Mitch Coiner

Myrna (aka Lisa) Muhasky made a midlife career change to trucking when she joined Prime as an OTR driver in 2018, and she hasn’t looked back since.  “I enjoy trucking and wish I had done it years ago,” Lisa says.  She used to be a paralegal for a district attorney’s office in the traffic department, … Read more

One perk Prime drivers have as an independent contractor is being able to take passengers on the road with them whenever they want and Prime driver, Zach Maricle, made the most of it. When Zach Maricle was deciding between being a lease or a company driver at Prime, one factor that pushed him to lease … Read more

Time to break out those tennis shoes and get moving! We’re just a few weeks away from the American Heart Association’s annual Heart Walk. Sign up today to join the Prime Has Heart team as we work together to support the AHA mission, promoting health and wellness and improve the lives of those affected by … Read more

As Glen and Karla Horack roll down the highway, it’s hard for passersby not to pay attention to the gleaming, flame-red 2019 Peterbilt big rig they’ve been driving these days.  Honks, waves and even salutes from other vehicles greet the husband-and-wife team from Elkland, Missouri, as they cover some 300,000 miles a year for Prime … Read more

Lisa Miller is two things.  She’s an incredibly talented trainer at Prime, and she’s the kind of person who gets along with just about everyone.  Her skills and dedication as a trainer are what got her nominated to be the Emerald Award winner at this year’s Highway Diamond gala, and she probably developed her empathy … Read more

Back in early March Glen Horack and his wife, Karla, were vacationing in Florida with friends.  Between trips to the beach, the couple was eagerly awaiting an upcoming trip to Vegas where Glen would learn if he had won the Truckload Carriers Association Owner Operator of the Year. This was the fourth time Glen had … Read more

As 2022 begins, Prime drivers might find themselves surfing an updated company health and fitness website featuring free programs and services-and even videos of fellow drivers demonstrating cooking or exercising on the road.  This updated site has been an important project at Prime, and Matt Hancock who heads up Prime’s Driver Health and Fitness program hopes Prime’s new and easier-to-navigate site … Read more

Nothing in trucking stands still for long, and that includes the rules and regulations.  One of the latest rules to change involves the amount of greenhouse gas emissions a truck can emit.  To meet the new benchmark and reduce emissions, Prime is testing out new refrigerated units by Thermo King. The new cap on greenhouse emissions comes … Read more

The four things you should know about leasing: Prime’s leasing program continues to grow each year.  In fact, 80% of Prime trucks are now driven by lease operators. Unlike company drivers who are paid by the mile, lease operators at Prime are paid a percentage of the load revenue.  So as revenue increases, lease operators are paid more. Lease … Read more