WHAT:

Mentor City Letter Carriers Renee Liebhardt, Richard Deleandro, Stephen Prostak, Karen Thomas and Donald Jaroszwill be inducted into the National Safety Council’s Million Mile Club in recognition of having driven a million miles or 30 years without a preventable accident.

WHEN:

Friday, June 10, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.

WHERE:

Mentor Post Office
8600 Tyler Road
Mentor, OH 44060

WHO:

Presentation to be made by Northern Ohio District Manager Troy Seanor and Postmaster Phil Sindelar

WHY:

“Safe driving is no accident,” said Mentor Postmaster Phil Sindelar. “The safety of our employees and our customers is top priority, and we commend these individuals for reaching this high pinnacle. Their safety consciousness is a tremendous example to others.”
                                      
How did they do it?

• By driving defensively – expecting the unexpected.
• By maintaining a safe following-distance of one car length for every 10 mph.
• By being courteous to other drivers, using turn signals and obeying all traffic laws.
• By keeping their options open – having a “what to do if I’m cut off” strategy.
• By turning off mobile devices when driving – no cell phones or texting.

BACKGROUND:

Mentor City Letter Carriers Renee Liebhardt, Richard Deleandro, Stephen Prostak, Karen Thomas and Donald Jaroszwill have joined the thousands of Postal Service employees who have individually driven more than a million, accident-free miles. They will receive recognition during a ceremony (media welcome to attend) beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 10, 2016, at the Mentor Post Office, 8600 Tyler Road, Mentor, OH 44060. 

The National Safety Council’s Million Mile Award recognizes professional drivers who have not had an at fault accident for 30 years or more of their driving career .According to the National Safety Council, the Safe Driver Award is the trademark of the expert driver and is recognized as the nation’s highest award for professional safe driving.   

Safe postal driving practices, like using seat belts, speed reduction, refraining from the use of hands-free devices that lead distracted driving and general defensive driving techniques, are among the Council’s tips for safe driving.

The nation’s 31,000 plus Post Offices are linked by over 211,000 vehicles – one of the largest civilian fleets in the world. More than 300,000 letter carriers and truck drivers log more than 1.2 billion miles annually when delivering to America’s 153.9 million addresses. When postal drivers are included in this exclusive club, it sends a clear message to the customer that letter carriers and all postal drivers put safety first when traveling the streets of the communities they serve.

According to the National Safety Council, since 2005 more than 9,400 Postal Service employees have achieved a distinction most people never approach in their lifetimes – driving more than a million accident-free miles. No other business comes close.

Driving for the Postal Service is a privilege. All drivers must demonstrate safe driving practices throughout their careers.

Members of the media are welcome to attend the presentation and interview awardees.

National Security Council Customer Relations can be reached at 1-800-621-7691 and by email at uspsawards@nsc.org.