NSC Presents Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Awards

DENVER –The National Safety Council has announced the recipients of the annual Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Award, given to professional drivers for their total driver record, including miles and years without a preventable crash.

This year’s recipients are:

• Calvin Freeman (U.S. Postal Service)
• Dale Diggs (U.S. Postal Service) 
• Edward Coleman (U.S. Postal Service)
• Lynn Boles (U.S. Postal Service)
• Bradley Bieler (UPS)
• Dee Finlinson (UPS)
• Dennis Polk (UPS)
• Jeffrey Larson (UPS)
• John Macrae (UPS)
• Peter Farquhar (UPS)
• Thomas Malen (UPS)
• Terry Teskey (FCA Transport LLC/Stellantis)
• Bradley Van Ruiten (Teichert Construction)
• Tim Jelinger (Stellantis)

“For millions of employees who get behind the wheel each day, roadway safety and workplace safety are one and the same," said Lorraine Martin, NSC CEO. "It’s an honor to recognize these individuals who have kept their communities and fellow roadway users safe through their exceptional professional driving. We thank them for their outstanding commitment to safety.” 

Launched in 2004, the award recognizes professional drivers who have demonstrated a career-long exceptional commitment to safe driving practices. For more information about the Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Awards and other NSC awards, visit nsc.org/awards.

About the National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate – and has been for over 110 years. As a mission-based organization, we work to eliminate the leading causes of preventable death and injury, focusing our efforts on the workplace and roadways. We create a culture of safety to not only keep people safer at work, but also beyond the workplace so they can live their fullest lives.

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