UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 63 elite drivers from New York 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.  

New York boasts 307 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 8,675 years of accident-free driving. Ronald McKnight of the Bronx is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 48 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 5,217 total full-time UPS drivers in New York. 

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 Brooks, president, UPS East 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 New York drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Albright,  Andrew	Elba	Batavia
Aviles,  Joseph	Sound Beach	Suffolk
Baerwaldt,  Clifford	Rochester	Henrietta
Baptiste,  Michael	Bronx	New York
Boland,  Stephen	Warwick	New York
Bonheur,  Ysmael	Island Park	New York
Brizan,  Nelson	Brooklyn	New York
Brown,  James	Farmingdale	Nassau
Camacho,  Angel	Bronx	New York
Capriglione,  Salvatore	Bronxville	Mt. Vernon
Cipley,  Robert	Plainedge	Melville
Cronin,  Michael	Macedon	Rochester
Cummings,  Paul	Rochester	Rochester
Cusick,  Kevin	Painted Post	Painted Post
Durkin,  Thomas	Mineola	Nassau
Fenev,  Peter	Smithtown	Maspeth
Flodin,  Michael	Pine Bush	New Windsor
Galarza,  Charles	Moriches	Melville
Gallagher,  Dennis	Plainview	Melville
Galmbacher,  Paul	Orchard Park	Buffalo
Gilkeson,  Jeffrey	Binghamton	Syracuse
Ginn,  Kirk	Adams Center	Black River
Gomez,  Francisco	Bellerose	Maspeth
Griffin,  Joseph	Wappingers Falls	New York
Haas Jr,  Robert	North Patchogue	Maspeth
Hansen,  Steven	Silver Creek	Buffalo
Hardt,  Martin	Troy	Albany
Harrison,  James	White Plains	New York
Hart,  John	Liverpool	Syracuse
Hernandez,  Robert	East Meadow	New York
Jonas,  Edward	New Hyde Park	New York
Joseph,  Rudolph	Bronx	New York
Julkerski,  Bret	Narrowsburg	Liberty
Knuth,  Daniel	Mattituck	Suffolk
Kwietniewski,  Mark	West Seneca	Buffalo Hub
Lavore,  Umberto	West Nyack	Mt. Vernon
Lenihan,  Edward	West Babylon	Melville
Lynch,  Andrew	Conklin	Syracuse
Miller,  Craig	Brocton	Dunkirk
Modica,  Michael	Staten Island	Edison
Mongiovi,  Phillip	Cheektowaga	Buffalo
Morelli,  Anthony	Ossining	Elmsford
Ng,  Warren	Levittown	Laurelton
Piazza,  John	Lindenhurst	Melville
Procida, Anthony	Ronkonkoma	Suffolk
Prunty,  Joseph	Ozone Park	Maspeth
Rau III,  William	Monroe	Elmsford
Rivera,  Jose	Bronx	New York
Rivera,  Victor	Brookhaven	Suffolk
Rockwood, Scott	Montgomery	New Windsor
Rodriguez,  Joel	Hopewell Junction	Yorktown
Sackett,  Roger	Bloomville	New York
Sargent,  Frank	Waterford	Albany
Sivilli,  Jon	Wantagh	Nassau
Stehr,  Edward	East Meadow	Nassau
Stevens,  Scott	Bayport	Suffolk
Stone,  Robert	Queensbury	Glens Falls
Sullivan,  Dan	Potsdam	Potsdam
Tefft,  Thomas	Lake Luzerne	Glens Falls
Tomlinson,  John	Wantagh	Melville
Troutman,  Brian	St James	Melville
Winston,  Clifton	Jamaica	Maspeth
Zeitler,  Scott	South Farmingdale	Melville

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