PLANO, Texas, Aug. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America business unit recently recognized 94 over-the-road (OTR) drivers in the U.S. and Canada who have reached the career milestone of driving more than one million, two million, or three million miles accident-free.
"Frito-Lay operates one of the 'Safest Fleets in North America' and our Million Milers provide our safety foundation," said Bill Simkins, Director, fleet safety, Frito-Lay North America. "Our drivers complete extensive driver training and skills development, and consider safety to be their number one priority. We thank this year's Million Milers for their dedication to Frito-Lay and for keeping our roads accident-free every day."
Frito-Lay's Million Milers have high-caliber safety skills honed through regular and robust training and adherence to good driving behaviors. Frito-Lay utilizes skills maneuvering courses, advanced driving simulators and team collaborations on best practices to create a positive safety culture and to help its drivers maintain their skills.
On average, it takes a Frito-Lay OTR driver approximately 12 years to reach the one million mile mark. The company now has more than 600 active Million Milers on the roads daily.
This year, five drivers achieved more than three million accident-free miles and 21 drivers achieved two million miles. Through the Million Milers program and the company's extensive safety efforts, Frito-Lay has seen a 72 percent decline in total collisions since 2002.
The Million Milers, along with their families, were recognized by Frito-Lay's top executives at an annual gala recently.
Frito-Lay North America's 2013 Million Miler Honorees:
2013 Million Miler Club Members
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Arkansas Jonesboro – Steve Hudspeth Bill Huffmaster
Arizona Casa Grande – Joseph Lara
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Kansas Topeka – Mark Zubler
Maryland Aberdeen – Gary Wechter |
Texas Dallas – Bruce Lowing
Irving – Terry Busby Stacey Remington
San Antonio - Daniel Galvez
Utah West Valley – Ron Blatnick
Virginia Lynchburg – Bobby Hyder Fontaine Sparrow |
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Colorado Denver – Craig Copeland Mark Lee Bill Simpson Ray Ward
Connecticut Killingly – George Dragon Stephen Reep
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Michigan Detroit Dave Blake Jerry Gepes Scott Krzyzanowski
New York Williamsport – Mark Liddick Zane Staver
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Florida Orlando – Mike Bateman Carlos Cruz Ron Malyszka Jeff Sealander Jessie Tolbert, Jr. |
North Carolina Charlotte – Rob Hunter John Jackson
Ohio Canton – Ron Daugherty Cliff Morgan Jim Swearingen |
Washington Vancouver – Vince Franklin Mitch Klein
Wisconsin Beloit – Paul Howe Steve Manteufel |
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Georgia Perry – William Barlow Chad Buck Tony Gray Daryl Jackson Tom Rowley Danny Watson
Illinois Carol Stream - Roy Breede |
Pennsylvania York – Will Clark Ritchie Slagle
Tennessee Fayetteville - Shane Byrd Matt Cantrell Monty O'Neal Tim Renegar
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Jim McMahon Brian Rozinek
Canada Lévis (Lauzon), Quebec - Christian Gaudreau Jean-Yves Pelletier
Lethbridge, Alberta - Dan Brand Arthur Diels Bill Leflar |
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Oak Forest - Bob Bourell Ian Wolfe
Indiana Frankfort – Mark Gish Tim Hefling
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Pulaski - John Busby Mike Lentz Richard Malone Tom Owens Chris Pilkinton Wade Seymore Bobby Townsend
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2013 Two Million Miler Club Members
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Arizona Phoenix - Timothy Fear
Casa Grande – Henry Wilke |
Texas Dallas – William Chewning |
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California Cucamonga – Dan Napuunoa
Connecticut Killingly – David Maheu
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Washington Vancouver – Russ Vail
Canada Cambridge, Ontario Ron Barth |
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Florida Orlando – Joe Davis
Indiana Frankfort – Virgil Tourney Mark Wolff
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Kansas Topeka – Steve Bush Tom Coffman Frank Davis Dale Larson Steve Patterson
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Maryland Aberdeen – John Hartnett
New York Kirkwood – David Hendrickson
Williamsport – Galen Keller
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North Carolina Charlotte – Robert Miller Ron Morton Roger Porter
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2013 Three Million Miler Club Members
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Connecticut Killingly - Gary Walker – (Deceased)
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Georgia Perry – Roy Heaton
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New York Williamsport – Ken Tallman
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Wisconsin Beloit – Jerold Kroning Bob Oleston
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About Frito-Lay North America
Frito-Lay North America is the $13 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, http://www.fritolay.com, the Snack Chat blog, http://www.snacks.com and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/fritolay.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet, which we believe also means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo's promise to provide a wide range of foods and beverages from treats to healthy eats; to find innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment by conserving energy and water and reducing packaging volume; to provide a great workplace for our associates; and to respect, support and invest in the local communities where we operate. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.
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