MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) announces its top carrier selections for the 27th Annual Ryder Carrier Quality Awards. The award program recognizes United States and Canada carriers for service quality and operational excellence based on a variety of metrics, including on-time performance, customer service, economic value, claims handling, and commitment to innovation.

“We manage a network of 87,500 qualified carriers under contract to move more than $11 billion in freight on behalf of our customers annually,” says Kendra Phillips, vice president of transportation management and brokerage for Ryder. “One thing that sets this year’s honorees apart is their commitment to technology and innovation to find efficiencies, drive productivity, and ultimately improve resiliency in an often unpredictable market. And, to support our carriers commitment to innovation, we continue to invest in real-time visibility, collaboration, and exception management with our RyderShare^TM technology.”

The recipients of this year’s Ryder Carrier Quality Awards are:

Category

Carrier

National Dry Van Carrier of the Year Regional Dry Van Carrier of the Year Intermodal Carrier of the Year Refrigerated Carrier of the Year Flatbed Carrier of the Year National LTL Carrier of the Year Regional LTL Carrier of the Year Oil & Gas Carrier of the Year Canadian Truckload Carrier of the Year Canadian LTL Carrier of the Year Freight Forwarder of the Year Maritime Carrier of the Year Drayage Carrier of the Year

Mesilla Valley Transportation GP Transportation Alliance Shippers Prime, Inc. Melton Truck Lines, Inc. Estes Express Lines Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. Press Energy Services, LLC Charger Logistics, Inc. Midland Transport Ltd. Imperative Logistics VinLog USA Romar Transportation

Ryder’s carrier network supports a flexible mix of transportation logistics services, including freight brokerage, transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, and last mile delivery.

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About Ryder System, Inc.

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) is a fully integrated port-to-door logistics and transportation company. It provides supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, including warehousing and distribution, contract manufacturing and packaging, e-commerce fulfillment, last-mile delivery, managed transportation, professional drivers, freight brokerage, nearshoring solutions, full-service leasing, maintenance, commercial truck rental, and used vehicle sales to some of the world’s most-recognized brands. Ryder provides services throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. In addition, Ryder manages nearly 250,000 commercial vehicles, services fleets at 760 maintenance locations, and operates nearly 300 warehouses encompassing more than 100 million square feet. Ryder is regularly recognized for its industry-leading practices; technology-driven innovations; corporate responsibility; environmental management; safety, health and security programs; military veteran recruitment initiatives; and the hiring of a diverse workforce. www.ryder.com

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Source: Ryder System, Inc.