--Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine Recognizes Ryder’s
Sustainability Initiatives for Fourth Consecutive Year--
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in commercial
transportation and supply
chain management solutions, today announced it has been selected to
receive Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s 2012 Green
Supply Chain Award for assisting Ryder’s customers in achieving their
sustainability goals.
The 2012 Green Supply Chain Awards recognize companies that are making
green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy and
are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own
operations or their customers’ supply chains, in the areas of
Sourcing/Procurement, Fulfillment/Logistics, Operations, Product
Lifecycle Management, and other areas of the supply chain.
“We’ve been able to use our strengths in engineering and execution,
along with innovation in alternative fuels, to provide our customers
with low-cost, flexible and sustainable solutions,” said
John Williford
,
President of Global Supply Chain Solutions for Ryder.
Ryder is being recognized for its work in helping customers improve the
environmental performance of their supply chains by providing natural
gas vehicles that emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional
diesel vehicles and using routing technology and network re-design
initiatives to make distribution networks more efficient. Ryder also
supports customers in streamlining their supply chains by optimizing
energy consumption and waste recycling at distribution centers,
providing vehicle technologies that allow customers to monitor fuel
consumption and idling in real time, and offering driver training to
help drivers reduce fuel consumption.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive selected winners from nearly
200 online submissions based on the clarity and content of the goals and
strategy, extent of the steps being taken, impact of the results to date
and projected results, and form and presentation of the information
submitted. The full listing of the 2012 Green Supply Chain Awards
recipients will be featured in the December 2012 issue of Supply &
Demand Chain Executive magazine and online at www.SDCExec.com.
To learn how Ryder makes commerce flow more efficiently and sustainably
for everyone, download the Company’s latest Corporate Sustainability
Report at http://www.ryder.com/aboutus_home.shtml.
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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 three 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
and follow us on Facebook,
YouTube,
and Twitter.
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.
Source: Ryder System, Inc.