| | Call Details | Ryder System, Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Q2 2008) Wed,
Jul 23, 2008, 11:00 am Eastern
| | About Ryder System, Inc.
(NYSE:R) |
| | Ryder System, Inc. provides transportation and supply chain management solutions. It operates in three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), and Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC). The FMS segment provides leasing, contract maintenance, contract-related maintenance, and commercial rental solutions primarily in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It also offers fleet support services, such as insurance, vehicle administration, and fuel services. In addition, this segment provides its leasing customers with access to the used trucks, tractors, and trailers through its used vehicle sales program. As of December 31, 2007, the company had a fleet of approximately 126,400 commercial trucks, tractors, and trailers leased or rented. Its customers include small businesses and enterprises operating in beverage, newspaper, grocery, lumber and wood products, home furnishings, and metal industries. The SCS segment provides supply chain consulting solutions in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. It offers professional services, distribution operations, and transportation solutions, as well as information technology solutions. This segment primarily serves automotive, electronics, high-tech, telecommunications, industrial, consumer goods, paper and paper products, office equipment, food and beverage, and general retail industries. The DCC segment provides vehicles and drivers as part of a transportation solution in the United States. It combines the equipment, maintenance, and administrative services of a service lease with drivers and additional services, such as routing and scheduling, fleet sizing, safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology and communication systems support, and other technical support. The company was founded in 1933 and is based in Miami, Florida. |
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