BOSTON, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 31 elite drivers from Massachusetts 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.  

Massachusetts boasts 181 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 4,439 years of accident-free driving. Paul Daigneault Jr. of Grafton and Dana Harding of Plymouth are the state’s senior-most safe drivers, each with 38 years of accident-free driving under their belts. There are 1,963 total full-time UPS drivers in Massachusetts. 

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 Ivy Brown, president, UPS Northeast 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, 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 Massachusetts drivers inducted this year to the Circle of Honor.

Driver	Hometown	UPS Work Location
Anderson,  Jeffrey	Plymouth	Brockton
Barboza Jr,  George	New Bedford	Dartmouth
Carpenter,  William	Woburn	Chelmsford
Carvalho,  Mark	Rochester	Dartmouth
Coggeshall II,  Stuart	Mashpee	Sagamore
Connolly,  Daniel	Woburn	Lynnfield
Cook,  Lewis	Rockland	Brockton
Coppinger,  Paul	North Billerica	Chelmsford
Courtney,  Brian	West Roxbury	Norwood
Doherty,  Dennis	Everett	Chelmsford
Findlay,  John	Westport	Providence, RI
Gardner,  Paul	Groton	Chelmsford
Greene,  Brian	Taunton	Brockton
Greene,  Richard	Haverhill	Chelmsford
Hoffman,  Mark	Stoughton	Norwood
Hrubo,  William	Haverhill	Chelmsford
Lapine,  Steven	Gloucester	Lynnfield
Linde,  Matthew	Whitman	Brockton
Lively,  Gary	Leyden	Deerfield
Mozdzanowski,  Anthony	Agawam	Springfield
Obrien,  Jeffrey	South Dennis	Yarmouth
Oliver,  Thomas	Fairhaven	Dartmouth
Pighetti,  Anthony	Wilbraham	Springfield
Price,  Christopher	Lakeville	Brockton
Pumphret,  Steven	Plymouth	Brockton
Rego,  Richard	East Taunton	Brockton
Roberts,  Harold	Salem	Lynnfield
Silvia,  Richard	Taunton	Brockton
Smith,  William	Tewksbury	Chelmsford
Solorzano,  Sergio	Gardner	Leominster
Tillery,  Michael	Auburn	Worcester

Contact:	UPS Public Relations
	pr@ups.com