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UPS Honors Somerset County Drivers For 25 Years of Safe Driving

Three Somerset County UPS drivers were among the 53 from NJ and 1,613 worldwide to achieve 25 or more years of accident-free driving

Three Somerset County UPS drivers were among the 53 from New Jersey and 1,613 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.

Vincent Waiters of Somerset, John Gordon of South Bound Brook and Carlten Allen of Somerset were all selected for this honor.

Globally, 8,703 active UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor. Collectively they’ve racked up more than 245,000 years and more than 5.3 billion safe miles during their careers. That’s enough miles to travel to Mars and back 19 times.

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The most seasoned UPS Circle of Honor driver is Thomas Camp of Livonia, Mich., with 53 years of driving without an accident.

Out of UPS' 102,000 drivers they log more than 3 billion miles a year and deliver more than 4 billion packages safely.

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