UPS 授予 阿肯色州 司機「25 年安全駕駛」榮譽

Little Rock

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 15 elite drivers from Arkansas are among 1,436 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.

Arkansas boasts 107 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 3,090 years of accident-free driving. Walter Jordan Jr. of Dermott is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 40 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 816 total full-time UPS drivers in Arkansas.

“My thanks go to all of them for their dedication and focus and for the countless lives they’ve saved,” said Waring Lester, president, UPS Central Plains District. 「他們對細節的關注保證了他們的安全，並幫助改善了公共安全。」

Globally, the most seasoned UPS Circle of Honor driver is Thomas Camp of Livonia, Mich., with 56 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 50 years of safe driving. 還有其他一百二十六人錄得了至少 40 年的無事故駕駛經驗。

UPS’s 125,000 small package drivers worldwide are among the safest on the roads, logging close to 4 billion miles a year and delivering 5.2 billion packages annually. 

Collectively, these drivers have achieved more than 298,957 years of safe driving throughout their careers. That’s enough time behind the wheel to drive non-stop from Miami to San Diego – 68 million times. 而且他們是在幫助遞送 3% 的世界 GDP（每天 2,000 萬個包裹）的同時做到這一點的。

UPS 成立於 1907 年，擁有豐富的安全與培訓歷史。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 於 1928 年正式成立其安全駕駛榮譽計劃。

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