Company Relies on Ryder for Enhanced Customer Service, Optimized
Transportation Efficiencies, and Cost Savings
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in commercial
fleet management, dedicated
transportation, and supply
chain solutions, today announced that Royal
Building Products — a leading manufacturer and distributor of a
broad range of state-of-the-art exterior building materials for the home
remodeling, building, and municipal construction market — has renewed
its contract with Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions. As Royal
Building’s supply chain partner, Ryder provides professional drivers,
specialized equipment, and engineering support.
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“We are thrilled to continue working with Royal Building and cultivating
our longstanding relationship with them,” said John Diez, President,
Dedicated Transportation Solutions, Ryder. “Ryder is committed to
ensuring that Royal’s transportation network supports their ongoing
growth.”
Ryder has provided its dedicated service to Royal Building Products
since 1994. The company turned to Ryder for dedicated transportation
services for drivers, tractors, and trailers operating from locations in
Marion, Va.; Bristol, Tenn.; and Newbern, Tenn. Ryder Dedicated makes
delivering high-truckload volumes easier with access to the
tough-to-find specialized equipment it takes to deliver products such as
16- to 20-foot-long PVC moldings, as well as pipe and the associated
fittings.
Over the past two decades of partnership with Ryder, Royal Building
Products has achieved shorter lead times, faster inventory turns, and
enhanced customer service. Ryder has also helped the company experience
savings resulting from backhauls, multi-location synergies, and Ryder’s
fuel program. Royal Building has experienced less idle time and fewer
empty miles, which have led to lower fuel costs. Using one-way carriers
to supplement the dedicated service has also translated into significant
savings. In addition, improved fill rates have been made possible due to
more efficient scheduling of deliveries.
“We’ve changed a lot over the years,” said Cliff Sturgill,
Transportation Manager, Royal Building Products. “We’ve bought and sold
businesses, added and moved locations, and our customer base and product
mixes have continued to evolve. With Ryder, we have a long-term partner
that understands our business and grows and changes with us.”
With 23 manufacturing locations in the U.S. and Canada, Royal Building
Products serves dealers, distributors, and builders with a growing line
of building products, and has been doing so for nearly 50 years.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial fleet management, dedicated
transportation, and supply chain solutions company. Ryder’s stock
(NYSE:R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Ryder has been named among FORTUNE’s
World’s Most Admired Companies, and has been recognized for its
industry-leading practices in third-party logistics,
environmentally-friendly fleet and supply chain solutions, and
world-class safety and security programs. The Company is a proud member
of the American Red Cross Disaster Responder Program, supporting
national and local disaster preparedness and response efforts. For more
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About Royal Building Products
Royal
Building Products is a division of Axiall Corporation (NYSE: AXLL).
The company manufactures and distributes leading materials for the home
remodeling, building and municipal construction markets. For over 40
years, the company’s commitment to quality, innovation and customer
relationships has attracted the loyalty of a growing number of building
professionals, homeowners, architects, engineers and distributors to its
products. With operations throughout North America, Royal Building
Products offers the renovation, remodeling and new construction
industries a broad range of innovative products including siding, trim,
accessories, soffit, rain ware, mouldings, deck, window profiles and
patio doors. Royal Building Products also manufactures pipe and fittings
for the electrical, municipal, irrigation, plumbing and industrial
construction industries. For more information, please visit www.royalbuildingproducts.com.
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"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,
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results and events to differ materially from those in the
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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
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result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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