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Trucker of the Year
No regrets for leaving the office behind for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist
Jesse Dennis got into trucking to have a career to support his family and to make his father proud. In his 20-plus years of driving, heās achieved both goals.
January 20, 2020
Business
Prime, Inc. takes Amazon to court over use of āprimeā on trailers
Prime is seeking to recoup what it claims are monetary damages over Amazonās āprimeā-marked trailers and an injunction against Amazon continuing to run trailers with its its Amazon Prime logo.
July 10, 2019
Business
Supreme Courtās arbitration ruling focuses on āone-man, one-truckā operations
The Supreme Courtās arbitration agreement ruling on Tuesday is somewhat narrow in the questions it answered, but it most directly affects single-truck, interstate owner-operator set-ups, says transportation attorney Braden Core.
January 16, 2019
Business
A Supreme Court decision will define owner-operatorsā standing in fleet arbitrations
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could have ramifications on the contracts made between fleets and owner-operators. Learn more on Overdrive.
October 5, 2018
Business
Large fleet gets exemption for pre-CDL drivers
New Prime, part of national fleet Prime Inc., has been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its pre-CDL drivers who have passed the CDL skills test to drive in team operations without a CDL holder in the front seat
June 26, 2017
Business
Another large fleet seeking exemption for pre-CDL holders
The exemption would allow pre-CDL drivers for the carrier to begin work as a truck driver before returning to their home state to receive the license. The drivers who would qualify for the exemption have passed all required tests, New Prime says.
December 20, 2016
Business
Prime wants $500,000 reimbursement from state of New York for truck taxes, fees
The taxes ā a certificate of registration and a highway use tax decal ā totaled about $19 per truck.
April 18, 2016
Business
Prime purchases 900 Peterbilt 579 tractors
Prime Inc., the countryās 16th largest carrier, recently ordered 900 Peterbilt 579s equipped with Paccar MX-13 engines.
October 28, 2015
Business
Following appeal, New Prime Inc. ordered to pay driver nearly $20k in refusal to drive case
New Prime Inc, part of national fleet giant Prime Inc., has been ordered by a federal judge to pay a former driver just shy of $20,000 in back wages and damages following the driverās 2008 firing and New Primeās subsequent changes to his DAC report.
July 20, 2015
Channel 19
$2/gal. diesel: Been a while, hasnāt it?
Owner-operators with access to fleetsā or other volume discounts are seeing costs almost that far down for a gallon of diesel; Mike āMustangā Crawford is one of them.
December 23, 2014
Business
Video witnesses: Dual-camera systems making in-roads in fleet trucks
How truck-based cameras are capturing evidence that affects safety and privacy on the road.
July 21, 2014
Life
Rodney McCloud: āFittest of the fleetā
With McCloud coming out on top of its fitness competition, Prime challenges other carriers to host their own Fittest events using the same format in order to bring together the champions of each fleet into a national competition.
September 9, 2013
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