Ryder System, Inc. (R) Wrap Up:

Ryder System, Inc. provides transportation and supply chain management solutions. The company operates in three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), and Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC). The FMS segment provides leasing, contract maintenance, contract-related maintenance, and commercial rental of trucks, tractors, and trailers primarily in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It also offers fleet support services, such as fuel, insurance, safety, administration, environmental management, and information technology services. In addition, this segment sells its used vehicles through 57 company owned retail sales centers, as well as Web site, Usedtrucks.Ryder.com. As of December 31, 2008, the company had a fleet of approximately 163,400 commercial trucks, tractors, and trailers leased or rented. Its customers include small businesses and enterprises operating in transportation, grocery, lumber and wood products, food service, and home furnishings industries. The SCS segment provides supply chain consulting solutions in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. It offers professional services, distribution operations, and transportation solutions, as well as information technology solutions. This segment primarily serves automotive, electronics, high-tech, telecommunications, industrial, consumer goods, paper and paper products, office equipment, food and beverage, and general retail industries. The DCC segment provides vehicles and drivers as part of a transportation solution in the United States. It combines the equipment, maintenance, and administrative services of a service lease with drivers and additional services, such as routing and scheduling, fleet sizing, safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology and communication systems support, and other technical support. This segment serves retail and newspaper companies. The company was founded in 1933 and is based in Miami, Florida.