[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING ROBERT LOW

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2022

  Mr. LONG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Robert Low, the 
founder of Prime, Inc.
  Robert Low founded Prime, Inc. in Urbana, Missouri in 1970 and in 
1980 moved its corporate headquarters to Springfield, Missouri. Today, 
Prime. Inc. is a leader in Refrigerated, Flatbed, Tanker, Floral, and 
lntermodal transportation with fifteen locations throughout the United 
States. Prime Inc. is the largest refrigerated trucking company in 
North America.
  Prime transports a variety of goods throughout the contiguous United 
States, Canada and Mexico. With a fleet of 7,816 tractors, 10,726 
refrigerated trailers, 1,284 flatbed trailers, 620 tank trailers, and 
2,041 Intermodal trailers, Prime's gross revenues were $2.4 billion 
with an 85.7 percent operating ratio in the fiscal year of 2021. Prime 
has approximately 12,000 driver and non-driver associates and has been 
recognized as one of the Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For by Carrier's 
Edge/TCA for 8 years straight.
  Robert has been Vice President At-Large, an Executive Committee 
member and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Trucking 
Association. He is also a past Chairman of the Truckload Carriers 
Association as well as a member of the Board of Directors. In 2000 he 
received the prestigious ``Missourian'' Award. This honor is given to 
citizens of the State of Missouri that have outstanding achievements in 
the fields of business, government or the arts. He was a finalist for 
the National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and recipient of 
the Springfield Business Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. Robert has 
also served on the Board of Directors of Bethel University in McKenzie, 
Tennessee.
  Robert and his wife, Lawana, also own the Oasis Hotel & Convention 
Center in Springfield, Missouri as well as the Palace Casino Resort and 
the Preserve Golf Club in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Lows reside on a 
330-acre horse farm called Primatara that is in North Springfield, 
Missouri where they raise thoroughbred racehorses. Two, of which, have 
made it to the Kentucky Derby in recent years.
  Madam Speaker, since 1970, Robert Low has successfully managed a 
trucking company with operations all across North America, and that is 
no easy feat. I wish to congratulate him on all of his success, and 
wish him all the best.

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