Excerpt from:  North America Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
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March 24, 2008

Ryder Solutions offers help for rising fuel costs

Ryder Solutions informs fleets to reduce speed, improve tire maintenance and use fuel efficient vehicles to help with the rising fuel costs.

With the increasing prices of fuel, Ryder Solutions give advice to people on how to save and run a more efficient network.  They believe operating policies can be changed immediately to impact the costs.  Such changes include:

  • Reducing the speed of the trucks.  By reducing 10mph from 65 to 55, a fleet can save as much as 22 percent in fuel efficiency
  • Improve tire maintenance, correct pressure and alignment
  • Use fuel efficient equipment. 

According to Todd Renehan, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Fleet Management Solutions "Regardless of industry or size, almost every business relies on trucks in some way to move products across the nation's highways and therefore, is feeling the impact of these price increases. Now more than ever, companies can look to Ryder's expertise, experience, and extensive network of resources to help mitigate the impact of this situation on their businesses."


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