Utterly worthless service after what I went through. Called the local number (417) twice never…read moregot an answer, all it did was ring continuously. Finally called the regional number (660) person put me on hold the instant she answered. When she got back on, I asked about a ride to Springfield from the Stockton, Mo. area. She quickly told me they only offered rides to Springfield from my area at the rate of $42 per hour!!! Exactly why would I or anyone else in my financial situation call OATS if I had $42 I could shell out for gas to someone for a ride?!! I'll be honest, since it was a female I didn't tell her off just hung up. Forty two dollars an hour!!! It would take a good three hours for someone to pick me up drive to Springfield to Heffington Optical for my glasses wait for them to fit me then take me home. I have a few bucks left over from my ssi by this time in the month in my checking. I have no transportation available to me. I'm supposed to cough up $126 for their (OATS) "senior service" to poor folks in need of help?!! I'm disabled on ssi and medicaid. I can't stand full sunlight all that well it's almost killed me more than once being out in it for too long. I reckon I'll take care of my animals extra well one night this week. Pray my little dogs don't get into too much while I'm gone. Just start out walking early one morning. Hopefully, I'll encounter folks along the way who will give me a ride to 13 HWY, then on to Heffington Optical on the North side of Springfield. THANKS OATS you certainly were a big help to a disabled, near sighted, extremely photosensitive older man. I'll NEVER forget you or your attempted parasitical service.

I had to take OATS Transportation for a medical appointment that I've been waiting over 2yrs for to…read moreCedar County Memorial Hospital. My driver Donna didn't show up on the scheduled time so I was very worried. She said that she got delayed with another customer and she wasn't sure if she could take me. I told her how long I've been waiting for this appointment. She said that she could come and get me but I would be late for my appointment and if I wanted for her to come? I said, "Of course!" She got me there late but Thank God the receptionist told me that they allow people to be 15 minutes late so I barely got there within the allotted time. What really gets me is that Donna was so casual about telling me that she was going to be late and if I still wanted to go to it as if she really didn't care. When I got done with the appointment I called her to let her know and she told me that she had to go home and someone else would be picking me up. That was the cherry on the cake and I thought that was just another thing that was strange. I think your driver Donna probably has more problems than the people she gives rides to.

After a huge hailstorm broke out the front and back windows of my rental car, no other cars were…read moreavailable anywhere, also due to damage. I called for a cab and Jayson arrived earlier than expected and got me to my hotel. Could not have been nicer, offered to take me anywhere I needed to go while I was car-less. I would highly recommend this company, and will use them again anytime I'm in the area. Jayson made a lousy situation so much more pleasant!

one of the drivers came to a stop sign saw my husband and I driving an pulled out right in front of…read moreus. I understand they have to be quick for their jobs but the driver in Cab 9 in springfield was not trying to be safe an seemed very distracted by a cellphone as well

Called day of needing a limo or bus. Accommodated us at the last minute. Great driver.read more

Great experience. Highly recommended. Great drivers and comfortable vehicles. Picked up at SGFread more

The bus drivers are amazing they get me from point A to point B. But the Columbia center for oats…read moresucks. They keep changing my route. There is a CM who has been harassing me at work and I told them I didn't want to ride that bus C rudely told me they were changing it anyway despite knowing something could happen. She said if something happens tell the bus driver. Glad to know you want to put people in harms way C great work.

From the owner: Welcome to OATS! OATS Transportation serves the entire state…read moreof Missouri. Your Cedar County Representative is Kirk Hickey. Kirk is happy to schedule your trip arrangements to our Scheduled Locations. We currently travel to Springfield, Joplin, Bolivar, Nevada and Kansas City. If you have an appointment, need to talk care of something you cannot do locally or are simply meeting a friend for lunch, anyone can ride! Our vehicles are handicapped accessible and we provide door to door service. Noone is ever refused a ride due to the inability to pay, although your suggested donation ensures that we will always be here to help you get where you need to go. Please Note: We do not travel on Federal Holidays or in inclement weather. Rider safety is priority. We are not able to provide transportation to Emergency Rooms, however, if you have a scheduled medical appointment in a city that we provide service to, we are here for you! Call Kirk today for more information or to make a reservation. Your questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome.

What a hoot! Lance, our tour guide, gave us a humourous running guide about Branson during the…read moretour. Dad jokes, a bit of magic and a little history before we got to splash in! Nice run to the fountains and back and the crowd participation was great. Thank you for a great time!

Let me start by saying the employees were very friendly and easy to talk to. There was a playground…read moreinside the waiting area for the kids which was fun, but was $5 plus tax for each kid to play. The tour itself was very disappointing. It's nothing like the old tours used to be. About 50 minutes of it was just sitting in Branson traffic while the tour guide made small talk. There were very few facts actually given about what we were passing as drove by. Then they switched captains and we gently went into the water (no fun splash anymore) and we very slowly cruised around Lake Taneycomo for maybe 10 minutes and then we went back and sat in more traffic. The kids are no longer allowed to "drive" the boat. It was the most disappointing waste of $200. I wanted to love it but I really just couldn't.

Riding along with a friend, everyone in here seemed really nice. If I weren't scared of hitting…read moreevery curb in the world I lowkey wanna be a trucker now lol

Prime seems like a good company to drive for, very reputable and respectable. Although, my…read morerecruiting experience w Heather Vinsko has been pretty difficult and discouraging to say the least-- her Reddit reputation definitely proceeds her. Heather is very uncommunicative, it's nearly impossible to actually work w her as an applicant at any point in the hiring process. Whether I make calls/emails to her at the times she tells me to or I'm waiting on her own calls/emails to me, these potential interactions fall through nearly every time. I recently called Prime requesting a new, proficient recruiter. The receptionist who answered my call very rudely told me no they wouldn't be doing that for me, and then lied saying that Heather has in fact been making many calls to me. Upon bringing this lie up to Heather when I could, she ignored my concern and changed the subject. Her only reason for hardly connecting w me at any point has been that she's "busy" throughout the workday-- although working w applicants IS a main part of her workday. Whenever she does manage to finally connect with me, the info she provides me with may be shaky and not entirely accurate. It has continued to be an uphill battle establishing effective communication, only speaking w her at her very limited convenience and rarely at times that I need her as I integrate into the company. For a professional who is supposed to entice Prime supplicants, my experience w Heather suggests to me that I'm unwanted by this company altogether-- considering that I have to keep chasing her in circles to move forward in the recruiting process, with little effort on her end. Heather poorly represents her company through her substandard professionalism and general disregard/carelessness. Her conduct as a face of the company has led me as an applicant to question Prime as a company. UPDATE: I began working at Prime, and have recently left the company. I've learned that many employees at all levels here are unethical, unprofessional, and outright incompetent-- seems Heather accurately represented her company after all. People at Prime aren't much communicative at all, don't put appropriate effort into their job/their subordinates, and really don't know/care what they're doing/saying in compliance with any kind of basic policy/regulation. Most calls I've made to anyone at Prime have been ignored or followed up on measly. My original trainer assigned, Harris Mitela, was an aggressive nightmare who selfishly violated many CDL/FMCSA regulations at MY own risk. My careless and generally bothered fleet manager Steve Benz had no regard for these clear legal violations reported to him, and blatantly dismissed my license/safety concerns. My following fleet manager Chris Martin was unprofessional and only vouched for the high-risk infractions of his colleagues. Prime is clearly not the upstanding company they appear to be from the outside. I recommend CDL drivers do their research before deciding if this company is for them-- you'll want to protect your license and well-being at all costs.