April 28, 2026
Five Fredericksburg Letter Carriers Inducted Into Prestigious Million Mile Club
Equivalent to 9,615 Round Trips to DC Without a Preventable Accident
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Letter Carriers Carl Simms, Mark Broaddus, Thomas Robertson, James (Max) Peterson and Bryan Shatzer were inducted into the National Safety Council Million Mile club with a combined 202 years of driving excellence.
Postmaster Cynthia Rankins said, “While the USPS continues to transform and modernize to exceed our customers’ needs, there will always be that element of personal engagement that these five has exhibited throughout their careers.”
Manager Post Office Operations Deon Ashley added this perspective, “This achievement is equivalent to each of these letter carriers driving from Fredericksburg to Washington DC on I-95 for 9,615 round trips without a preventable accident.”
Some words of advice from the five to fellow letter carriers were, “Expect the unexpected, pay attention of your surroundings, be defensive and don’t guess what the other drivers will do.”
The Million Mile Club is part of the Safe Driver Award program created by the National Safey Council highlighting drivers with 1 million miles of driving or 30 accumulated years driven without preventable accidents. The Safe Driver Award is the trademark of the expert driver and is recognized as the nation’s highest award for professional safe driving.
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