18. DAVID HUNT TITLE VICE-PRESIDENT AND MD ORGANISATION RYDER EUROPE
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What better way to celebrate your 40th anniversary in the UK than to undertake the biggest single transport industry acquisition of 2011?
That’s exactly what Ryder did with its £151m takeover of Hill Hire, creating a rental and leasing giant with a fleet of 10,000 CVs and a 5,000-strong customer base.
Ryder’s fleet is dominated by DAF. David Hunt is the man at Ryder’s helm, and he told CM at the time of the acquisition: “We’re pleased with our relationship with DAF... Renault has made good strides both in the quality of its service and support and its drivetrain... I look forward to building strong relationships with other OEMs.”
Which sounds rather ominous to us.
Through its US parent, Ryder already has experience of the closest thing to Euro-6: American trucks running under EPA10 legislation, and thus Hunt and his team are perfectly positioned to operate the trucks of the future without fear.