Ryder System announced that Northeast Foods has signed a full-service lease agreement for 25 compressed natural gas tractors. Northeast Foods, a baking company and food distributor based in Baltimore, MD, will use the trucks to support its distribution and delivery operations that exclusively service McDonald’s Corporation. This will be Ryder’s first natural gas lease customer in Maryland.

“With several years of experience operating and maintaining natural gas vehicles, we are in a unique position to help businesses leverage our expertise by making advanced fuel vehicles available through our lease and rental arrangements,” said Ryder president of Global Fleet Management Solutions, Dennis Cooke. “When companies like Northeast Foods choose Ryder to manage their fleets, they can focus on driving what matters to them – managing their core business and servicing their customers.”