UPS has some of the safest wheels in the industry, but don’t just take it from us. Our drivers recently took home a whopping nine out of 10 Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Awards.
“The recognition doesn’t come easy,” said Nando Cesarone, Executive Vice President and President U.S. “Drivers must go 15 years – or 250K miles – without a preventable accident. I was a UPS driver myself and can confirm that takes a lot of care. It’s a big deal!”
L-R: Congratulations to Patricia Calder – Connecticut, Jethro Ruffin – Alabama, Jim Sanchez – California, Calton Murray – Texas, Terry Jones – Pennsylvania, Bart Murray – Utah, James McLeod – South Carolina, Bill Long – Kansas. Not pictured: Steve Vermejan – Illinois
In elite company: Our nine safety champs mark the most UPS winners in a year in award history. They also headline some top-tier talent here at UPS, where 191 other drivers were also nominated for Safe Driver of the Year.
Speaking of elite, the UPS Circle of Honor program recognizes employees who’ve driven for the company for 25 years or longer without an accident. Currently, we have over 10,000 Circle of Honor drivers on the roads today – with a combined 15 billion miles of safe driving.
With stats like that, it’s no secret that the UPS culture is all about driving home the importance of safety every day. That’s why we invest over $340 million dollars in employee safety each year, and why we offered our U.S. employees over 5 million hours of safety training last year alone.
Driver makes history as first UPS grand champion at National Truck Driving Championships