UPS United Parcel Service

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 174 elite drivers from California are among 1,582 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 988 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 24,258 years of accident-free driving. Len Edelmann of Anderson is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 42 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 11,420 total full-time UPS drivers in California.

Globally, 10,504 UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor. Collectively they’ve racked up 257,221 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 55 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 49 years of safe driving. One hundred twenty six others have logged at least 40 years without an accident.

UPS’s 127,000 small package 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
Aguirre,  Robert	Whittier	Los Angeles
Alley,  Chris	Rancho Cordova	Sacramento
Antonio,  Adrian	Cerritos	Cerritos
Aoyama,  Alan	Torrance	Gardena
Aranda,  Armando	West Covina	Ontario
Arechiga,  Ulyces	Monterey Park	Los Angeles
Avellaneda,  Steven	Upland	Cerritos
Babcock,  Raymond	El Cajon	Chula Vista
Baker,  Donald	Los Banos	San Jose
Barrios,  James	Santa Paula	San Fernando
Barrios,  Mark	Whittier	Cerritos
Bathel,  James	Sacramento	Sacramento
Bauer,  Robert	Lakeside	San Diego
Bejarano,  Richard	Torrance	Gardena
Berard,  Charles	Yuba City	Yuba City
Berdion,  Jeff	Turlock	Ceres
Bermudez,  Ron	Goleta	Ventura
Blevens,  Kevin	Auberry	Fresno
Boland Jr,  Charles	Concord	Concord
Botello,  Vincent	Visalia	Visalia
Brechmann,  Patrick	Fresno	Fresno
Brunner,  Richard	San Marcos	San Marcos
Burns,  David	Saugus	San Fernando
Busch,  Eugene	Chico	Chico
Cahill,  Dan	San Lorenzo	Richmond
Camara Jr,  George David	Upland	Ontario
Castle,  Jason	El Cajon	Chula Vista
Ceballos,  Rick	Ontario	Los Angeles
Chapman,  Bryan	Saugus	Los Angeles
Chavez,  Christopher	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
Clark,  Tim	Corona	Laguna
Cobbs,  Trent	Los Angeles	Gardena
Cochran,  William	Pico Rivera	Cerritos
Cole,  Ken	Bakersfield	Bakersfield
Contreras,  Michael	Placentia	Cerritos
Cornejo,  Samuel	Hayward	Hayward Village
Cromer,  Reno	Morgan Hill	San Jose
Davidson,  Steven	Aliso Viejo	Laguna
De La Rosa Jr,  Genaro	Chula Vista	Chula Vista
Del Rosario,  Arnold	Daly City	San Bruno
Edie,  Richard	Nipoma	Ventura
Ellis,  Alvin	Daly City	San Bruno
Engels,  Mark	Fullerton	Anaheim
Ernst,  Kent	Bakersfield	Bakersfield
Escalante,  Oscar	Los Angeles	Olympic
Espinosa,  Mark	Chino Hills	Ontario
Etheridge,  James	Buena Park	Cerritos
Evans,  Derek	Compton	Cerritos
Ferneau,  James	Whittier	Cerritos
Figueroa,  Paul	Torrance	Gardena
Fleeman,  Michelle	Fresno	Fresno
Flores,  Aurelio	Corona	Cerritos
Flowers,  Tony	El Sobrante	San Bruno
Fong,  Greg	Lincoln	Sacramento
Francesconi,  Marc	Redwood City	Menlo Park
Franklin,  Derrick	Clovis	Fresno
Fukumoto,  Rod	Gardena	Cerritos
Galimba,  Leonard	Salinas	Salinas
Garcia,  Gilbert	Monterey Park	Los Angeles
Garcia,  Gregory	Stockton	Lathrop
Garnica Jr,  John	Long Beach	Los Angeles
Gee,  Kenneth	Roseville	Rocklin
Gibson,  Randolph	Sacramento	Sacramento
Gonzales,  Roger	Laguna Hills	Anaheim
Gonzalez,  Alfonso	La Verne	San Gabriel
Gonzalez,  Fredrick	Sacramento	Cordova
Gonzalez,  Javier	Spring Valley	San Diego
Gonzalez,  Jesus	Pomona	Cerritos
Gordon,  Michael	Newark	Menlo Park
Graham,  Arnon	Fontana	Ontario
Green,  Eric	Hollister	Salinas
Gutierrez,  Henry	Sylmar	San Fernando
Gutierrez,  Kathy	Riverside	Temecula
Gutierrez,  Richard	Chino	Compton
Harvey,  Tate	Cathedral City	Ontario
Hearn,  Rickie	Sacramento	Sacramento
