Hy-Vee Celebrates 1 Million Mile Safe Driver
September 3, 2020 | News & Press Releases
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 3, 2020) — Hy-Vee, Inc. announces that Luke Robinson, a driver from the Cherokee Distribution Center, has become Cherokee’s 26th driver to reach the 1 million mile mark for consecutive miles driven without a preventable accident.
Robinson reached the milestone on Tuesday morning, as he left the Cherokee Distribution Center with 93 miles to go until the 1 million mile mark on his route to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was met by a group of Sioux Falls Hy-Vee employees first at the East 10th Street Hy-Vee and later at the Sycamore Avenue Hy-Vee in Sioux Falls where his accomplishment was celebrated by his fellow Hy-Vee employees.
Robinson has been a Hy-Vee employee since September 2009, when he began working as a part-time driver for the Cherokee Distribution Center. In February 2010, he moved to full-time status.
Robinson will become a member of the Hy-Vee Road of Gold program, which honors drivers who have achieved safe miles driven milestones with an annual banquet, a variety of gifts and a personalized gold- (1 million mile safe driver) or black- (2 million mile safe driver) painted Hy-Vee tractor to drive for five years.
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Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating more than 275 retail stores across eight Midwestern states with sales of $10 billion annually. The supermarket chain is synonymous with quality, variety, convenience, healthy lifestyles, culinary expertise and superior customer service. Hy-Vee ranks in the Top 10 Most Trusted Brands and has been named one of America’s Top 5 favorite grocery stores. The company’s more than 85,000 employees provide “A Helpful Smile in Every Aisle” to customers every day. For additional information, visit www.hy-vee.com.