Ryder System, a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions, has secured a new four-year contract form the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide its White Fleet in Germany.
As part of the new EUR30m contract, Ryder will deliver range of vehicles including heavy goods vehicles, minibuses, cars and modified vehicles as well as mark the MOD's planned troop reduction in Germany during the period of the contract.
The new contract also includes an option for 12 month extension and follows the 40 month vehicle rental contract awarded to Ryder in 2012 for the MOD in the UK.
Ryder Europe vice president and managing director David Hunt said, "This new contract agreement enables Ryder to provide a comprehensive range of high specification and fuel-efficient vehicles that will continue to support the MOD's operational requirements in Germany."
Under the contract, Ryder will also offer full fleet management and services to include provision of vehicles, maintenance, breakdown and incident management, and short term hire.
Additionally, Ryder will deliver an intelligent vehicle booking system under its Fleet Care On-Line program to assist the MOD in ensuring that the fleet usage is efficient as well as provide fleet utilization management information to improve fleet size and savings.
