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“A lot has changed in 50 years. When I started
driving for UPS, folks in cars did a better job of keeping their hands on the wheel
and their eyes on the road”, said Ron “Big Dog” Sowder. The Ohio-born is the
first UPS driver to ever pass the 50-year mark for safe driving.
After joining the parcel service and global logistics
company in 1960 and delivering packages to businesses and private addresses,
Ron Sowder drove tractor-trailers as a UPS feeder driver. He currently covers a
distance of 306 miles each week between UPS head offices in Atlanta, Georgia
and the UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky.
During his 50 years of service, Sowder reckons
that he drove more than 4 million miles whilst delivering over 35 million
UPS parcels. About 5,200 active UPS drivers have had a minimum of 25
years without any accidents making them members of UPS’s “Circle of Honour”.
Myron Gray, UPS president of U.S. operations,
praised Sowder as an exemplary driver and role model for many UPS drivers. “Ron
continues to set and reset the gold standard for our drivers. He is an asset to
UPS, a great example for all of our drivers and a leader within his peer group
of Circle of Honour members. It’s operator like Ron who help ensure UPS is able
to keep its promises to its customers.”
UPS ensures that all drivers participate in the
safety course “Space and Visibility” before climbing into a lorry. Additionally
they have to take part in undergoing training session throughout their time at
UPS ensuring that their driving skills are being kept up to UPS’s standards.
Source: UPS
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