Ryder’s Green Practices and Best-in-Class Supply Chain Execution
Garner Recognition in Food and Beverage Industry
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply
chain, warehousing, and transportation management solutions, today
announced it has been included in the Food Logistics 2012 Top
Green Providers list, which highlights companies in the food and
beverage sector that have embraced sustainability practices as central
to their operations. Ryder’s inclusion in the list reflects the
company’s leadership in providing food and beverage companies with green
transportation and logistics solutions to help them meet their
sustainability goals.
“Despite a difficult business climate, the companies on this year’s list
have proven that making a commitment to sustainability in their
operations not only delivers a measurable return on investment, but
gives them a competitive advantage in the marketplace and in the eyes of
their customers,” said
Lara L. Sowinski
, editor-in-chief of Food
Logistics.
Ryder engages with customers to help them “green” their supply chains by
focusing on carbon reduction in three critical areas: network design,
facilities and building use, and transportation. By designing a supply
chain network with the reduction of the carbon footprint as a primary
focus, Ryder advises customers on factors such as the location of
distribution centers, miles to be traveled, amount of inventory, and
size and number of facilities included in the network. For the use of
building and facilities, Ryder offers lighting efficiencies,
cutting-edge energy technologies, alternative use of by-products, and
other strategies to reduce waste and carbon emissions. In
transportation, customers are not only able to take advantage of Ryder’s
engineering expertise optimizing shipments, routes, and modes, but can
also tap into Ryder’s alternative fuel vehicles, including natural gas
and hybrid vehicles.
Ryder is also the leader in alternative fuels for the commercial truck
leasing and rental industry. In 2010, The San Bernardino Associated
Governments (SANBAG) selected Ryder as its fleet partner in a
ground-breaking natural gas project in Southern California – the first
of its kind to deploy natural gas vehicles into a large commercial truck
leasing and rental operation. The project included 202 heavy duty
natural gas vehicles and three strategically located maintenance shops
in Rancho Dominguez, Orange, and Fontana. Since 2010, Ryder has
continued to build on its natural gas vehicle offering by providing
natural gas vehicles in markets such as Tucson, Ariz., and Livonia and
Grand Rapids, Mich. Today more than 250 natural gas-powered heavy duty
tractors have been deployed in fleets across the country, including the
fleets of leading consumer packaged goods, food, and beverage companies.
“Everything we do is about making our customers’ transportation and
logistics operations more efficient,” said
Darin Cooprider
, Vice
President and General Manager of Consumer Packaged Goods for Ryder
Supply Chain Solutions. “Our customers can leverage our engineering for
best-in-class supply chain execution, as well as our vehicle
technologies to take their sustainability and carbon footprint reduction
efforts to the next level.”
Companies on this year’s Top Green Providers list will be profiled in
the June 2012 issue of Food Logistics, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com.
About Food Logistics
Food Logistics is published by Cygnus Business Media, a leading
diversified business-to-business media company. The publication serves
the information needs of executives involved in various aspects of the
food and beverage supply chain. Through our print and online products,
we provide news, trends, and best practices that help more than 24,000
grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors, and retailers make
better business decisions. Visit us online at www.foodlogistics.com.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial transportation, logistics and supply
chain management solutions company. Ryder’s stock (NYSE:R) is a
component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index. Inbound Logistics magazine has recognized Ryder
as a top third party logistics provider and green supply chain partner.
Ryder has also been ranked two years in a row as one of the top 250 U.S.
companies in the Newsweek Green Rankings. In addition, 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, visit www.ryder.com
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Source: Ryder System, Inc.