UPS Honors Florida Drivers for 25 Years of Safe Driving

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 86 elite drivers from Florida are among 1,582 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.

Florida boasts 636 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 15,203 years of accident-free driving. Harold Edgecomb of Alva and Edgar Foster of Miami are the state’s senior most drivers, each with 39 years of accident-free driving under their belts. There are 5,310 total full-time UPS drivers in Florida.

Globally, 10,504 UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor. Collectively they’ve racked up 257,221 years and nearly 14 billion safe miles during their careers. That’s enough miles to travel to the moon and back almost 29,000 times.

“My thanks go to all of them for their dedication and focus and for the countless lives they’ve saved,” said Kim Wyant, president, UPS Florida 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 55 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 49 years of safe driving. One hundred twenty six others have logged at least 40 years without an accident.

UPS’s 127,000 small package drivers are among the safest on the roads, logging more than 3 billion miles a year and delivering nearly 5 billion packages annually.

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.

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

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Ackman, Carl	Fleming Island	Jacksonville
Alfaro, Ruben	Lutz	Bayside
Anthony, William	Cantonment	Pensacola
Arnold, Richard	Lakeland	Lakeland
Barthle, Paul	Miami Lakes	Hialeah
Bates, William	Sunrise	Hialeah
Brown, Bobby	Tampa	Bayside
Brown, Jeffrey	Ft. Pierce	Ft. Pierce
Calicott, Bryan	Winter Park	Longwood
Cisson, Richard	Loxahatchee	Hialeah
Coakley, Jeffrey	Land O Lakes	Tampa
Cowans, Michael	Orlando	Orlando
Curry, Keith	Satellite Beach	Melbourne
Daniels, William	Brandon	Tampa
Davis, Frank	Palm Harbour	Pinellas Park
Denison, Alan	Leesburg	Orlando
Dickinson, David	Tallahassee	Tallahassee
Dougherty, Randy	Merritt Island	Ft. Lauderdale
Dulskis, Romualdas	Orlando	Orlando
Feige, Paul	Ft. Meyers	Ft. Meyers
Galeas, Rene	Gainesville	Jacksonville
Gibbs, Thomas	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Glover, Clark	Jensen Beach	Ft. Pierce
Gomez, Javier	Miami	Hialeah
Gonzalez, Anthony	Boca Raton	Hialeah
Gonzalez, Rolando	Miami	Miami
Green, Bernard	Panama City	Panama City
Gutierrez, Rafael	Hialeah	Hialeah
Harris, Cedric	Winter Haven	Lakeland
Hazzard, William	Brandon	Orlando
Hutchinson, Coby	Palm Harbor	Palm Harbor
Iglesias, Osvaldo	Miami	Miami South
Jessup, James	West Palm Beach	Riviera Beach
Johnson, Terry	Miami	Hialeah
Lambertson Iii, John	Naples	Naples
Larocque, John	Wellington	Riviera Beach
Lasseter, Louis	Newport Richey	Orlando
Lee, Terence	Delray Beach	Deerfield
Lewis, Allisa	Tamarac	Ft. Lauderdale
Logan, Randy	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Long, Shawn	Ft. Myers	Ft. Myers
Luttman, Erich	Bushnell	Tampa
Matis, Stephen	Hudson	Port Richey
McCraine, Dwayne	Tampa	Lakeland
McGrath, Thomas	St Augustine	St. Augustine
McKee, Matt	Fort White	Lake City
McKelvey, Vincent	Seffner	Orlando
Meeks, Gary	St. Cloud	Orlando
Miller, Paul	Chuluota	Longwood
Molodet, Thomas	Port Orange	Daytona
Mullins, Bryce	Middleburg	Jacksonville
Osteen, Michael	Saint Augustine	St. Augustine
Owens, Andre	Apopka	Longwood
Paul, Stephen	Pompano Beach	Deerfield
Payne, Ronald	Myakka City	Sarasota
Phillips, Robert	Lake Wales	Lake Wales
Powell, Bradley	Cocoa	Orlando
Rando, Gregory	Pembroke Pines	Miami
Reano, Robert	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Reeser, Gary	St. Petersburg	Orlando
Robinson, Keith	Miami	Hialeah
Rodriguez, Celestino	Miami	Miami
Rodriquez, Alejandro	Miami	Hialeah
Rosal, Mario	Pace	Pensacola
Rugenstein, Robert	Lake Mary	Longwood
San Nicolas, Rogelio	Miami	Hialeah
Sanchez, Andrew	Tampa	Tampa
Santorelli, Benedetto	St Augustine	St. Augustine
Sapp, Leo	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Schilling, Craig	Sarasota	Orlando
Serpa, Alejandro	Coral Springs	Ft. Lauderdale
Sheerahamed, Asif	Lake Worth	Hialeah
Sierra, Cecil	Tampa	Bayside
Swan, Stephen	Bradenton	Sarasota
Tatum, Steve	Naples	Naples
Tester, Christopher	Orlando	Orlando
Tordini, Raphael	Daytona Beach	Daytona
Wade, Duane	Bunnell	Daytona
Wagner, Ronald	Port St. Lucie	Riviera Beach
Warren, Michael	Thonotosassa	Tampa
Watson, Aaron	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Widdows, Jeffrey	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Williams, Finnie	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Williams, Marvin	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Williamson, Jeffrey	Orlando	Orlando
Wyatt, Darrell	Bartow	Lakeland