If you’re hitting the road this Labor Day weekend, consider some statistics from the U.S. Postal Service. According to the National Safety Council, nearly 5,900 postal employees --- many in the South Florida District --- have achieved a unique distinction most of us never approach in a lifetime — driving more than one million, accident-free miles. No other business comes close.
The nation’s 34,000 Post Offices are linked by 221,000 vehicles — the world’s largest civilian fleet. As one of America’s last vestiges to make house calls, 340,000 letter carriers and truck drivers log more than 1.2 billion miles annually when delivering to America’s 140 million addresses.
Since 2005, when records were established, 5,858 postal professionals have each driven more than a million miles without a single accident. Reaching this pinnacle requires 30 years of service and a safe attitude.
The South Florida District salutes all of its Million Mile Drivers and thanks them for their commitment to safety. Pompano Beach Postmaster Ed Coppola and West Palm Beach Postmaster Sal Vacca submitted the names of their “million milers” for Newsbreak recognition:
Culberth (Skip) Akins, City Place
Randy Baird, Palm Beach Gardens
Gloria Brown, Wellington
Gerard Costantino, Palm Beach Gardens
Chris Flanagan, Palm Beach Gardens
Eric Hallback, Palm Beach Gardens
Jerald Jackson, Palm Beach Gardens
Elliot Kobren, Palms Central
Joe Krause, Margate
Douglas Leeman, Palms West
Bob Mason, Haverhill
James McCrimmon, Riviera Beach
Terry Mursell, Pompano Beach
Jim Murray, Palm Beach Gardens
Steve Mussnug, Palm Beach Gardens
Deborah Nealie, Riviera Beach
Tom Neun, Palm Beach Gardens
Richard O’Neal, Palms Central
Mel Rexroth, Palms West
Warrick Roundtree, Palms West
Edward Ross, Margate
Joseph Ruggiero, Palms West
Roy Shy, Palm Beach Gardens
Ben Smith, Riviera Beach
Edward Vitek, Palm Beach Gardens
Fred Young, Riviera Beach
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