“Improving the efficiency of our transportation fleet is an important part of our strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy conservation in our operations,” stated Mark Day, senior manager of carrier management at Staples. “Leveraging the environmental and cost-saving benefits of natural gas vehicles is one example of the kind of sustainable choices that we are making to reduce our operational impacts. We believe that by partnering with Ryder in this type of initiative, we can do our part to help protect the environment and save money at the same time.”
The ten CNG heavy-duty tractors will be used to transport inventory to Staples stores in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and the Inland Empire, and will be serviced out of Ryder’s network of natural gas compliant maintenance facilities in Southern California.
“These vehicles will enhance the good work we are already doing with Staples to improve the efficiency, environmental-soundness, and overall performance of their supply chain,” said John Sonia, Ryder’s senior vice president of operations for Ryder’s Dedicated Contract Carriage division.
Source: Ryder System Inc.
