UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 67 elite drivers from North Carolina 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.  

North Carolina boasts 399 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 11,250 years of accident-free driving. Gerald Brown of Kannaolis, David Herndon of Charlotte, Gary Jackson of Fuquay Varina and Joel Taleford of Charlotte are the state’s senior-most safe drivers, with 42 years of accident-free driving under their belts. There are 3,313 total UPS drivers in North Carolina.

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 Dwayne Meeks, president, UPS South Atlantic District. “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 North Carolina drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Andrews,  Reginald	Council	Lumberton
Bennett,  Allen	High Point	Greensboro
Brown,  William	Bryson City	Franklin Center
Byrd,  Brett	Hays	Winston-Salem
Carpenter Jr,  Johnny	Fayetteville	Fayetteville
Castelloe,  William	Tyner	Edenton
Cox,  Tony	Ellerbe	Southern Pines
Crompton,  William	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem
Dawson Jr.,  Allan	Knightdale	Raleigh
Deal,  Cathey	Lowell	Gastonia
Dickson,  Norman	Greensboro	Greensboro
Dixon,  Richard	Greensboro	Greensboro
Dove,  Bobby	Hope Mills	Raleigh
Fleetwood,  James	Edenton	Edenton
Frank,  David	Gibsonville	Greensboro
Frye,  Richard	Hickory	Hickory
Gardner,  Ricky	Nashville	Raleigh
Garner,  Gary	Randleman	High Point
Goodwin,  Richard	Fayetteville	Fayetteville
Gottilly,  John	Wake Forest	Raleigh
Graham,  Thomas	Hope Mills	Fayetteville
Granillo,  Arthur	Smithfield	Goldsboro
Griffin,  Perry	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem
Hall Jr.,  Lauder	Reidsville	Greensboro
Heffner,  Dennis	Vale	Hickory
Herring Iii,  Hayes	Wilmington	Wilmington
Huffman,  Bobby	Hudson	Asheville
Hughes,  David	Lincolnton	Charlotte
Johnson,  Vincent	Oxford	Durham
Ladd,  Lloyd	Harmony	Statesville
Link,  David	Durham	Durham
Little,  Dwayne	Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
Longcoy III,  Clifford	Arden	Asheville
Lunsford,  James	Hillsborough	Durham
Lynch,  Edward	Kings Mountain	Shelby
McLeod,  Christopher	Thomasville	High Point
McNeill,  James	Raleigh	Raleigh
McRae,  Thomas	Rockingham	Southern Pines
Mills,  Dallas	Winnabow	Raleigh
Murphy,  Fern	Franklin	Franklin
Perry,  Michael	Valdese	Lenoir
Phillips,  David	Hertford	Edenton
Potter,  Jeffrey	Cary	Cary
Ramsey,  David	Pfafftown	Greensboro
Rhodes,  Danny	Jamestown	Greensboro
Rogers,  Edgar	Hubert	Havelock
Siler,  Larry	Asheboro	Greensboro
Sledge,  Eric	Durham	Durham
Spears Jr.,  William	Clayton	Raleigh
Starling,  Kenneth	Fuquay Varina	Cary
Stone,  David	Sneads Ferry	Jacksonville
Stone,  Jeffrey	Greensboro	Greensboro
Story,  Jeffrey	Lenoir	Hickory
Tatum,  William	High Point	Greensboro
Thacker,  George	Greensboro	Greensboro
Vea,  Harley	Locust	Charlotte
Wallace,  James	Nashville	Rocky Mount
Weaver,  Robert	Shelby	Shelby
Whitaker,  Timothy	Fairview	Hendersonville
Whitmore,  Kim	Haw River	Chapel Hill
Willard,  Terry	Stokesdale	Greensboro
Williams,  Joel	Asheboro	Greensboro
Williams,  Kenneth	Greensboro	Greensboro
Winstead,  Troy	Battleboro	Rocky Mount
Wioskowski,  Kenneth	Mebane	Durham
Woods,  Michael	Yanceville	Chapel Hill

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