Partnering with the right warehouse automation provider is about more than deploying technology—it's about improving operational performance. Ryder helps companies modernize warehouse operations by implementing automation where it makes sense. We combine warehouse expertise, proven technologies, and operational execution to pilot, deploy, maintain, and optimize solutions, including autonomous mobile robots, goods-to-person systems, automated picking, autonomous forklifts, and conveyance. The result is practical automation that reduces risk, accelerates time-to-value, and delivers measurable results.
Ryder helps companies deploy, operate, and optimize warehouse automation solutions that improve productivity, increase accuracy, and support scalable growth.
Ryder combines warehouse expertise, technology evaluation, and operational accountability to deliver automation solutions that perform in live environments.
From faster fulfillment to improved productivity and accuracy, Ryder's warehouse automation capabilities are designed to deliver measurable operational outcomes.
From solution design through long-term optimization, Ryder helps companies deploy warehouse automation that delivers lasting operational value.
Ryder helps companies scale fulfillment operations without increasing labor dependency by implementing automation solutions designed around operational requirements, growth objectives, and ROI. Because we're technology agnostic, we recommend automation only when it improves performance and makes financial sense for the operation. Leveraging Ryder-owned modeling tools and experience from live warehouse environments, we help customers deploy the right solution at the right time.
Many automation providers walk away after implementation. Ryder remains with you long after deployment by operating, maintaining, and optimizing automation as part of our warehouse management. Our teams monitor performance, manage reliability, and continuously improve operations to help customers maximize uptime, throughput, and return on investment throughout the life of the solution.
Warehouse automation requires collaboration across multiple technologies, systems, vendors, and stakeholders. Ryder simplifies that complexity by coordinating every element of the solution—from planning and integration to deployment and ongoing management—bringing automation together into one unified operation.
No two operations are alike. Ryder implements right-fit warehouse automation solutions designed around your workflows, volumes, and business objectives to improve productivity, accuracy, and flexibility.
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Ryder delivers and implements customized automation solutions for our customers. Because of this customized approach, Ryder has experience with a broad range of warehouse automation technologies designed to improve productivity, accuracy, and operational flexibility. Types of warehouse automation include autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated picking systems, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), goods-to-person systems, autonomous forklifts, and conveyance and sortation technologies. Ryder also leverages drones, sensors, wearables, and advanced data platforms to create connected, high-performance warehouse operations.
Ryder is technology-agnostic and designs automation solutions around your workflows, order profiles, volumes, growth objectives, and business goals. Using proprietary modeling tools, operational data, and experience from live warehouse environments, Ryder evaluates and recommends automation only when it improves performance and makes financial sense. Since 2021, Ryder has researched, piloted, and implemented more than 350 automation technologies, helping customers deploy right-fit solutions that align with their operations and expected ROI.
Yes. Unlike many automation providers that take a design-and-depart approach, Ryder remains accountable long after implementation. Ryder integrates automation into warehouse operations and continues to operate, maintain, monitor, and optimize systems throughout their lifecycle. This includes uptime and reliability management, throughput monitoring, performance analytics, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives designed to maximize return on investment.
Warehouse automation can improve productivity, inventory accuracy, throughput, and operational scalability while reducing labor dependency. Depending on the application, Ryder customers have achieved measurable outcomes such as up to 3x faster pick velocity with goods-to-person systems, near 100% inventory accuracy, up to 40% reductions in order fulfillment time with autonomous forklifts, and 50% to 100%+ increases in lines per hour through collaborative robotics. Some facilities have also realized operating cost savings of approximately 20%.
No. Warehouse automation is not limited to large warehouses or distribution centers. Ryder designs flexible, scalable automation solutions for operations of varying sizes and complexity, including dedicated, shared, short-term, and refrigerated or frozen facilities. Automation can often be deployed incrementally, allowing companies to improve productivity and efficiency without investing in large, fixed infrastructure from day one.
Ryder has extensive experience implementing and operating warehouse automation across its supply chain network. Today, approximately 40+% of Ryder-operated warehouses space is automated. Since 2021, Ryder has increased goods-to-person technologies by more than 700%, autonomous mobile robots by 300%, autonomous forklifts by 200%, and automated warehouse square footage by more than 55%. Ryder has also researched, piloted, and implemented more than 350 automation technologies, applying those learnings in live warehouse environments to continuously improve customer operations.
Ryder connects automation technologies, sensors, automatic identification systems, and robotics platforms through an integrated data strategy that provides real-time visibility across warehouse operations. By combining operational technology with warehouse management systems and analytics platforms, Ryder delivers real-time performance monitoring, predictive analytics, standardized reporting, and actionable insights that help customers proactively manage inventory, throughput, labor, and service levels.
Getting started with warehouse automation begins with a conversation with a Ryder expert. After understanding your operational challenges, volumes, growth plans, and business objectives, Ryder assesses where automation may create value and develops a right-fit solution tailored to your operation. The team then outlines expected operational improvements, implementation considerations, and, in many cases, the potential return on investment to help you make informed decisions with confidence.
