- Prime, Inc.
Infobox_Company
company_name = Prime, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1970
location_city =Springfield
location_country =United States
industry =Transportation
key_people =Robert E. Low , President and Founder
homepage = http://www.primeinc.comPrime, 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. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200508/ai_n14845009 Refrigerated Carriers] , byBNET , accessed on 01 January 2008.]Currently, Prime, Inc. is the twenty eighth largest trucking company in the United States based on revenue. [ [http://www.truckinjuries.com/truck_companies_revenue.html Revenues] , by
Truck Injuries , accessed on 01 January 2008.]Operations
The company has operations in the
United States ,Canada andMexico . 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. [ [http://primeinc.com/logistics/logistics.html Prime Logistics] , byPrime, Inc. , accessed on 01 January 2008.] As of March 2007, the company consists of over 2,700 leased and company-owned tractors. [ [http://primeinc.com/logistics/logistics.html Fleet] , byIteris , accessed on 01 January 2008.] The majority of the tractors owned by Prime, Inc. areFreightliner Century Class models.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. [ [http://primeinc.com/drivers/driver_awards.html#millionaires Millionaires Program] , by
Prime, Inc. , accessed on 01 January 2008.] 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.Other Refrigerated Carriers
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