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UPS Driver Ron Sowder Goes 50 Years Without an Accident…50 Years!
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Think about how long 50 years is. (If you’re approaching an upcoming birthday for that milestone, maybe don’t. Think about cake and good friends instead).

Five decades. Half a century. 436,800 hours. It’s a long time.

It’s also the years of safe driving that UPS Feeder Driver Ron “The Big Dog” Sowder has just racked up. (Feeder trucks are the big semis that you see rolling down the highway. “The Big Dog” is a cool nickname for someone who’s good at what he does).

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UPS Employees Shine at Super Bowl of Safety
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Go behind the scenes with Team UPS at the National Truck Driving Championships

It was game on at the weeklong competition in Orlando, FL, that featured more than 400 of the best drivers in the business, including 19 UPSers who won U.S. state championships this year to qualify for the Nationals.

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American Trucker Rides with the Big Dog
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“Hey, that driver has a beard! What’s with that?” 

I can’t tell you how many times that question was asked when Robb Mariani, the bearded host of American Trucker, put on some browns to ride with UPS’s own safety champ Ron “Big Dog” Sowder. Though you will never see a real UPS driver with a beard, we decided to give Robb a pass on the facial hair. 

Robb and his crew were featuring UPS operations on the Speed Channel show that travels the globe featuring big trucks and the people who drive them. Robb is a real fan of trucks and truckers and his enthusiasm was obvious as he and his crew filmed at Chicago CACH, Cincinnati and Louisville Worldport operations.

Read More »

Safe Driving Is No Accident – UPS Drivers in Puerto Rico are Honored
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UPS drivers in Puerto Rico

Edward Bonilla and Roberto Rosario

Every day many of us get into our vehicles and drive to and from work, run errands and visit family and friends. If you are like me, driving is just like any other routine. We know, but do not often think about the many distractions that can take our focus away from being safe while driving. We forget that there are other drivers out there who do get distracted and could be a danger to us. 

Read More »

Calling Out “Good Stuff”
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UPS feeder truckEvery year, UPS is proud to announce the new “class” of Circle of Honor inductees – drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years. The company goes to great lengths to alert local journalists of each local driver’s incredible accomplishments.

This year, 48 separate press releases were sent to thousands of local reporters across the United States and abroad. We take pride in our safety training. And we take pride in honoring our people for their accomplishments.

Read More »

The Best of the Best
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Yesterday, UPS recognized its safest drivers by inducting 1,122 driving professionals into the company’s Circle of Honor. The new Circle of Honor represents the senior safe drivers in the organization who have gone at least 25 years without an accident. The group has a total of 5,248 active members.

Read More »

The Results Are In
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UPS Freight Driver Clarence Jenkins led his company drivers into the Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center this past week at the National Truck Driving and Step Van Championships and led them across the finish line Saturday night in a competition that saw 415 drivers with a combined 53 million accident-free miles vying for top honors in this “Super Bowl of Safety.”

Thirteen UPS and UPS Freight drivers, all state champions and none more seasoned than Jenkins, were among those competing in nine separate divisions, testing drivers in on-course maneuvering skills, pre-trip inspections and written exams covering safety regulations and responsibilities.

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“Super Bowl of Safety” for Professional Drivers Kicks-Off This Week
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Columbus, Ohio plays host to this year’s National Truck Driving Championships. For UPS and UPS Freight, our team of competitors includes former National Champion and 14-time West Virginia State champion Clarence Jenkins.

Read More »

Teens off to a Safe Start this Summer with UPS Road Code
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Here in Atlanta, school breaks have begun and summer is off to a hot start. This week’s traffic has been lighter and many newly licensed teens are taking to the road, to celebrate summer with pools, parties and freedom. Woo Hoo! But, new drivers equipped with cell phones, iPods, friends and good times, can spell danger on the road…. 

Each year, nearly 3,500 teenagers die nationwide in car accidents – making it the leading cause of death for 15-19 year olds. This alarming statistic makes the need for teen safe driving programs so incredibly important.

For most teens, getting behind the wheel means fun and freedom. But, driving is serious business. At UPS, each of our 100,000 drivers has gone through intensive training in order to keep them and the communities we serve safe. 

Read More »

Above Average? Isn’t Almost Everyone?
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Can you imagine driving 70 years without an accident? No fender benders, no mailbox topplings, no intersection collisions, no icy slides into ditches, no distracted driving. No accidents at all. Not one. Ever.

The other day, two UPS drivers—Rudy Morgan and Randall Mastin—both from Virginia, retired. Between them, they had driven professionally, day in and day out, for more than 70 years without an accident. If driving safely could make you rich and famous, these two guys would be rock stars. 

Read More »

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UPS Driver Ron Sowder Goes 50 Years Without an Accident…50 Years!
Ron Sowder
Category: UPS News
Tags: , , , , ,

Think about how long 50 years is. (If you’re approaching an upcoming birthday for that milestone, maybe don’t. Think about cake and good friends instead).

