Prime, Inc.

Prime, Inc.
Private
Industry Transportation
Founded 1970
Headquarters Springfield, Missouri, United States
Key people
 Robert E. Low, President and Founder
Website https://www.primeinc.com

Prime, Inc. is a trucking company which was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The company operates three divisions; flatbed, refrigerated and tanker. It is the second largest refrigerated carrier operating in the United States.[1]

Prime, Inc. is the 28th largest trucking company in the United States based on revenue.[2]

Operations

The company has operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. One program the company offers, known as Prime Logistics, provides customers the opportunity to form a relationship with the carrier while reducing overhead and paperwork.[3] As of January 2011, the company consists of over 4,100 leased and company-owned tractors; over 5,800 refrigerated trailers; and more than 950 flatbed and 250 tanker trailers.[4] The majority of the tractors owned by Prime, Inc. are Freightliner Trucks, Peterbilt, and Navistar International. Another program the company offers is paid Commercial Driver's License training.[5]

Driver programs

An award known as the Millionaires Program was created by the carrier to recognize drivers who have driven at least one million miles without a preventable accident.[6] The Gold Level is awarded to drivers who have obtained all their accident-free miles while at Prime, Inc. The Silver Level is given to those who have accrued one million accident-free miles in their driving career, with some of those miles coming while driving for Prime, Inc. Additionally, Two and Three Million Miles programs are also in place.

References

  1. ↑ "The Road to Recovery?" (PDF). Transport Topics. 2010. p. 24. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ Revenues, by Truck Injuries, accessed on January 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ Prime Logistics, by Prime, Inc., accessed on January 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ Fleet, by Prime Inc, January 2011.
  5. ↑ CDL Training by Prime, Inc., January 2011.
  6. ↑ Millionaires Program, by Prime, Inc., accessed on January 1, 2008.
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