Ryder, Postal Fleet Services Sign Full Lease Agreement for CNG-Powered Class 8s

Ryder System Inc. said Postal Fleet Services Inc. signed a full-service lease agreement for 20 compressed natural gas heavy-duty vehicles supporting mail delivery operations in Orlando, Florida;, Lafayette, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and La Vergne, Tennessee.

Miami-based Ryder said it has now expanded its natural-gas vehicles offering into 16 states and two Canadian provinces. Ryder said it has 22 NGV maintenance facilities and more than 5,500 NGV-trained maintenance and support personnel.

“Ryder continues to see demand for natural-gas vehicles from businesses that are looking through a longer-term lens and want to realize the environmental and fuel efficiency benefits,” Dennis Cooke, Ryder president of global fleet management solutions, said in a statement.

The company’s Ryder Supply Chain Solutions unit ranks No. 13 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.

Postal Fleet Services is based in St. Augustine, Florida.