Prime Inc. News Updates

Business, Safety, For-Hire, Private, Top 100

ATA Honors Professional Drivers During Weeklong Celebration

Top commercial drivers highlighted the trucking workforce’s role in promoting transportation safety and economic prosperity nationwide at an event near the U.S. Capitol.

September 20, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Prime Launches Hopper Division, Starting With 25 Trailers

Prime Inc. is launching a hopper business, as Transport Topics' 19th-ranked for-hire carrier expands its bulk transportation operations.

January 10, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 100

ATA Recognizes Trucking Industry Works With Awards Luncheon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition presented Robert Low, president and founder of Prime Inc., with the 2021 Cathy Evans Highway to Victory award.

October 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Prime Partners With Mastery to Implement Cloud-Based TMS

Prime Inc. announced a partnership with Mastery Logistics Systems to implement a cloud-based transportation management system.

September 27, 2021
Government, Business

New Prime Agrees to $28 Million Settlement in Contractor Dispute

Attorneys for New Prime Inc. and a potential class of 40,000 mostly independent owner-operators have agreed to settle two lawsuits, awarding the truck drivers a total of $28 million in back compensation and damages.

July 27, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

In Court Filing, Prime Inc. Says Amazon’s Use of ā€˜Prime’ Causes Confusion

Prime Inc. says Amazon’s display of ā€œPrimeā€ on its shipping vehicles creates a likelihood of confusion with Prime Inc.'sĀ trucking business, a July 2 complaint in the Western District of Missouri says.

July 3, 2019
Government, Business

Attorneys Battle Over Motor Carrier Arbitration Rights in Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Prime Inc. and truck driver Dominic Oliveira argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 the merits of a lawsuit that could deprive fleets and owner-operators alike of their right to resolve disputes through arbitration.

October 4, 2018
Government, Business

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Prime Inc. Dispute Over Arbitration

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which Springfield, Mo.-based New Prime Inc. seeks to overturn an appeals court ruling that the carrier argued could deprive fleets and owner-operators alike of their right to resolve disputes through arbitration.

March 1, 2018

Trucker Workout: Siphiwe Baleka Demos 'Knee-Crusher'

World-class athlete-turned-driver-turned-trainer Siphiwe Baleka, of Prime Inc. and Fitness Trucking, shows TT's Neil Abt the one workout drivers should do to stay fit if they have limited time. Full LiveOnWeb program at bit.ly/TT-LOW0518.

May 20, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Prime Inc. to Conduct Driver Health Seminar

Advice on exercising and choosing smarter meal options on the road will be the focus of a special seminar being conducted by refrigerated truckload carrier Prime Inc. on March 28 at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 23, 2015