Since leasing from Ryder, Apple Valley’s
transportation costs have become more
predictable. Maintenance costs reduced
by more than 75%, and continue to be
a controlled expense built into their
lease with Ryder. In the 12 months
before outsourcing to Ryder, unforeseen
maintenance costs for the two owned
trucks were $10,768.49. The fleets
downtime has also decreased by more
than 66 percent. In the year before
contacting Ryder, Apple Valley had three
breakdowns resulting in three days of late
deliveries. With predictable costs and a
more reliable fleet, Apple Valley has cut
transportation costs dramatically and
improved its on-time deliveries to 99.9
percent since it began leasing from Ryder.
“Working with Ryder has been great,” says
Seth Miller, delivery coordinator. “They
listen to our problems, and are able to
schedule us right away even though we
are much smaller than their other clients.
Overall, working with Ryder has been
great for us and our customers.”
Everett echoed Miller’s comment, adding
Ryder also offers the peace of mind that
should something happen to a truck, it
will be taken care of.
“Although we haven’t had to use it yet, the
comfort in knowing that there is a Ryder
location near every place we deliver is
great,” Everett said. “In the end, we needed
to find a solution and leasing from Ryder
was the best one.”