{"id":39160,"date":"2016-03-08T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T01:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=39160"},"modified":"2016-03-08T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T01:37:22","slug":"ups-honors-florida-drivers-for-25-years-of-safe-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2016\/03\/ups-honors-florida-drivers-for-25-years-of-safe-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"UPS Honors Florida Drivers For 25 Years Of Safe Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39161\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39161\" title=\"JohnMartin_Ft.Myers\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/JohnMartin_Ft.Myers_-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/JohnMartin_Ft.Myers_-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/JohnMartin_Ft.Myers_-1024x936.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UPS driver John Martin of Labelle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UPS driver John Martin of Labelle was recently inducted into UPS\u2019s prestigious Circle of Honor for achieving 25 years of accident-free driving.<\/p>\n<p>He, along with 87 other elite drivers from Florida are among 1,613 newly inducted into the company\u2019s honorary organization.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, 8,703 active UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor.\u00a0 Collectively they\u2019ve racked up more than 245,000 years and more than 5.3 billion safe miles during their careers. That\u2019s enough miles to travel to Mars and back 19 times.<\/p>\n<p>Florida boasts 499 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 14,081 years of accident-free driving. Ginny Odom of Orlando is the state\u2019s senior-most safe driver, with 41 years of accident-free driving under her belt. There are 5,385 total UPS drivers in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, 8,703 active UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor.\u00a0 Collectively they\u2019ve racked up more than 245,000 years and more than 5.3 billion safe miles during their careers. That\u2019s enough miles to travel to Mars and back 19 times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy thanks go to all of them for their dedication and focus and for the countless lives they\u2019ve saved,\u201d said David Ruiz, president, UPS Florida District. \u201cTheir attention to detail has kept them safe and has helped improve public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Globally, the most seasoned UPS Circle of Honor driver is Thomas Camp of Livonia, Mich., with 53 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 47 years of safe driving. Sixty-six others have logged at least 40 years without an accident.<\/p>\n<p>UPS\u2019s 102,000 drivers are among the safest on the roads, logging more than 3 billion miles a year and delivering more than 4 billion packages safely.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1907, UPS has a rich history of safety and training.\u00a0 The company issued its first driver handbook in 1917 and began recognizing safe drivers in 1923.\u00a0 In 1928, UPS recognized its first five-year safe driver, Ray McCue, with UPS founder Jim Casey presenting him a gold and platinum watch.\u00a0 UPS formally established its safe driving honor program in 1928.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPS driver John Martin of Labelle was recently inducted into UPS\u2019s prestigious Circle of Honor for achieving 25 years of accident-free driving. 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