Solution: This tea manufacturer teamed up with Ryder to find efficiencies that would improve the company's fleet and driver operations. Today, Ryder's Dedicated Contract Carriage solution includes the management of 7 drivers, 6 refrigerated trailers, route planning for the manufacturer's entire Direct-to-Store Delivery (DSD) network, and dunnage support.

Results: With transportation and distribution under control, this tea manufacturer realized a 20% reduction in overall distribution costs and a 25% reduction in weekly fleet miles. They benefit from more efficient and reliable management of dunnage. They also enjoy an increased ability to respond to 20% + spikes in volume. The elimination of delivery delays has resulted in increased customer service levels.

About the Solution Provider: Ryder Supply Chain Solutions is an end-to-end logistics partner committed to helping companies transform their supply chains and achieve peak performance by delivering the best in operational execution. Ryder develops supply chain strategies and manages and executes scalable logistics operations. When it comes to logistics, Execution is Everything.

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