UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 172 elite drivers from California 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.  

California boasts 890 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 24,932 years of accident-free driving. Peter Pavlian of San Bernardino is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 46 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 10,257 total full-time UPS drivers in California.

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 George Willis, president, UPS West Region. “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 California drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.    

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Abraham, John	Redding	Redding
Acosta,  Leonel	Covina	Ontario
Anderson,  Kenneth	Yreka	Yreka
Anderson,  Robert	Oxnard	Ventura
Artiago,  Maurey	Covina	San Fernando
Arvelo,  Osvaldo	Covina	San Gabriel
Aston,  A. David	Santa Clarita	Los Angeles
Baker,  Scott	Paradise	Chico
Barcena,  Raul	West Covina	San Gabriel
Bastidas,  Victor	Calexico	El Centro
Bautista,  Rufino	Daly City	San Bruno
Belanger,  Lee	Stanton	Cerritos
Berru,  Larry	Walnut	San Gabriel
Bognuda, Gary	Eureka	Eureka
Boyle,  Peter	Murrieta	San Diego
Bustamante,  Glenn	Moreno Valley	Ontario
Bustillos,  Milton	Santa Paula	Ventura
Butalla,  Stephen	Sacramento	Sacramento
Butler,  Charles	Atwater	Lathrop
Cabutage,  Tom	Salinas	Salinas
Camara,  Kelly	Hanford	Visalia
Cardenas Jr,  Jesse	Fontana	Riverside
Carlson,  Randy	Rancho Santa Margarita	Laguna
Carstensen,  Brian	Glen Ellen	San Bruno
Castro,  Freddy	Hemet	Riverside
Castro,  Jose	Upland	Los Angeles
Champoux,  Louis	W Sacramento	Sacramento
Chavez,  Waldo	Chula Vista	Chula Vista
Ciofalo Guell,  Randy	San Francisco	San Bruno
Clarke,  Richard	Fountain Valley	Anaheim
Conboy,  Mark	Lakewood	Cerritos
Conley,  Melvin	Elk Grove	Cordova
Corona,  Jorge	Whittier	Cerritos
Correa,  Ismael	Riverside	San Gabriel
Corry,  George	Monrovia	Grande Vista
Courtney,  Andrew	Winchester	Anaheim
Covarrubias,  Antonio Sedano	La Habra	Cerritos
Cowles,  Dean	Lathrop	Stockton
Cox,  Derrick	San Diego	San Diego
Cox,  Vernon	Sonoma	San Rafael
Crigger,  Kurt	Vacaville	Richmond
Cullum, Aaron	Visalia	Fresno
Davenport,  Tim	San Pablo	Richmond
Deocampo,  Gary	Whittier	Olympic
Diaz,  Ernie	Covina	San Gabriel
Dickinson,  Kevin	Fullerton	Laguna
Doench,  Gregory	Oakley	Oakley
Dyke,  James	Newhall	San Fernando
Early,  Mitchell	Tracy	Hayward Village
Ellis,  Brian	Oxnard	Cerritos
Elms,  Mark	Pinole	Richmond
Erba,  David	Petaluma	Petaluma
Erives,  Leonard	Rancho Santa Margarita	Laguna
Eurie,  Stan	Roseville	Sacramento
Ferguson,  Mark	Modesto	Lathrop
Fernandes,  Kenny	Modesto	Lathrop
Frescas,  Raymond	San  Jose	Sunnyvale
Fukumoto,  Rod	Gardena	Cerritos
Funderburg,  John	La Mirada	Anaheim
Galimba,  Leonard	Salinas	Salinas
Garcia,  Jesus	Whittier	Cerritos
Garfio,  Joe	West Covina	San Gabriel
Glaser,  Greg	Stockton	Lathrop Hub
Gonzalez,  Javier	Montebello	Main Street
Gozun,  Lourito	Ontario	Ontario
Graham,  Robert	Apple Valley	Victorville
Grundman,  Michael	El Cajon	San Diego
Guerrero Jr,  Joe	Sylmar	San Fernando
Hall,  Dana	Rancho Cucamonga	Ontario
Hansen,  Steve	Clovis	Fresno
Hapeman,  Gary	San Jose	Sunnyvale
Hess, Lewis	Menlo Park	Menlo Park
Hodgson,  Mickel	San Diego	San Diego
Holden,  Larry	Diamond Bar	Grande Vista
Houck,  Christopher	Jackson	Oakland
Jones,  Rick	Mira Loma	Ontario
Jones,  Wes	Newhall	Van Nuys
Judson,  Bryan	Monrovia	San Gabriel
Kent,  Michael	Chatsworth	Van Nuys
