Two longtime Miami companies that started as small family-owned businesses joined forces Monday, when transportation and logistics giant Ryder System Inc. agreed to buy Gator Leasing Inc., the ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, has been recognized as a “Top Company for Women to Work ...

Ralph Bennett Ryder, 90, one of the founders of the Ryder Trucking Co. In 1933, Ryder’s younger brother James bought a Model “A” Ford truck for $35. Ralph Ryder bought the second truck ...

Gator was founded as a three-truck fleet in Hialeah by George Hammel in 1975. After Hammel died in 1982, his sons, Jim and John, directed the company’s growth northward. Ryder was started in ...