New Commercial Truck Service Facility Will Serve Ventura, Calif. and
Surrounding Communities
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in transportation and supply
chain management solutions, has opened a truck
rental, leasing, and maintenance facility at 3500 Market Street,
Ventura, Calif., to offer comprehensive transportation solutions to
customers in the area. As Ryder’s 16th service location in Southern
California, the new facility will immediately begin providing
maintenance to a diverse fleet of commercial vehicles from Ryder’s
existing customers in the area, as well as provide truck leasing and
rental services.
Ryder's new service facility in Ventura, California will offer maintenance to a diverse fleet of commercial vehicles. (Photo: Business Wire)
Located on 2.1 acres, the 28,000-square-foot service facility is an
upgrade of Ryder’s previous half-acre location in Oxnard and has the
capacity to grow as Ryder expands in the local market. It features three
maintenance bays and a state-of-the-art preventive maintenance bay with
cutting-edge vehicle diagnostics equipment. The facility will also
provide fueling services to Ryder customers in the near future.
“Customer demand has grown steadily in Southern California. We want to
be sure that we can provide the best infrastructure and technology
available in the marketplace to service those customers,” said Robert
Sanchez, President of Global Fleet Management Solutions for Ryder. “We
look forward to serving our customers with this new facility and
assisting them with all of their fleet and transportation needs.”
Ryder held a grand opening event at the Ventura service facility on
April 5th and was joined by local delegates of the American Red Cross,
who provided information on disaster preparedness to attendees.
Ryder’s Full Service Lease offering is a customized transportation
solution that provides customers with commercial vehicles for lease 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. Ryder’s Contract Maintenance product line
provides maintenance to both Ryder’s full service lease customers as
well as other customers who wish to use Ryder’s extensive network of
facilities and technicians to maintain their trucks, and Ryder’s
Commercial Rental product line provides customers with rental trucks on
a short-term basis to meet their needs for supplemental capacity.
Ryder’s new service facility in Ventura will open Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. For additional information, please call the
facility at 805-483-8271.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial transportation, logistics and supply
chain management solutions company. Ryder’s stock is a component of the
Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Inbound
Logistics magazine has recognized Ryder as the top third party
logistics provider and included Ryder in its 2010 “50 Green Partners”
listing. Ryder also ranked 114 out of the top 500 U.S. companies and
sixth in its industry sector in the 2010 Newsweek Green Rankings. Security
Magazine has named Ryder one of the top companies for security practices
in the transportation, logistics, supply chain, and warehousing sector.
Ryder is a proud member of the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving
Program, supporting national and local disaster preparedness and
response efforts. For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements and
information included in this news release are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on our current plans and expectations and are subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, these forward-looking
statements should be evaluated with consideration given to the many
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements including
those risks set forth in our periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. New risks emerge from time to time. 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.
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Source: Ryder System, Inc.