Ryder Expanding Fleet by 6,700 New Units
Ryder System said Tuesday it is expanding its North American rental fleet with 6,700 new trucks, tractors, trailers, and vans to meet growing demand.
The new vehicles — made up of multiple classes of tractors, trailers, refrigerated equipment, box trucks and light-duty vans — will expand its commercial rental fleet to near 30,000 units.
The 2011 additions, on top of last year’s 4,900 new vehicles, will raise the percentage of model-year-2010 or newer vehicles in its fleet to more than 40%, Ryder said in a statement.
“This investment represents the second phase of a fleet refresh we launched last year in anticipation of increased demand from both rental and lease customers requiring supplemental capacity in a recovering economy,” said Mark Cicchini, Ryder’s rental division vice resident.
Ryder is ranked No. 5 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
