UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 124 elite drivers from Texas are among 1,575 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.  

Texas boasts 767 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 21,834 years of accident-free driving. Alfredo Luna of Pearland is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 44 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 5,786 full-time UPS drivers in Texas. 

Globally, 9,349 active UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor.  Collectively they’ve racked up 266,554 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 Craig Wiltz, president, UPS Red River 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 54 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 48 years of safe driving. Ninety-one others have logged at least 40 years without an accident.

UPS’s 102,000 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 Texas drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Almaguer,  Nicholas	Georgetown	Austin
Almaraz,  Robert	Del Rio	Eagle Pass
Anderson,  Kenneth	Alvin	Houston
Arnold,  James	San Angelo	San Angelo
Ashworth,  Sidney	Denton	Denton
Baker,  Terry	Powderly	Hugo, OK
Barton,  Cris	Fort Worth	Fort Worth
Beard,  Gerald	Arlington	Arlington
Beard,  Ronald	Bedford	Fort Worth
Becker,  James	Round Rock	Austin
Benton,  John	Greenville	Mesquite
Bjork,  Jarle	Amarillo	Amarillo
Boudreaux,  Timothy	Cleveland	Lufkin
Bramlett,  William	The Colony	Dallas
Bridges,  Jesse	Sherman	Sherman
Camarillo,  Ricardo	Round Rock	Highland
Castillo,  Raul Omar	Richmond	Stafford
Chancellor,  David	Red Oak	Mesquite
Chaplinski,  John	Judson	Longview
Christian,  Patrick	Quinlan	Mesquite
Clark,  David	Lufkin	Lufkin
Cleveland,  Jeffrey	Quinlan	Mesquite
Cobb,  John	Chilton	Belton
Coker,  Jerry	Burkburnett	Vernon
Combs,  Mark	Tyler	Tyler
Crawford, Ronald	Denton	Dallas
Davis,  Eddie	Abilene	Abilene
Donlon,  Richard	Conroe	Houston
Dubrevil,  Rodrick	Houston	Houston
Dumas,  Ralph	Grand Prairie	Dallas
Dunson,  Archie	North Richland Hills	Fort Worth
Ehrlich,  Larry	Houston	Mykawa
Espinoza Jr,  Trinidad	Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi
Flores,  Edward	Bryan	Bryan Center
Frazier,  Brooks	Salado	Belton
Galdeano,  Rafael	San Antonio	San Antonio
Garcia,  Alfredo	McAllen	San Antonio
Garza,  Raul	Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi
Gibbons,  Thomas	Texas City	Texas City
Ginn,  Adam	Cypress	Houston
Goff,  Melvin	Missouri City	Mykawa
Grant,  Angela	Arlington	Arlington
Gutierrez,  Robert	Santa Rosa	Harlingen
Hallam,  John	Forney	Mesquite
Halsdorf,  Timothy	Forney	Mesquite
Rick Harris	Midlothian	Dallas
Hatch,  Kyle	Plainview	Plainview
Hernandez,  Homero	McAllen	McAllen
Hesson,  Scott	Porter	Conroe
Hightower,  Paul	Van	Longview
Hinson,  Robert	Cedar Hill	Chalk Hill
Hodges,  Shannon	Temple	Belton
Holland,  Joetta	El Paso	El Paso
Howard,  Charles	Alvin	Stafford
Hubbard,  Darrell	Lancaster	Dallas
Huizar,  Richard	San Antonio	Leon Valley
Hurtado,  Alice	San Marcos	Austin
Jach,  Robert	Roanoke	Fort Worth
Jeter,  Marvin	Fort Worth	Fort Worth
Kalem,  Raymond	La Porte	Baytown Center
Keele,  Johnny	Fort Worth	Fort Worth
Keller,  Dean	New Braunfels	San Antonio
Kennedy,  Angela	El Paso	El Paso
Kolinko,  Mirek	Royse City	Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Ledet,  Larry	Missouri City	Stafford
Leiva,  Michael	San Antonio	Leon Valley
Lopez,  Lonnie	Irving	Dallas
Luna,  Raymond	Magnolia	Houston
Mager,  Douglas	Needville	Stafford
Maness,  Matthew	Fort Worth	Fort Worth
Manriquez,  Richard	Corpus Christi	San Antonio
Martinez,  Jorge	Laredo	Laredo
Martinez,  Lawrence	Wichita Falls	Wichita Falls
Martinez,  Manuel	El Paso	El Paso
Marzolf,  James	Rowlett	Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
McNair,  David	Tomball	Houston
Meier,  James	Crowley	Fort Worth
Mirabella,  Brian	Groves	Port Arthur
Moreland,  Terry	Sulphur Springs	Sulphur Springs
Morris,  Chuck	Cedar Creek	Austin
Muse,  Todd	Amarillo	Amarillo
Nichols,  Timothy	Abilene	Abilene
Nieswiadomy,  Vincent	Burleson	Fort Worth
Nunez,  Manuel	Houston	Houston
Paschal,  Alan	Hamilton	Fort Worth
Paytonjian,  Robert	Haslet	Fort Worth
Plemons,  Larry	Robinson	Waco
Quinonez,  Juan	Rowlett	Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Racine,  Michel	Dallas	Mesquite
Redmon,  Thomas	Flower Mound	Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Rendon,  David	Cleveland	Houston
Reyes,  Hector	Clint	El Paso
Riley,  Stephen	Wichita Falls	Vernon
Robertson,  Raymond	Lubbock	Lubbock
Rodriguez Jr,  Gustavo	Los Fresnos	Brownsville
Salinas,  Rolando	McAllen	McAllen
Sanders,  Robert	Richmond	Stafford
Sandu,  Eugen	Pearland	Angleton
Santiago,  Lourdes	El Paso	El Paso
Schroeder,  Keavan	Houston	Mykawa
Simmons,  Mark	Lewisville	Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Smith,  Kevin	Stafford	Stafford
Snow,  Delbert	Brownwood	Austin
Sollock,  Kary	Beaumont	Beaumont
Stallbohm,  James	Forney	Mesquite
Stoltz,  Eric	Helotes	Leon Valley
Summers,  Scott	Jacksonville	Tyler
Thom,  Erik	Irving	Chalk Hill
Thomas,  Jimmy	White Oak	Longview
Toliver,  Christopher	Plano	Dallas
Torres,  Antonio	Mission	McAllen
Treadway,  William	Magnolia	Houston
True,  Clifton	Garland	Mckinney
Veitenheimer,  Mark	Wichita Falls	Vernon
Villagomez,  Adolph	Rockwall	Mesquite
Vincent,  Dennis	Sugar Land	Houston
Wareham,  Thomas	Rowlett	Dallas
Washington,  Eugene	Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi
White,  Ronald	Mansfield	Fort Worth
Williams,  Kelvin	Rowlett	Dallas
Williams,  Robert	Dallas	Dallas
Winfrey,  Cervis	Garland	Mesquite
Wolfman,  William	Georgetown	Old Settlers
Wood,  Michael	Dallas	Dallas

 

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