Ryder System announced Thursday, June 5, that The Roanoke (Va.) Times, a Landmark Communications newspaper with a daily circulation of more than 100,000, has renewed a five-year Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC) transportation contract. Under the DCC contract, Ryder will manage delivery of The Roanoke Times from its printing plant to its circulation distribution centers, providing a turnkey package that includes customized vehicles, drivers, fleet management, dock operations management and preventive and programmed maintenance for the equipment.
“We have had a strong partnership with Ryder for nearly a decade,” says Chip Harris, production director for The Roanoke Times. “Ryder has helped us achieve substantial improvements in transportation efficiency and the cost-effectiveness of our operations year over year. They are innovative and thought leaders in finding new ways to drive costs out of out operations.”
Ryder’s DCC service is a customized suite of transportation management services for the delivery of a customer’s products that optimizes its fleet operations and allows its management to be more focused on core business issues. Ryder has business relationships with 75 newspapers nationally, including The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald and The Dallas Morning News.
“Ryder has been serving the newspaper and publishing industry for more than 60 years, and we are honored with the partnership and trust The Roanoke Times has placed in us,” says Rosario Rizzo, senior vice president and general manager of Dedicated Contract Carriage operations for Miami-based Ryder. “We look forward to a long and successful relationship that continues to exceed their expectations in delivering higher levels of operational excellence and customer satisfaction.”
