MIAMI — Ryder System, Inc. has opened s new Logistics Operating Center (LOC) in London, Ontario, to serve Eastern Canada.
The new facility includes a 30,000-square-foot building with office and cross-docking space, as well as parking spaces for 286 trailers and 162 tractors. A total of 210 drivers work out of the facility, along with 55 Ryder employees. The new facility and yard will provide additional services and capacity opportunities to Ryder’s existing and future customers.
“This facility is a key element of our cross border operation between Canada and the U.S.,” said Gene Sevilla, Ryder’s vice-president of international supply chain solutions. “It enables Ryder to continue to grow in the Canadian market, and further supports Ryder’s handling of cross-border freight movements on behalf of North American retailers and manufacturers in various industries.”
The new LOC provides cross-dock solutions, which enable goods to be distributed using little or no storage time. Inbound shipments coming from the U.S. are received, unloaded and sorted for final store delivery, and redeployed outbound in 24 hours or less. This enables retailer customers to reduce their transportation costs while also replenishing their stores more frequently to meet customer demand and fulfill omni-channel or forward stocking on fast-moving items.
Ryder recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new location, where customers were invited to tour the facility and enjoy a barbeque lunch. The new LOC facility is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is strategically located between Detroit and Toronto, enabling Ryder to serve clients on both sides of the border.
Ryder’s new facility will handle more than 3,000 cross-border freight movements a month between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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