Higginbotham,  William	Clovis	Fresno
Homer,  Edward	Carlsbad	San Diego
Houston,  Samuel	Roseville	Rocklin
Hubert,  Ritchie	Riverbank	Ceres
Hurtado,  Fernando	Daly City	San Bruno
Irons,  William	Hidden Valley Lake	San Bruno
Jeglie,  Gary	Tehachapi	Los Angeles
Johansen,  George	Norco	Cerritos
Johnsen,  Jody	Ione	Sacramento
Johnson,  Billy	Huntington Beach	Cerritos
Jones,  Jeffrey	Simi Valley	Van Nuys
Klaparda,  Robert	Van Nuys	Van Nuys
Klix,  Steven	Whittier	Cerritos
Knotek,  Cliff	Wildomar	Temecula
Koch,  Mathew	Garden Grove	Anaheim
Kowalsky,  Gary	Petaluma	San Bruno
Krauss,  Timothy	Norwalk	Cerritos
Lam,  Henry	San Francisco	San Francisco
Lamothe,  Paul	Victorville	Ontario
Lee,  Elonzo	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
Lemons,  Patrick	Elk Grove	San Bruno
Leon,  Roberto	Brentwood	Oakland
Littiken,  Raymond	Dana Point	Laguna
Lopez,  Arturo	Stockton	Stockton Center
Lopez,  John	Palmdale	San Fernando
Ly,  Thai	Sacramento	Sacramento
Maldonado,  Michael	Santa Maria	Visalia
Markham,  Glen	San Diego	Chula Vista
Martinelli,  Steven	Jamestown	Angels Camp
Martinez,  Samuel	Covina	San Gabriel
Maske,  Douglas	Simi Valley	San Fernando
Mata,  Pasqual	Victorville	Victorville
May,  Shane	Glendora	San Gabriel
Mccleary,  Michael	Lancaster	Lancaster
Melendez,  Jose	Los Angeles	Compton
Mendenhall,  David	Vista	San Diego
Mendes,  Jody	Corning	Sacramento
Mendoza,  Jose	West Covina	Van Nuys
Mercado,  Frankie	Lake Elsinore	Anaheim
Mims,  Douglas	Central Valley	Redding
Mitchell,  Lermes	Yuba City	Yuba City
Monroe,  Lloyd	Los Angeles	San Gabriel
Moore,  Kevin	Newbury Park	Newbury Park
Moynihan,  Darin	Menifee	San Diego
Naurath,  Randall	Ventura	Ventura
Ng,  William	Novato	Petaluma
Nomura,  Glenn	Oceanside	San Marcos
O’Leary,  Timothy	Santa Maria	Santa Maria
Ortiz,  Daniel	Anaheim	Gardena
Oshiro,  Wayne	Monterey Park	Los Angeles
Otto,  Rosemarie	Castro Valley	Oakland
Owen,  Robert	Hollister	San Jose
Patton,  Anthony	Escondido	San Diego
Peacock,  Susan	Winton	Merced Center
Perez,  Edward	Covina	San Gabriel
Perez,  Paul	Santa Clara	Sunnyvale
Perkins,  Ronald	Highland	Ontario
Petrucci,  Thomas	Dana Point	Ontario
Phommaha,  Khamla	Richmond	San Francisco
Pilato,  Christopher	Lakewood	Cerritos
Pineda Jr,  Manuel	Antelope	Sacramento
Prewitt,  Billy	Sanger	Fresno
Prodigue,  Jean-Marie	Fremont	Sunnyvale
Ramirez,  Alfred	Riverside	Ontario
Ramirez,  Rene	Salinas	Salinas
Rescate,  Sonny Sean	Santa Clara	San Francisco
Ricco,  Frank	Placentia	Laguna
Rodriguez,  Dave	San Jose	Sunnyvale
Roeder,  Scott	El Dorado	Oakland
Russell,  Ronald	Victorville	Ontario
Salindong,  Ronald	Alameda	Oakland
Schmidt,  Joseph	Orange	Anaheim
Schuy,  Lawrence	Marysville	Sacramento
Scott,  Rodney	Sacramento	Sacramento
Sherman,  Patrick	Fairfield	Cordelia
Shum,  William	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
Sierra,  Eugene	Fresno	Fresno
Sigala,  Ricardo	West Covina	Olympic
Silva,  Manlio	Imperial	El Centro
Sluus,  Michael	El Sobrante	Richmond
Smets,  David	Newbury Park	Newbury Park
Spencer,  Richard	Rocklin	Cordova
Steele,  Tim	Vacaville	Napa
Sullivan,  John	Manteca	Hayward Village
Tauaese Jr,  Aloalii	Pomona	Los Angeles
Tovalin,  Edward	Pasadena	Los Angeles
Tukia,  Samuel	Reseda	Van Nuys
Valdez,  Gregory	Whittier	Spokane, WA
Valente,  Daniel	Tracy	San Jose
Valerio Jr,  Joseph	San Jose	Sunnyvale
Verano,  Chris	Fairfield	Cordelia
Williams,  Marvin	Lemon Grove	San Diego
Wolfe,  Michael	Sonora	Angels Camp
Yan,  Arthur	San Bruno	San Bruno
Yates,  William	Riverside	Ontario
Young,  John	Rohnert Park	Petaluma
Zamarripa,  Arthur	Los Alamitos	Cerritos
Zimmer,  Paul	Orangevale	Sacramento

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