Primacio,  Alan	Chula Vista	San Diego
Quezada,  Armando	Valencia	San Gabriel
Ramirez,  Gabe	Salinas	Salinas
Ramirez,  James	Monterey Park	Los Angeles
Ramirez,  Richard	Tracy	San Jose
Ramos,  Javier	Pico Rivera	San Gabriel
Renna,  Chris	Clovis	Fresno
Rizkallah,  Elie	Castro Valley	Oakland
Rodriguez,  Arnold	Covina	San Gabriel
Rodriguez,  John	Pacifica	San Francisco
Rodriguez,  Manuel	Riverside	Ontario
Rodriguez,  Robert	Barstow	Barstow
Rodriguez,  Ronnie	Fresno	Fresno
Rojas,  Rafael	Concord	San Francisco
Rolsma,  Lee	Murrieta	San Bernardino
Romero,  Benjamin	San Carlos	San Bruno
Roper,  Leroy	Laguna Woods	Cerritos
Ruiz,  Noestor	Los Angeles	Grande Vista
Sanchez,  Paul	Pinole	Richmond
Santiago,  George	San Jose	San Francisco
Scheid,  James	Hayward	Oakland
Scott,  Percy	Fairfield	Richmond
Shepherd,  Alanson	Ontario	San Gabriel
Shillingford,  Albert	Chino Hills	Ontario
Shuttleworth,  Robert	North Hills	Van Nuys
Sims,  George	Berkeley	Oakland
Smith,  Jeffrey	Valley Center	San Marcos
Smith,  John	Palmdale	Los Angeles
Soto,  David	Palmdale	San Fernando
Sprowell,  Andre	Rancho Santa Margarita	Laguna
Stansbury,  Robert	Hacienda Heights	Cerritos
Steinbuch,  Troy	Alpine	San Diego
Stillwell,  Howard	Visalia	Fresno
Taxiera,  James	San Leandro	Oakland
Thomsen,  William	Petaluma	Petaluma
Tippin,  Randall	Santee	San Diego
Trinh,  Mason	San Francisco	San Francisco
Tullius,  Joseph	Placentia	Laguna
Van Trease,  Ken	Livermore	Oakland
Varela,  Efren	La Mirada	Cerritos
Wall, Donald	Fremont	Menlo Park
Warren,  Jeffrey	Pasadena	San Gabriel
White Jr,  Pedro	Valencia	San Fernando
White,  Robert	Glendora	San Gabriel
Wilkins,  Kyle	Newbury Park	Newbury Park
Williams,  Mark	Perris	Ontario
Williams,  Terry	Los Angeles	Olympic
Wilson,  Gary	Lemon Cove	Fresno
Wilson,  Michael	Sacramento	Rocklin
Young,  Victor	San Francisco	San Bruno
Yu,  Jonathan	San Francisco	San Bruno
Ziegmann,  Rodney	San Marcos	San Diego

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