Business
Ryder divides its business into three segments: Fleet Management Solutions, Supply Chain Solutions, and Dedicated Contract Carriage. In 2008 (the last year whose report is posted online) the total company revenue was $ 6.2 billion with profits (earnings before income taxes) of $ 459 million. The numbers mentioned below are before eliminations. The basic variables are who owns the trucks, maintains the trucks, pays the drivers, does the warehousing, and supervises the driving.
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