MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial
fleet management, dedicated
transportation, and supply
chain solutions, today announced the launch of its Veteran Buddy
Program, pairing current Ryder employees who are military veterans with
new veteran employees. The program is designed to help ease the
transition from military to civilian life, which can be a major
challenge for recently separated veterans returning to the workforce.
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“Military veterans come from a very organized, structured life, with
clear direction, career paths, and job descriptions, as well as high
levels of unit collaboration,” said Patrick Pendergast, Group Director
of Recruiting Services, Ryder. “They leave the military with a desire to
become a part of an organization that has a clear mission and purpose.
Ryder is an organization that matches well with these attributes, which
is why we have formalized our efforts around veteran hiring in order to
encompass all of these aspects. We want every transitioning veteran to
feel welcome and to know that they are part of a team.”
Ryder has dedicated exclusive recruiting resources toward hiring
veterans and has customized its online recruiting site to enable
veterans to enter their military job classification and have their
qualifications automatically matched with Ryder job openings.
This new program takes these efforts a step further once the recruiting
process is completed. Veteran new hires are assigned a Ryder military
veteran “buddy” who will be available to help them assimilate to their
new work environment. Ryder has found that simple gestures such as
showing a new veteran around the office or shop and being available to
answer questions can help the new veteran employee settle into his/her
new environment with ease. When the onboarding process is successful,
the Company has found an improvement in turnover among veteran employees.
Ryder currently has more than 2,700 veteran employees in the U.S. Among
those, 400 have been selected to participate in the program at Ryder
locations in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and
West Virginia. The program is expected to continue to grow as the
Company gains more transitioning veterans.
Ryder is a member of the Veterans Employment Advisory Council and is a
corporate partner with Hiring Our Heroes, FASTPORT, and Hire
Heroes USA. Since joining Hiring Our Heroes in November 2011, Ryder has
increased the percentage of veterans among its U.S. workforce of more
than 26,700 employees from 8 percent to more than 10 percent. Veterans
interested in a career in transportation can visit www.ryder.com/military,
where they can match their skills with open positions at Ryder.
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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statements are based on our current plans and expectations and are
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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
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result of new information, future events, or otherwise
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