SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Farms truck driver Alvin Smith of Robersonville, N.C., logged four million consecutive, accident-free miles driving professionally for Perdue. He's the first company driver to achieve the milestone — the equivalent of approximately 160 trips around the Earth.
"It's an honor driving trucks,” Smith said. “Before each trip, I check the map and plan the first stop. I check everything to make sure it is ready to go. I pray. I really believe in the power of prayer and also getting yourself prepared before each trip.”
Smith, 63, started driving for Perdue in 1982 and. . .