Ryder honors carriers for service, excellence

Ryder System recently named Prime, Inc. its Refrigerated Carrier of the Year as part of the company’s 24th Annual Ryder Carrier Quality Awards.

The award program recognizes U.S. and Canadian carriers for service quality and operational excellence based on a variety of metrics, including on-time performance, customer service, economic value, claims handling, and technology applications.

“Given the pace of change in the transportation and logistics industry, two factors carry the most weight in this year’s award program—a carrier’s commitment to investing in technology and in embracing innovation,” said Dave Belter, vice president and general manager of transportation management for Ryder. “Those two factors have become the drivers of everything else. That’s why we encourage our carrier partners to adopt RyderShare, our one-of-a-kind visibility and collaboration technology tool. It’s the ultimate digital platform for all goods moving across the supply chain and a new standard for our transportation management partners.”

Ryder manages a network of thousands of carriers to help move more than $6 billion in freight purchased and/or executed on behalf of its customers annually. The recipients of this year’s Ryder Carrier Quality Awards are:

• Most Innovative Carrier of the Year (new category): Mesilla Valley Transportation
• National Dry Van Carrier of the Year: Mesilla Valley Transportation
• Regional Dry Van Carrier of the Year: Ozark Motor Lines, Inc.
• Intermodal Carrier of the Year: J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
• Refrigerated Carrier of the Year: Prime, Inc.
• Flatbed Carrier of the Year: Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
• National LTL Carrier of the Year: Saia LTL Freight
• Regional LTL Carrier of the Year: Tony’s Express, Inc.
• Specialized Carrier of the Year: Three Rivers Trucking, Inc.
• Canadian Truckload Carrier of the Year: Challenger Motor Freight, Inc.
• Canadian LTL Carrier of the Year: Manitoulin Transportation
• Freight Forwarder of the Year: Masterpiece International
• Maritime Carrier of the Year: TOC Logistics

“At Mesilla Valley, we couldn’t be more proud to be recognized by Ryder as the Most Innovative Carrier of the Year,” said Bumper Jones, chief operating officer for Mesilla Valley. “Our commitment to innovation and investments in technology continue to prove critical to our ability to consistently deliver operational excellence and superior customer service.”