"While there's no doubt Cash is a fine driver regardless of what he's hauling, it's his safety record with radioactive slag that really stands out. According to trucking publication CDL Life, Cash has clocked more than 3.5 million safe miles over his 43 year career, over half of which came as a waste shipment driver for a federal contract firm."
"Throughout his career, the majority of Cash's hauls have been made up of "debris, residues, soil, and other items contaminated with radioactive elements - largely plutonium - that have atomic numbers greater than uranium," reads a US Department of Energy memo on the driver."
"In logistics, "safe miles" are performance metrics some companies use to track consecutive miles driven without accidents, injuries, or cargo damage. (To put Cash's accomplishment in context, despite employing about 14,000 drivers, Walmart just had its first driver ever reach 5 million safe miles back in 2020.)"
Tommy Cash, a professional truck driver, has been recognized as one of five Professional Drivers of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association for his exceptional safety record. Over his 43-year career, Cash has accumulated more than 3.5 million safe miles, with over half of those miles involving the transportation of radioactive nuclear waste for a federal contract firm. Safe miles are performance metrics tracking consecutive miles driven without accidents, injuries, or cargo damage. Cash's achievement is particularly notable when compared to major companies like Walmart, which only had its first driver reach 5 million safe miles in 2020. Throughout his career, Cash has primarily transported contaminated debris, residues, soil, and other radioactive materials, particularly plutonium and elements with atomic numbers greater than uranium. Based on nuclear waste restrictions, he has likely transported tens of thousands of 55-gallon drums and millions of gallons of radiated sludge. Cash received a $20,000 prize for his achievement.
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