Five decades. Half a century. 436,800 hours. It’s a long time.

It’s also the years of safe driving that UPS Feeder Driver Ron “The Big Dog” Sowder has just racked up. (Feeder trucks are the big semis that you see rolling down the highway. “The Big Dog” is a cool nickname for someone who’s good at what he does).

Read More »

UPS Employees Shine at Super Bowl of Safety
steering wheel
Category: UPS News
Tags: , , , , , ,

Go behind the scenes with Team UPS at the National Truck Driving Championships

It was game on at the weeklong competition in Orlando, FL, that featured more than 400 of the best drivers in the business, including 19 UPSers who won U.S. state championships this year to qualify for the Nationals.

Read More »

American Trucker Rides with the Big Dog
Category: Logistics, UPS News
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

“Hey, that driver has a beard! What’s with that?” 

I can’t tell you how many times that question was asked when Robb Mariani, the bearded host of American Trucker, put on some browns to ride with UPS’s own safety champ Ron “Big Dog” Sowder. Though you will never see a real UPS driver with a beard, we decided to give Robb a pass on the facial hair. 

Robb and his crew were featuring UPS operations on the Speed Channel show that travels the globe featuring big trucks and the people who drive them. Robb is a real fan of trucks and truckers and his enthusiasm was obvious as he and his crew filmed at Chicago CACH, Cincinnati and Louisville Worldport operations.

Read More »

Safe Driving Is No Accident – UPS Drivers in Puerto Rico are Honored
Category: UPS News
Tags: , , ,
UPS drivers in Puerto Rico

Edward Bonilla and Roberto Rosario

Every day many of us get into our vehicles and drive to and from work, run errands and visit family and friends. If you are like me, driving is just like any other routine. We know, but do not often think about the many distractions that can take our focus away from being safe while driving. We forget that there are other drivers out there who do get distracted and could be a danger to us. 

Read More »

Calling Out “Good Stuff”
Category: UPS News
Tags: , ,

UPS feeder truckEvery year, UPS is proud to announce the new “class” of Circle of Honor inductees – drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years. The company goes to great lengths to alert local journalists of each local driver’s incredible accomplishments.

This year, 48 separate press releases were sent to thousands of local reporters across the United States and abroad. We take pride in our safety training. And we take pride in honoring our people for their accomplishments.

Read More »

The Best of the Best
Category: Helpful Tips and Ideas, UPS News
Tags: , , , ,

Yesterday, UPS recognized its safest drivers by inducting 1,122 driving professionals into the company’s Circle of Honor. The new Circle of Honor represents the senior safe drivers in the organization who have gone at least 25 years without an accident. The group has a total of 5,248 active members.

Read More »

The Results Are In
Category: UPS News
Tags: , , , ,

UPS Freight Driver Clarence Jenkins led his company drivers into the Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center this past week at the National Truck Driving and Step Van Championships and led them across the finish line Saturday night in a competition that saw 415 drivers with a combined 53 million accident-free miles vying for top honors in this “Super Bowl of Safety.”

Thirteen UPS and UPS Freight drivers, all state champions and none more seasoned than Jenkins, were among those competing in nine separate divisions, testing drivers in on-course maneuvering skills, pre-trip inspections and written exams covering safety regulations and responsibilities.

Read More »

“Super Bowl of Safety” for Professional Drivers Kicks-Off This Week
Category: UPS News
Tags: , , , , ,

 

Columbus, Ohio plays host to this year’s National Truck Driving Championships. For UPS and UPS Freight, our team of competitors includes former National Champion and 14-time West Virginia State champion Clarence Jenkins.

Read More »

Teens off to a Safe Start this Summer with UPS Road Code
Category: Caring for Communities
Tags: , , ,

Here in Atlanta, school breaks have begun and summer is off to a hot start. This week’s traffic has been lighter and many newly licensed teens are taking to the road, to celebrate summer with pools, parties and freedom. Woo Hoo! But, new drivers equipped with cell phones, iPods, friends and good times, can spell danger on the road…. 

Each year, nearly 3,500 teenagers die nationwide in car accidents – making it the leading cause of death for 15-19 year olds. This alarming statistic makes the need for teen safe driving programs so incredibly important.

For most teens, getting behind the wheel means fun and freedom. But, driving is serious business. At UPS, each of our 100,000 drivers has gone through intensive training in order to keep them and the communities we serve safe. 

Read More »

Above Average? Isn’t Almost Everyone?
Category: Caring for Communities
Tags: , , ,

Can you imagine driving 70 years without an accident? No fender benders, no mailbox topplings, no intersection collisions, no icy slides into ditches, no distracted driving. No accidents at all. Not one. Ever.

The other day, two UPS drivers—Rudy Morgan and Randall Mastin—both from Virginia, retired. Between them, they had driven professionally, day in and day out, for more than 70 years without an accident. If driving safely could make you rich and famous, these two guys would be rock stars. 

Read More »