Prime, Inc.

Ron Hoover wins Driver of the Year Ron Hoover was selected as the Driver of the Year by the Missouri Trucking Association last night at the MOTA Banquet.  Prime is proud of Ron Hoover for being chosen for this honor as well as Thomas Miller and Glen Horack who were also nominated for this award.

Reposted from KY3.com. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — There is a push to make the roads safer after a deadly wreck in Republic on Wednesday.  A California man is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after police say he caused a chain reaction wreck.

Reposted from KSPR.com. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Those who drive them have called semis 80,000-pound missiles but only, they say, if the people operating them don’t know what they’re doing.  At Prime Incorporated, based in Springfield and one of the largest trucking companies in the country, they say it’s safety-first.

ATDynamics, a global supplier of semi-trailer rear-drag aerodynamics technology, announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show that Prime Inc.,  after extensive fuel economy and durability testing, is installing TrailerTail aerodynamic fairings on all remaining new trailers, approximately 450, purchased by Prime in 2013. After extensive technology evaluation, including independent SAE Type II J1321 testing and wind tunnel testing, Prime found that a combination of TrailerTails and trailer skir…

Prime Inc. is headquartered in Springfield, Mo., the “Show-Me State,” and President Robert E. Low says showing drivers genuine appreciation is the key to the company’s relatively low turnover rate and tremendous growth over the years.

February 2013 Awardees include: Richard Daniels Jr. Refrigerated Division Anthony V. Lopez Flatbed Division John H.

January 2013 Awardees include: Michael C. Hess Refrigerated Division James A. Brown Flatbed Division Darin J.

Kim McCowan knows only too well the challenges involved in operating a small-to-midsize trucking company. McCowan, who works with the Advanced Fleet Program for Prime Inc, ran a 25-truck fleet of his own back in the early 1980s. McCowan loved what he was doing.