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News iN brief, dent Congressman Crawford and the Honor,” an honorary organization for
Continued from page 11 members of the panel will provide the UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or
“Given that freight transportation Committee with valuable insights for more years of accident-free driving.
cuts across many modes, Congressman the improvement of freight transporta- Arkansas boasts 73 active Circle of
Crawford and other panel members will tion and our nation’s economy.” Honor drivers with a combined 2,068
play a critical role in providing recom- years of accident-free driving. Larry
mendations on how to improve the THIrTEEN arkaNSaS drIvErS Richey of Sherwood is the state’s senior
efficient movement of goods between EarN ELITE STaTUS safe driver with 39 years of accident-free
highways, ports, inland waterways, UPS has announced 13 elite drivers driving under his belt. There are 692
railroads, air carriers and pipelines,” from Arkansas are among 1,283 newly total UPS drivers in Arkansas.
said Chairman Shuster. “I am confi- inducted worldwide into the “Circle of
arkaNSaS HIGHway HEro
Jason Harte, a driver with
Montana-based Sammons Trucking,
was driving down the interstate last
summer when a speeding pickup truck
knocked a minivan off the road and
slammed into another car, pushing it
to the highway median.
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