- Ryder Location to Provide Combined Fleet of More Than 400 Full Service
Lease and Rental Units, Maintenance and Logistics Services -
MIAMI, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global
leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today
announced the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art service facility
located at 3759 Ryder Boulevard in Buford, Georgia.
The facility will immediately service a diverse fleet of more than 400
vehicles, including panel vans, light- and heavy-duty straight trucks,
tractors, and trailers, from existing accounts and has the capacity to grow
as Ryder expands service in the area. It also incorporates Ryder's
preventive and programmed maintenance with four drive-through service bays,
three computerized fuel service islands, a drive-through wash bay,
extensive rental and lease operations, dedicated contract carriage and
logistics accounts all under one roof.
The facility will provide convenient services for many of Ryder's
existing customers and comprehensive transportation solutions for potential
customers in this growing marketplace.
"This centralized location was built to better serve the requirements
of our valued customers in the area, as well as help drive Ryder's
contractual and rental business in this high-potential market," said Robert
Sanchez, Executive Vice President of Operations, U.S. Fleet Management
Solutions for Ryder. "We look forward to providing quality service that
exceeds customer expectations."
Ryder's Full Service Lease and maintenance offering is a customized
transportation solution that provides customers with vehicles and a variety
of support services including emergency roadside assistance, preventive
maintenance services, fueling, equipment evaluations and specification,
fleet management reporting tools, administrative support, and driver safety
programs. For additional information on the Buford facility, call
(678)-546-1420.
About Ryder
Ryder is a Fortune 500 company providing leading-edge transportation,
logistics and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Ryder's stock
(NYSE: R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more information about Ryder System, Inc.,
visit http://www.ryder.com.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements and
information included in this press release are "forward-looking statements"
under the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be evaluated with
consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties inherent in our
business that could cause actual results and events to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could
cause such differences include, among others, our ability to obtain
adequate profit margins for our services, our inability to maintain current
pricing levels due to customer acceptance or competition, customer
retention levels, unexpected volume declines, loss of key customers in the
Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) business segment, our failure to successfully
implement new sales growth initiatives in our FMS business segment,
unexpected reserves or write-offs due to the deterioration of the credit
worthiness or bankruptcy of certain customers in our SCS business segment,
changes in financial, tax or regulatory requirements or changes in
customers' business environments that will limit their ability to commit to
long-term vehicle leases, changes in market conditions affecting the
commercial rental market or the sale of used vehicles, the effect of severe
weather events, labor strikes or work stoppages affecting our or our
customers' business operations, adequacy of accounting estimates and
accruals particularly with respect to pension, taxes and revenue, changes
in general economic conditions, sudden changes in fuel prices, availability
of qualified drivers, our ability to manage our cost structure, changes in
government regulations including regulations regarding vehicle emissions
and the risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The risks included here are not exhaustive. New risks emerge
from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such
risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks on our business.
Accordingly, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.
SOURCE Ryder System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ryder.com
CONTACT:
Lisa Brumfield, +1-305-500-3668, or
Lisa_Brumfield@Ryder.com, or Edward Rifenburg, +1-305-500-4161,
or Edward_Rifenburg@Ryder.com, both of Ryder System, Inc.
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