Ryder History
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By The Numbers
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100

The model of truck that Jim Ryder purchased to start his business

1931 Ford "Model A"

100

I started with Ryder in 2014 at the Pringles Manufacturing plant

Jason Martin

100

We're going to the moon! This lunar mission carried Kellogg's cereal through space.

Apollo 11

100

CPG's latest square footage under management estimate

105 Million

100

The thing that was thrown on-stage at the 2023 CPG Manager's Meeting in Fort Worth

Burrito

200

In 2023, Ryder celebrated this many number of years in business

90 Years

200
I didn't start the fire...but I had to manage through a building burndown

Brett Gruner

200

Kellogg's became the second-largest snack food company in 2012 after acquiring this potato crisp brand.

Pringles

200

3 Years worked safe is the longest streak at this facility

Jackson Plant

200

The name of the "supposedly" hottest sauce in the Brett & Kandi wing challenge

Da Bomb

300

These three business segments make up Ryder

Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS), Fleet Management Solutions (FMS)

300

I started my career in the steel industry.

Amro Elsabbagh

300

John Harvey Kellogg's brother that helped him invent corn flakes by accident.

Will Keith (W.K.) Kellogg

300

91% is this target for this metric, but Ryder sites have pushed the standard to 99.5%

On-Time Loading

300

The name of the office created for Kandi in Newnan

Kandi's Corner

400

The New York Stock Exchange recognizes Ryder as a publicly traded company by using this ticker symbol.

"R"

400

Food Logistics Magazine named me as a 2019 Rock Star of the Supply Chain 

Darin Cooprider

400

In 1952, Eugene Kolkey, an accomplished graphics artist, helped create this GREAT mascot.

Tony The Tiger

400

This distribution center is 1,396,640 million square feet

Newnan, GA

400

Also known as the Hurricane, Brett's other nickname given by Rob is

Taz (Tazmanian Devil) 

Blahh blahh blee blohh blommanaaga!!!

500

This service provides no contract, mobile maintenance for vehicle uptime. 

Torque by Ryder
500

Rocky Top you'll always be, home sweet home to me, is my alma mater fight song.

Steve Sensing 

500

Kellogg roots began at a sanitarium in this Michigan city.

Battle Creek

500

61.42% is the ending number for 2025 on this important metric for the Kellogg network

12 Month Rolling Warehouse Turnover

500

The phrase that's used when your KPI's are green during a meeting

No gap, no yap