(Atlanta, GA, Monday, February 22, 2021) – One company sets the standard for on-the-road safety year after year. UPS has announced the induction of 1,412 men and women into the “Circle of Honor,” an elite group of their drivers who have been among the safest drivers on the road. Circle of Honor drivers have not had an avoidable accident while driving for 25 years or more.

As a global pandemic made their services more important than ever, these drivers continued to safely  help deliver 3% of the world’s GDP – averaging more than 20 million packages a day, ranging from important documents and just-in-time business inventory, to food, clothing and baby formula, and millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Sam Ortega, UPS Driver and Circle of Honor Recipient from Albuquerque, NM, talks about the commitment to driving safe.

SOUNDBITE #1:

MY NUMBER ONE SAFE DRIVING TIP IS TO NEVER BE IN A RUSH, TO DRIVE AT A SAFE, CAREFUL SPEED. DISTRACTED DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AND LEADS TO ACCIDENT. NEVER USE YOUR PHONE WHEN DRIVING. ANOTHER TIP IS TO ALWAYS LEAVE A SPACE CUSHION BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR AHEAD.

SOUNDBITE #2:

I HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN DISTRACTED DRIVING IM A SEMI DRIVER AND FROM WHERE I’M SITTING, I CAN SEE WHATS GOING ON IN CARS AND IN OTHER BIG TRUCKS AND THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THEIR PHONES AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHATS AHEAD OF THEM. THANKS TO OUR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS, WE USE THE BEST PRACTICES TO STAY SAFE ON THE ROAD. I’M HONORED TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE UPS “CIRCLE OF HONOR” FOR MY YEARS OF SAFE DRIVING.

For more information, visit www.ups.com.