The jour­ney of Ramps Lo­gis­tics Trinidad, which is lo­cat­ed in Cunu­pia, start­ed 38 years ago and the com­pa­ny’s goal is to keep grow­ing and ex­pand­ing re­gion­al­ly and in­ter­na­tion­al­ly. 

Ramps is known as a provider of freight for­ward­ing and sup­ply chain man­age­ment ser­vices.

Vice pres­i­dent of re­gion­al ini­tia­tives, Rudy Ram­per­sad, told the Busi­ness Guardian that his fa­ther Ram­nar­ine Ram­per­sad, start­ed Ramps in 1985 with two main goals in mind: to pro­vide bet­ter op­por­tu­ni­ties for his fam­i­ly and to cre­ate a strong brand that could pro­vide op­por­tu­ni­ties for oth­ers to bet­ter them­selves.  

He en­vi­sioned a com­pa­ny that not on­ly thrived in the com­pet­i­tive lo­gis­tics in­dus­try but al­so con­tributed pos­i­tive­ly to the lives of those it touched.  

Rudy Ram­per­sad said his fa­ther’s vi­sion was deeply root­ed in the de­sire to up­lift the Cunu­pia com­mu­ni­ty and of­fer a plat­form for growth and de­vel­op­ment. 

Ram­per­sad not­ed the de­ci­sion to start Ramps was dri­ven by a com­mit­ment to ex­cel­lence and a pas­sion for mak­ing a dif­fer­ence.  

“My fa­ther’s en­tre­pre­neur­ial spir­it and ded­i­ca­tion to hard work laid the ground­work for the com­pa­ny’s suc­cess. His fo­cus on build­ing a rep­utable brand that could stand the test of time has been in­stru­men­tal in shap­ing our com­pa­ny’s ethos. To­day, Ramps con­tin­ues to em­body these val­ues, striv­ing to cre­ate op­por­tu­ni­ties and fos­ter growth for our em­ploy­ees, part­ners, and the com­mu­ni­ties we serve,” Ram­per­sad high­light­ed. 

As it per­tains to grow­ing and ex­pand­ing the com­pa­ny, Ram­per­sad who is from Cunu­pia said the goal is to keep grow­ing both re­gion­al­ly and in­ter­na­tion­al­ly.  

“We are con­stant­ly ex­plor­ing new op­por­tu­ni­ties to en­ter emerg­ing mar­kets and strength­en our pres­ence in ex­ist­ing ones. Our ex­pan­sion strat­e­gy is dri­ven by a com­mit­ment to pro­vid­ing in­no­v­a­tive lo­gis­tics so­lu­tions that meet the evolv­ing needs of our clients. By iden­ti­fy­ing and cap­i­tal­is­ing on growth op­por­tu­ni­ties, we aim to so­lid­i­fy our po­si­tion as a leader in the lo­gis­tics in­dus­try. 

“Our fo­cus on ex­pan­sion is not just about in­creas­ing our mar­ket share; it is al­so about de­liv­er­ing val­ue to our clients and con­tribut­ing to the de­vel­op­ment of the re­gions we op­er­ate in. We be­lieve that by ex­pand­ing in­to new mar­kets, we can cre­ate more op­por­tu­ni­ties for our em­ploy­ees and part­ners, while al­so dri­ving eco­nom­ic growth and de­vel­op­ment. Our vi­sion for the fu­ture is one of con­tin­u­ous growth, in­no­va­tion, and pos­i­tive im­pact,” he ex­plained. 

Ramps cur­rent­ly op­er­ate in Guyana, Suri­name, Colom­bia, Mex­i­co, Hous­ton, and Mi­a­mi with a rough em­ploy­ee head­count of 321. 

Asked how many coun­tries the com­pa­ny ex­ports to, Ram­per­sad in­di­cat­ed that Ramp’s ex­ports to every con­ti­nent in the world, ser­vic­ing many multi­na­tion­al com­pa­nies and big play­ers in the com­mer­cial and oil and gas in­dus­try.  

“We have built strong part­ner­ships with com­pa­nies across var­i­ous in­dus­tries, en­abling us to fa­cil­i­tate seam­less trade and trans­porta­tion world­wide. 

“The per­cent­age of ex­ports that rep­re­sents our com­pa­ny is sig­nif­i­cant, re­flect­ing our role as a key play­er in the lo­gis­tics sec­tor. Our abil­i­ty to han­dle com­plex and large-scale op­er­a­tions has earned us a rep­u­ta­tion for ex­cel­lence and re­li­a­bil­i­ty. By con­tin­u­ous­ly ex­pand­ing our reach and en­hanc­ing our ca­pa­bil­i­ties, we en­sure that Ramps re­mains a trust­ed part­ner for busi­ness­es look­ing to nav­i­gate the com­plex­i­ties of glob­al trade,” he dis­closed. 

Ques­tioned on what his ad­vice to Trin­bag­o­ni­ans, who al­ready own busi­ness­es, or to those seek­ing to en­ter the world of busi­ness, Ram­per­sad said there must first be a clear pur­pose and vi­sion.

“Start­ing a busi­ness is not just about per­son­al suc­cess; it is about cre­at­ing op­por­tu­ni­ties for those around you and im­prov­ing their qual­i­ty of life. Iden­ti­fy a need in your com­mu­ni­ty or in­dus­try and find in­no­v­a­tive ways to ad­dress it.

“Pas­sion, per­se­ver­ance, and a com­mit­ment to ex­cel­lence are cru­cial com­po­nents of any suc­cess­ful ven­ture. Al­ways strive to pro­vide val­ue and make a pos­i­tive im­pact. For those who al­ready own busi­ness­es, it is es­sen­tial to adopt sus­tain­able prac­tices to en­sure long-term suc­cess,” he added.