UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 53 elite drivers from Michigan 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.  

Michigan boasts 308 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 8,631 years of accident-free driving. Thomas Camp of Livonia is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 54 years of accident-free driving under his belt, ranking him the safest driver among UPS’s 102,000 drivers. There are 2,463 total full-time UPS drivers in Michigan. 

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 Derick Craft, president, UPS Great Lakes 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. 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 Michigan drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Anthony,  Paul	Auburn	Saginaw
Babcock, Randy	Cass City	Cass City
Beaubien,  Gerard	Livonia	Livonia
Bender,  Kent	Southfield	Cicotte
Berger,  Turney	Traverse City	Traverse City
Bouley,  James	Grandville	Grand Rapids
Bruske,  Rogg	Bay City	Saginaw
Bunnell,  Patrick	Gladwin	West Branch
Caldwell,  Lorenzo	Springfield	Battle Creek
Campbell,  Scott	Swartz Creek	Flint
Carroll,  Thomas	Lake Orion	Madison Heights
Cesar,  Richard	Durand	Flint
Darling,  Timothy	Zeeland	Grand Rapids
Day,  Sean	Canton	Ypsilanti
Doyle,  Maureen	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids
England,  Dwight	Warren	Livonia
Gildner,  Wayne	West Branch	West Branch
Gray,  John	Marysville	Woodbridge
Greiner,  Michael	Chesterfield Township	Madison Heights
Hill,  Richard	Muskegon	Muskegon
Howell,  Roger	Adrian	Adrian
Hummel,  Steven	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids
Johnson,  Jeffrey	Adrian	Ypsilanti
Johnson,  Kevin	Macomb	Woodbridge
Koester, Andrew	Onsted	Adrian
Lawrence,  Robert	Swartz Creek	Flint
Leonhard,  Jeffrey	Westland	Livonia
McKenzie,  Thomas	Brighton	Howell
Mendik,  Serkis	Dexter	Ypsilanti
Miencier,  Michael	Livonia	Livonia
Mudd,  Brian	Niles	St. Joseph
Page,  Steven	Traverse City	Traverse City
Penney,  Matthew	Beaverton	Saginaw
Prescott,  Todd	Fenton	Flint
Pyrc,  Henrick	Otisville	Flint

Repta,  Michael	Muskegon	Muskegon
Rogers,  Michael	Schoolcraft	Kalamazoo
Sanders,  Luther	Redford	Woodbridge
Sanford,  Jeffrey	White Lake	Pontiac
Saullo,  Joseph	Shelby Twp	Madison Heights
Schaub,  Eric	Pittsfield Township	Ypsilanti
Schell,  Patrick	West Bloomfield	Pontiac
Schraufnagle,  Kirk	Leslie	Lansing
Scott,  James	Dearborn	Livonia
Seeley,  Christopher	Hudsonville	Grand Rapids
Shivers,  Edward	Farmington Hills	Cicotte
Sigmund,  Dan	Big Rapids	Big Rapids
Sorensen,  Paul	Menominee	Oshkosh, WI
Szarejko,  Steven	Athens	Grand Rapids
Thull,  Paul	Wyoming	Grand Rapids
Tuttle,  Eric	Caledonia	Grand Rapids
Vrooman,  Brian	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo
Weiss,  Chris	Williamston	Lansing
Zarem,  Patrick	Westland	Livonia

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