Ryder Receives U.S. EPA 2017 SmartWay® Excellence Award
Honored with Highest Recognition for Environmental Performance and
Freight Supply Chain Efficiency
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#sustainability–Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in commercial fleet
management, dedicated
transportation, and supply
chain solutions, announced it has been honored with a 2017 SmartWay®
Freight Carrier Excellence Award for improving freight efficiency and
contributing to cleaner air within its supply chains. The SmartWay
Excellence Award, reserved for the top performing SmartWay Partners, is
EPA's highest recognition for demonstrated leadership in freight supply
chain energy and environmental performance. Ryder was one of 62
companies to receive this distinction, representing the best
environmental performers of SmartWay’s 3,600 Partners. The Excellence
Awardees were honored at the American Trucking Association’s Management
& Exhibition Annual Conference held in Orlando, Fla., in October.
“It is an honor to be presented with the SmartWay Excellence Award,”
said John Diez, President of Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions.
“Through Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions, Ryder provides its
customers with fleet management, professional drivers, and best-in-class
engineering. And sustainability is at the core of it all. From the start
of the supply chain to the end, operating as sustainably as possible is
critical to us as a company, our customers, and the environment.”
The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors top shipping (retailers and
manufacturers) and logistics company partners for superior environmental
performance and additional actions to reduce freight emissions through
effective collaboration, operational practices, a robust system for
validating and reporting their SmartWay data, and communications and
public outreach. The SmartWay Excellence Award also recognizes top
truck, barge, and multimodal carrier partners that are setting
efficiency benchmarks in how they move products and supplies. EPA based
its selection on information received from Partners' annual assessment
tool submissions.
“Since 2004, EPA and the business community have collaborated through
the SmartWay Partnership to reduce the economic and environmental costs
of goods movement, a vital sector of our national economy,” said
Christopher Grundler, Director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation &
Air Quality, “This year’s award-winning freight carriers, shippers and
third-party logistics companies demonstrate that they can move more
goods, more miles, while using less fuel. These firms are not only
serving the growing needs of their customers – they are also doing their
part to keep our environment clean and protect human health.”
Ryder has been a SmartWay partner since 2006. The Company was honored
with a SmartWay Excellence Award in 2013 and 2014, and also received the
SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award in 2014.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial fleet management, dedicated
transportation, and supply chain solutions company. Ryder’s stock
(NYSE:R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the
S&P MidCap 400® index. Ryder has been named among FORTUNE’s
World’s Most Admired Companies, and has been recognized for its
industry-leading practices in third-party logistics,
environmentally-friendly fleet and supply chain solutions, and
world-class safety and security programs. The Company is a proud member
of the American Red Cross Disaster Responder Program, supporting
national and local disaster preparedness and response efforts. For more
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About SmartWay
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that
empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient
way possible, while protecting public health and reducing the impacts of
climate change. Demonstrating a commitment to corporate sustainability
and social responsibility through SmartWay provides for a more
competitive and sustainable business environment. Since 2004, SmartWay
Partners have avoided emitting more than 94 million metric tons of air
pollutants, while saving more than 197 million barrels of oil and $27.8
billion in fuel costs – equivalent to eliminating the annual energy use
of over 12 million homes. SmartWay also contributes to cleaner air and
healthier citizens by significantly reducing emissions of the pollution
that contributes to smog, including fine particulate matter and nitrogen
oxides.
More information on SmartWay in general: www.epa.gov/smartway/
SmartWay Excellence Award: https://www.epa.gov/smartway/smartway-excellence-awardees
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements
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statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
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factors or to assess the impact of such risks on our business. Accordingly,
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forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
Contacts
Ryder System, Inc.
Jennifer Hanlon, 305-500-4547
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or
David
Bruce, 305-500-4999
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