Check out the Driver Meeting fast facts below to keep up with all things Prime!
Bill Sprague & Dave White – Safety
- This week: 112 total inspections, 74 clean (66% clean rate)
- Industry average: 35-40% clean rate
- Having a clean, presentable truck makes a difference
- Lease drivers get $100 for every clean inspection
- Company drivers get $25 for every clean inspection
- Make sure to keep up with your DOT physical expiration dates and get them on file
- Inspections and violations go into Prime’s safety score which our customers look at
- The higher our safety score, the more freight we get
- Deer hits are currently up
- If a deer runs in front of you do NOT try to swerve, the accident will be much worse
- Last weekend was the Missouri Truck Driving Championship. There were 161 drivers from 28 companies
- We had four winners:
- Duane Grimme was first in tanker and will be going to nationals
- Scott Fischer was first in flatbed and will be going to nationals
- Michael Tatum was second in tanker
- Joseph Wells was Rookie of the Year and second in the 4-axel class
- Prime’s Truck Driving Championship will be held Labor Day Weekend at the picnic in Springfield, MO
- We had four winners:
- 3 rules of safe driving:
- Limit distractions in the cab
- Keep a safe following distance
- Drive a safe speed for the conditions and your abilities
Richard Brock – Refrigerated Operations Manager in Pittston, PA
- If you’re coming to the PA yard, don’t bring a trailer that doesn’t need serviced
- Long term parking in PA is going to get asphalt soon so please move your cars
Jeff Chism – Claims
- Subrogation
- If your truck or trailer is damaged, we try to gain back physical damages as well as money for your down time from the company that hit you
- If you get hit, get photos of:
- The registration and license of the person that hit you
- Their vin number
- Damages to both your truck and theirs
- Try to do the whole scene rather than close-ups
- If a shipper/receiver damaged your truck, get something in writing such as an incident report
- If there’s a witness available, get their name, phone number, and written statement
- Dash cams are hugely helpful
- Check your bills for proper temperatures
- Make sure all bills are signed and the trailer is fully unloaded after dropping off
Matt Hancock & Rachel Dreher – Driver Health & Fitness
- The February to May Fit in 15 competition just ended
- The competition will be offered twice a year while the program as a whole is offered all year
- Our winners for this season were:
- Dave Otto, Chris Shepard, and Victoria Martin winning engagement awards
- Chris Shepard was the top weight loss winner with a 16% bodyweight loss
- Mike Nissley won the raffle for drivers who lost 10% or more of their bodyweight
- 1 to 2 pounds a week is healthy weight loss
- One-on-one nutrition and personal training are always available
- Functional Freedom is our new stretching program geared toward back pain and is completely free
- The Plate Method is great for weight loss
- ½ of your plate should be vegetables
- ¼ of your plate should be carbohydrates
- ¼ of your plate should be protein
Andy Bell – Onsite Carrier Rep
- Don’t be scared to run a defrost cycle on a frozen load, it won’t hurt the load
- You may need to run defrost cycles multiple times before water stops running out
- Use wet paper towels if a rubber kazoo (drain plug) is missing so air won’t go into the reefer unit
- Run a pre-trip cycle every time you pick up or drop off a load
Bill Boehning – Security
- If you plan on going home for 4th of July, get with your fleet manager to find a safe place to leave your tractor and trailer
- Always lock your trailer
- Self-defense classes are now offered, sign up in the Prime App or by using this link
- First class is from 8am-10am June 16
- Second class is from 3pm-5pm June 23
- Stay aware of your surroundings and off your phone while walking around
Robert Low – Owner & CEO of Prime Inc
- Do your best
- Do what’s right
- Treat others the way you want to be treated
Interested in driving for Prime? Apply online at www.primeinc.com/?r=blog or give our recruiters a call at 888-664-9121.
