UPS vinh danh các tài xế Arkansas vì 25 năm lái xe an toàn

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. “Sự tập trung đến từng chi tiết đã giúp họ an toàn và giúp cải thiện sự an toàn chung.”

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. Một trăm hai mươi sáu người khác đã có ít nhất 40 năm lái xe không tai nạn.

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. Và họ đã làm được điều đó khi giúp cung cấp 3% GDP của thế giới – 20 triệu gói mỗi ngày.

Thành lập từ năm 1907, UPS có một bề dày lịch sử về an toàn và đào tạo. 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 chính thức thành lập chương trình tôn vinh lái xe an toàn vào năm 1928.

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