Kufferath,  Scott	Santa Maria	Santa Maria
Larios,  Salvador	Corona	San Gabriel
Lauer,  Fritz	Simi Valley	Van Nuys
Ledezma,  Rolando	Glendora	Grande Vista
Lyons,  Stacey	Madera	Fresno
Macon,  Tonya	Garden Grove	Anaheim
Maestas,  Jimmy	Fontana	Cerritos
Magno,  Alexander	Fairfield	Richmond
Magno,  Donn	Anaheim Hills	Anaheim
Maldonado,  Joe	San Bernardino	Ontario
Martinelli,  Steven	Jamestown	Angels Camp
Martinez,  Anthony	Wilmington	Grande Vista
Martinez,  Rick	Corona	Ontario Hub
Masamitsu,  Eric	Fremont	Sunnyvale
Mathews,  James	San Francisco	San Bruno
Maule,  Paul	Arroyo Grande	Ventura
May,  Kevin	Long Beach	Grande Vista
McAfee,  Keith	Canyon Country	San Fernando
McCalla,  Kurt	Galt	Sunnyvale
McCarthy,  Timothy	Shingletown	Redding
Mendoza,  Kevin	Clovis	Fresno
Mitchell,  David	Palmdale	Van Nuys
Mitchell,  Monti	Whittier	Cerritos
Moir,  Stephen	Mountain View	Menlo Park
Moon,  Herbert	Baker	San Gabriel
Moore,  Philip	Riverside	Ontario
Moreno,  Ricardo	San Jose	San Jose
Mosier,  Tim	San Ramon	Hayward Village
Musselman,  James	Yorba Linda	Anaheim
Nava,  Antonio	Watsonville	Santa Cruz
Noss,  Richard	Orange	Anaheim
Nunez,  Felix	Reseda	San Fernando
Otterlee,  Scott	Sacramento	Sacramento
Paredez,  Donald	San Jose	San Jose
Perez,  Paul	Santa Clara	Sunnyvale
Philips,  Linzi	Costa Mesa	Anaheim
Pilato,  Christopher	Lakewood	Cerritos
Pugeda,  Glenn	Placentia	Cerritos
Quinones,  Tony	West Covina	Ontario
Radie,  Duane	Shasta Lake	Redding
Ratcliff,  Doug	Sebastopol	San Bruno
Reed,  Philip	Bakersfield	Bakersfield
Rennie,  Thomas	Windsor	Santa Rosa
Reyes,  Carlos	Highland	Temecula
Reyes,  Felix	Hayward	Richmond
Richardson,  Randel	Chula Vista	Chula Vista
Roberts,  Michael	Yorba Linda	Anaheim
Robles,  Vincent	Downey	Cerritos
Rodriguez,  Raul	Carlsbad	San Marcos
Roeder,  Scott	Oakley	Oakland
Rowe,  Mathew	Petaluma	Petaluma
Salinas,  Alfred	Camarillo	Ventura
Salindong,  Ronald	Alameda	Oakland
Sanchez,  Arthur	Tulare	Visalia
Sapp,  Ralph	San Francisco	San Francisco
Sayles Jr,  Earnest	Corona	Anaheim
Schrader,  Michael	Galt	Sacramento
Scott,  Rodney	Sacramento	Sacramento
Shahi,  Siruss	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa
Shandrew,  Corey	Galt	Lathrop
Sherman,  Steve	Temecula	San Marcos
Sidler,  John	Yorba Linda	Anaheim
Sitar,  Walter	Mariposa	Merced
Smith,  Dale	Apple Valley	Ontario
Soles,  Tom	Yorba Linda	Anaheim
Soto,  Jesse	Paso Robles	Ventura
Stanton,  Mark	Lakeside	Chula Vista
Sterling,  Daniel	Escondido	San Diego
Strange,  Gary	Oceanside	San Marcos
Strawn,  Michael	Canyon Country	San Fernando
Stroozas,  Bart	Yorba Linda	Anaheim
Suarez,  Javier	Roseville	Rocklin
Swan,  Bobby	San Fernando	San Fernando
Takemoto,  Alan	Newcastle	Rocklin
Taylor,  Mark	Encinitas	San Diego
Thompson Sr,  Carl	San Francisco	Richmond
Thuemler,  Jared	Willows	Chico
Tolman,  Jerry	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa
Tran,  Duke	Concord	San Ramon
Tyrrel,  Mike	San Ramon	San Ramon
Valle,  Ramon	San Lorenzo	Richmond
Varney,  Edward	Salinas	Sunnyvale
Vera,  Jorge	Anaheim	Anaheim
Vice,  William	Vacaville	Cordelia
Villalobos,  Jaime	Salinas	Salinas
Voy,  Douglas	El Cajon	San Diego
Watkins,  Lee	Stockton	Stockton
Watson,  David	Sacramento	Rocklin
Wiebe,  James	Clovis	Fresno
Williams,  Gary	Albany	Richmond
Woessner,  Darren	El Dorado Hills	Cordova
Woods,  Larry	Kingsburg	Fresno
Zahm,  Edward	Canyon Country	Grande Vista
Ziemann,  Joe	Antioch	Oakley

                                                                               

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