April 2, 2013 (Springfield, Missouri) – Three drivers from Prime Inc. were recently honored at the 2013 Missouri Trucking Association (MoTA) Annual Safety Conference.
Ronald Hoover Displays his Driver of the Year Award
Ronald Hoover, a Prime Inc. reefer driver for more than 12 years, received two awards. He was recognized as the MoTA April 2012 Driver of the Month and he was named the 2013 MoTA Driver of the Year.
Along with these distinctions, Hoover was the Prime Inc. December 2009 Refrigerated Division Driver of the Month and has been named the MoTA Driver of the Month three times: April 2009, November 2010, and March 2011. He also received 2010 and 2011 Safe Driving Club Awards from the MoTA. When he is not on the road, he raises and rides horses on his farm in Casper, WY, where he lives with his wife Janet and their five kids.
Glen Horack of Elkland, MO, has been with Prime Inc. since 1992. He was recognized as the MoTA August 2012 Driver of the Month alongside Thomas Miller, of IL., a driver with Prime Inc. since 1999, who was named the MoTA September 2012 Drive of the Month.
Throughout his career, Horack, who is married and has two children, served as the Chairman of the 2008 MoTA Safe Driving Club and won the MoTA Driver of the Month awards three times. He has also been named the Overdrive Magazine Driver of the Month and received the Million Mile Safety Award by Prime Inc. twice. He was designated the Prime Inc. Contractor of the Year for the Refrigerated Division in 2005 and he has been recognized in Pride and Polish competitions throughout the majority of his career.
Miller, who is married and has two kids, serves as one of the 2013-14 America’s Road Team Captains. He was named the Prime Inc. Contractor of the Month for Safety and Service in September 2002 and received the May 2011 Prime Inc. Contractor of the Month Award as well as the MoTA August 2011 Driver of the Month award. He was the chairman of the MoTA Safe Driving Club from 2009-2011 and served as the Captain of the Truck Driving Championship Team at Prime Inc.
Horack, Miller, and Hoover were all recognized during the MoTA safety conference. According to the MoTA, these drivers have been nominated and “judged on the basis of their excellent driving records, contributions to highway safety, courtesy and participation in community affairs.”
As the 2013 MoTA Driver of the Year, Hoover was presented with a ring and an ipad from the Missouri Trucking Association. “I was very excited and quite honored,” Hoover said. “I’m thankful that Prime nominated me and I’m thankful that the MoTA selected me for these awards.” A former U.S. Army solider and volunteer fire fighter, he started with Prime Inc. in 2001. He has been driving professionally since 1983 and has driven more than 3.6 million miles throughout his career.
“Ron is a consummate professional. One of those guys who never has a negative word to say about anyone. He is a great trainer and role model,” Steve Tassin, Prime Fleet Manager, said. “What you see is what you get with him. He is a real team player, with an upbeat, professional personality. We are proud of him and all of our other drivers for their dedication to safe, professional driving practices.”
About Prime Inc.
Founded in 1970 by Robert Low, Prime Inc. is North America’s most successful refrigerated, flatbed, tanker and logistics trucking company. Headquartered in Springfield, Mo., Prime’s personnel, equipment and technology remains on the cutting edge of the transportation industry, and the company’s growth remains steady and well managed. For more information about the driving opportunities at Prime Inc., please visit www.primeinc.com or call 1-877-PRIME-JOB.
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Photo: Ronald Hoover Displays his Driver of the Year Award.
(From left to right)
Steve Tassin, Prime Fleet Manager
Ronald Hoover, MoTA Driver of the Year
Janet Hoover, Ronald’s wife
Robert Low, Prime Owner and Founder
