- Company is Ahead of Schedule to Hire 1,000 Veterans by end of 2013 -
- Renews Participation in U.S. Chamber Veterans Employment
Advisory Council -
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial transportation and
supply chain management solutions, is reporting significant progress on
its efforts to hire more military veterans. Since making a pledge in
November 2011 to hire 1,000 veterans by the end of 2013, Ryder has
already hired more than 700 former military service men and women in a
variety of roles including truck drivers, diesel mechanics, warehouse
employees, and other professional positions. Currently, eight percent of
Ryder’s overall U.S. workforce is made up of veterans and employees
actively serving in the National Guard and reserve, and 15 percent of
the company’s external hires in 2012 have been military veterans.
“Ryder currently has more than 900 job openings across all states in the
U.S., and we’d like to fill many of those positions with talented
military veterans,” said
Kirk Imhof
, Ryder’s Group Director of Staffing
and former First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Military Intelligence
Corps. “While hiring and credentialing barriers remain, the industry has
made enormous progress with the signing of the Military Commercial
Drivers License Act that will ease the transition of recent veterans
into jobs as commercial truck drivers.”
In addition to its progress in hiring more veterans, Ryder has also
renewed its commitment to participate in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Employment Advisory Council once again in 2013. The Council was
established as part of the U.S. Chamber’s Hiring Our Heroes
program, an initiative focused on enhancing collaboration between the
public and private sectors to improve career opportunities for veterans.
Reinforcing the company’s commitment to hire more military veterans,
Ryder successfully implemented a number of key initiatives in 2012,
including:
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Launching a new military recruiting website at www.ryder.com/military
to help veterans easily match their military skills with open
positions at Ryder.
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Attending 40 military career fairs hosted by the U.S. Chamber’s Hiring
Our Heroes program.
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Strengthening its 20-plus member veteran hiring task force by focusing
efforts on customizing on-boarding, training, and development
practices to better meet the needs of veterans transitioning to
civilian jobs.
“As a leader in transportation and logistics for nearly 80 years, Ryder
has long benefitted from hiring military veterans, drawing upon their
unique skills and leadership qualities,” said
Greg Swienton
, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Ryder. “We are thankful for the
tremendous sacrifices of the men and women serving our nation and are
proud to support their transition back into the workforce by recruiting
them for jobs at Ryder.”
For more information about Ryder’s recruiting initiatives, read the
company’s latest Corporate Sustainability Report at http://www.ryder.com/aboutus_home.shtml.
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
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Source: Ryder System, Inc.