UPS Honors Michigan Drivers for 25 Years of Safe Driving

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 55 elite drivers from Michigan 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.

Michigan boasts 340 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 7,506 years of accident-free driving. Thomas Camp of Livonia is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 55 years of accident-free driving under his belt, ranking him the safest driver among UPS’s 127,000 small package drivers. There are 2,797 total full-time UPS drivers in Michigan.

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 Jeff Firestone, president, UPS Great Lakes 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. 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 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 Michigan drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Aleman, Samuel	Baroda	St. Joseph
Aquino, Michael	Troy	Madison Heights
Bonkowski, Michael	Royal Oak	Madison Heights
Bowman, Michael	Wyoming	Grand Rapids
Bright, Robert	Saginaw	Saginaw
Buchanan, John	Highland	Wixom
Cesar, Richard	Durand	Flint
Cochran, Shawn	Livonia	Livonia
Colombo, Anthony	Royal Oak	Madison Heights
Damico, Timothy	Warren	Madison Heights
Dickerson, Mark	Clinton Township	Woodbridge
Doyle, Maureen	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids
Emmons, Jeffrey	Grandville	Grand Rapids
Frost, Janet	Merrill	Saginaw
Fultz, Ricky	Petersburg	Monroe
Galang, Ricardo	Rochester Hills	Madison Heights
Garcia, Duane	St. Clair Township	Livonia
Gildner, Wayne	West Branch	West Branch
Hayner, Neil	Rochester Hills	Madison Heights
Hays, David	Lowell	Grand Rapids
Hill, Mark	Marysville	Port Huron
Hooper, Roberta	Warren	Madison Heights
Hughes, Eugene	Ypsilanti	Howell
Jackson, Tommie	Saginaw	Grand Rapids
James, Gregory	Jackson	Jackson
Johnson Jr, Richard	Dorr	Grand Rapids
Kendall, Randy	Saginaw	Saginaw
Key, Wesley	Flushing	Flint
Lawrence, Robert	Swartz Creek	Flint
Lear, Mark	Westland	Livonia
Lesczynski, John	Lambertville	Toledo
Liberty, Douglas	Marquette	Marquette
Lienau, Scott	Montrose	Saginaw
Lucas, Michael	Clarkston	Madison Heights
Miller, Mark	Grand Ledge	Grand Rapids
Neering, Donald	Bay City	Saginaw
Oomen, Lisa	Ludington	Big Rapids
Parker, Michael	Eaton Rapids	Lansing
Rawson, Todd	Wyoming	Grand Rapids
Remus, Kenneth	Wolverine	Petoskey
Richmond Jr, Kenneth	Lake City	Pontiac
Rosenberg, Kenneth	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo
Rugg II, Richard	Lansing	Lansing
Sallgren, Rebbecca	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids
Shine, Michael	Lambertville	Toledo
Staffan, Kelly	Bloomfield Hills	Madison Heights
Tokie, Paul	Ortonville	Pontiac
Vandrese, Neil	Cornell	Grand Rapids
Wathen, Steven	Lawton	Grand Rapids
Welch, Kevin	Davison	Flint
Wilson, Jeffrey	Saginaw	Saginaw
Witbeck, Kevin	Tustin	Cadillac
Woodrum, Tony	Carleton	Monroe
Woods, James	Harrison	Grand Rapids
Yarian, Jeffrey	Muskegon	Muskegon