Ryder supplies 138 MAN HGVs to the MOD school 25 September 2012

Ryder has won a four-year contract from the Ministry of Defence to supply 138 MAN trucks and tractor units, plus 47 trailers, to the Defence School of Transport (DST), based at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire.

The DST provides large goods vehicle driver training for all branches of the British armed forces, with approximately 10,000 licences of varying categories being gained every year using the contracted fleet.

Ryder has been supplying trucks to the DST for the past 15 years and this new MOD contract comes with three one-year renewal options.

It also follows the 40-month contract awarded to Ryder earlier in the year for the provision of a range of rental trucks and trailers, as well as the provision of specialist HGVs.

"Ryder has always worked hard to provide us with the equipment and service we need to keep an operation as large as ours running smoothly," comments Colonel Paul Ash, DST commandant.

"I'm looking forward to seeing the Ryder team continuing to deliver the capabilities and efficiencies we demand," he adds.

And Sqn Ldr (Retd) Gavin Dalton, Driver Training Squadron, adds: "I have acted as the designated officer for this contract for the past five years and welcome the opportunity to continue working with Ryder.

"The changeover of the large fleet, within a short timescale, went extremely well. There was no disruption to driver training, which was very important and can be attributed to the close working partnership that has evolved over time."

For Dalton, the MAN truck specified in the contract provides a vehicle of "excellent build quality and also a stepping stone for driver familiarisation".

And he continues: !In addition, the availability of extra large cabs provides real benefit to our training activities."

Author
Brian Tinham

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