Prime Inc., a transportation company with more than 6,000 refrigerated, flatbed and tanker operators, has been named Healthiest Company by Everyday Health, a digital health and wellness company.
The inaugural awards program, Everyday Health Awards for Innovation, was launched to honor outstanding achievement in health and wellness technology innovation.
Prime Inc. received the honor for its Driver Health and Fitness program, which was implemented in 2012 to address the issue of driver obesity and to combat metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of conditions including increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol levels. Together, these conditions increase a person’s risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Nationwide, 86 percent of America’s truck drivers are overweight and 57 percent are clinically obese*.
The program, which is the first of its kind in the commercial carrier industry, uses digital health technology to improve driver health.
“With more than 6,000 drivers, we knew that we had to find a technology solution to help monitor and track progress,” said Siphiwe Baleka, Prime Inc.’s driver health and fitness coach. “Our drivers use the Body Media Link Armband and the Mio Motiva Drive+ Strapless Heart Rate Watch. Currently, they are losing an average of 19.3 pounds and 7.3 percent of their body weight in just 13 weeks.”
The company’s entry was displayed at the Everyday Health exhibit in the Digital Health Summit TechZone at the 2014 International CES conference in Las Vegas. The winners were announced at a live award ceremony on January 9, 2014.
The Everyday Health Awards for Innovation honor individuals, companies or organizations that are utilizing technology to design and engineer innovative products or services that help people or patients with better health outcomes, every day.
* Source: The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2007
About Prime Inc.
Prime Inc. provides safe, reliable and continuous on-time service to its expanding customer base through its more than 6,000 refrigerated, flatbed and tanker operators. Founded in 1970 by Robert Low and headquartered in Springfield, Mo., Prime has a 40- year reputation for providing superior transportation services throughout North America. The company’s commitment to providing unsurpassed customer service continues as new methods, technical advances and systems are implemented to meet the ever-increasing demands of the shipping industry. Learn more at primeinc.com.
