Facility Offers Customers Largest Used Truck Inventory and Selection Available in Market
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 Quebec. 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. "Quebec 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
Montreal 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(R) and 1,631st on the Forbes Global 2000.
For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com.
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