Prime, Inc.
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| Prime, Inc. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Springfield, United States |
| Key people | Robert E. Low, President and Founder |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Website | http://www.primeinc.com |
Prime, Inc. is a trucking company which was founded in 1970 and is currently headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The company currently operates three divisions; flatbed, refrigerated and tanker. It is the largest refrigerated carrier operating in the United States.[1]
Currently, Prime, Inc. is the twenty eighth largest trucking company in the United States based on revenue.[2]
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[edit] 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 March 2007, the company consists of over 2,700 leased and company-owned tractors.[4] The majority of the tractors owned by Prime, Inc. are Freightliner Century Class models.
[edit] 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.[5] 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. An additional Two Million Miles program is also in place.
[edit] Other Refrigerated Carriers
Arctic Express
Frozen Foods Express
Marten Transport
Stevens Transport
[edit] References
- ^ Refrigerated Carriers, by BNET, accessed on 01 January 2008.
- ^ Revenues, by Truck Injuries, accessed on 01 January 2008.
- ^ Prime Logistics, by Prime, Inc., accessed on 01 January 2008.
- ^ Fleet, by Iteris, accessed on 01 January 2008.
- ^ Millionaires Program, by Prime, Inc., accessed on 01 January 2008.
