Newspaper renews Ryder contract

May 21, 2002
The Dallas Morning News has renewed a multi-year, multi-million dollar delivery service contract with Ryder System Inc. Ryder manages the delivery of The Dallas Morning News from its printing plants to 15 circulation distribution centers in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The contract provides a turnkey package that includes 46 drivers, 14 straight
The Dallas Morning News has renewed a multi-year, multi-million dollar delivery service contract with Ryder System Inc.

Ryder manages the delivery of The Dallas Morning News from its printing plants to 15 circulation distribution centers in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

The contract provides a turnkey package that includes 46 drivers, 14 straight trucks, 15 tractors, 29 trailers, fleet management and preventive maintenance services and management for 44 independent contractors.

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