Facility Offers Customers Largest Used Truck Inventory and Selection Available in Market
MONTRÉAL, February 5, 2009 – Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced the grand opening of its new retail used vehicle facility located in the emergent area of Vaudreuil-Dorion, in Québec. The facility is centrally located at 2399 rue Henry Ford at the intersection of highways A540, A20, and L’autoroute du Souvenir A542.
“Ryder is one of the largest retailers of used trucks in North America selling more than 20,000 vehicles a year,” said Tony Tegnelia, Ryder’s President of Fleet Management Solutions. “Québec is an important market for us and we are proud to establish this retail location to serve the growing needs of the Canadian marketplace.”
The facility is located on four acres of land to showcase over 250 vehicles, including panel vans, light- and heavy-duty straight trucks, and tractors. Each vehicle is Ryder Road Ready and comes with a thirty day warranty and a complete vehicle maintenance history. The facility will support Ryder’s existing commercial rental business, consisting of 1,000 rental customers, as well as prospects in this growing Western Montréal market.
“This centralized location was built to better serve the needs of our valued customers and accommodate the increasing demand for our quality Ryder Road Ready vehicles and commercial rental needs in this expanding market,” said Gregg Nierenberg, Ryder’s Group Director of Vehicle Sales. “This reaffirms Ryder’s commitment to providing alternative solutions to support the transportation needs of Canada.”
To view Ryder’s complete used vehicle sales inventory at the Vaudreuil facility, visit www.ryderusedtrucks.ca or call 1-800-USED-TRK .
Hours of operation: Rental, Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m.; Used Vehicles Sales, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. -12 noon.
About Ryder
Ryder provides leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions. Ryder’s stock (NYSE: R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Ryder ranks 371st on the FORTUNE 500® and 1,631st on the Forbes Global 2000. For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com.
