Ryder Honors Carriers for Service and Excellence; Announces Winner of Inaugural Innovation and Technology Award

Ryder announces top carrier selections for the 24th Annual Ryder Carrier Quality Awards including inaugural Most Innovative Carrier of the Year

Ryder System, Inc. announces its top carrier selections for the 24^th Annual Ryder Carrier Quality Awards. The award program recognizes U.S. and Canadian carriers for service quality and operational excellence based on a variety of metrics, including on-time performance, customer service, economic value, claims handling, and technology applications. This year, Ryder added a new category to recognize the Most Innovative Carrier of the Year.

“Given the pace of change in the transportation and logistics industry, two factors carry the most weight in this year’s award program—a carrier’s commitment to investing in technology and in embracing innovation,” says Dave Belter, vice president and general manager of transportation management for Ryder. “Those two factors have become the drivers of everything else. That’s why we encourage our carrier partners to adopt RyderShare^TM, our one-of-a-kind visibility and collaboration technology tool. It’s the ultimate digital platform for all goods moving across the supply chain and a new standard for our transportation management partners.”

Ryder manages a network of thousands of carriers to help move more than $6 billion in freight purchased and/or executed on behalf of its customers annually. The recipients of this year’s Ryder Carrier Quality Awards are:

“At Mesilla Valley, we couldn’t be more proud to be recognized by Ryder as the Most Innovative Carrier of the Year,” says Bumper Jones, chief operating officer for Mesilla Valley. “Our commitment to innovation and investments in technology continue to prove critical to our ability to consistently deliver operational excellence and superior customer service.”

“We are excited to be honored as Ryder’s National LTL Carrier of the Year,” explains Scott Jandacek, director of 3PL sales for Saia. “In spite of this year’s many challenges, our team of more than 11,000 dedicated employees worked diligently to make sure we consistently met our customers’ quality-of-service expectations. The partnership we share with Ryder is rooted in collaboration, so we can achieve our shared goal of providing solutions and delighting our mutual customers.”

Ryder’s carrier network is vital to ensuring quality service for its customers. From planning, procurement, and execution to management of transportation networks, Ryder helps improve service levels and reduce transportation costs.

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