Ryder Second Quarter Conference Call Scheduled For July 27, 2006

MIAMI, July 20 -- Ryder System, Inc. , a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it will host a conference call on Thursday, July 27, 2006, following the release of its second quarter 2006 results. The call is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and will be webcast over the Internet.

  What:      Ryder System, Inc. Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call

  Who:       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Swienton and
             Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
             Mark Jamieson

  When:      Thursday, July 27, 2006, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
             Eastern Time

  How:       Call toll free:       1-888-398-5319
             Outside U.S. call:    1-773-681-5795
             Passcode:             Ryder
             Conference Leader:    Bob Brunn
             Net Conference website at www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ using the
             Conference Number: RH8944576 and Passcode: RYDER

  Replay:    Dial 1-888-568-0145 (Outside U.S., call 1-402-530-7809) and use
             the Passcode: 7727, then view the presentation by visiting the
             Investors area of Ryder's website at www.ryder.com .  A podcast
             of the call will also be available online within 24 hours after
             the end of the call.

                               About Ryder

Ryder is a Fortune 500 company providing leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Ryder's stock is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more information about Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com .

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements and information included in this press release are "forward-looking statements" under the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be evaluated with consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties inherent in our business that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, among others, our ability to obtain adequate profit margins for our services, our inability to maintain current pricing levels due to customer acceptance or competition, customer retention levels, unexpected volume declines, loss of key customers in the Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) business segment, our failure to successfully implement new growth initiatives in our FMS business segment, unexpected reserves or write-offs due to the deterioration of the credit worthiness or bankruptcy of certain customers in our SCS business segment, changes in financial, tax or regulatory requirements or changes in customers' business environments that will limit their ability to commit to long-term vehicle leases, changes in market conditions affecting the commercial rental market or the sale of used vehicles, labor strikes or work stoppages affecting our or our customers' business operations, adequacy of accounting estimates and accruals, changes in general economic conditions, sudden changes in fuel prices, availability of qualified drivers, our ability to manage our cost structure, changes in government regulations including regulations regarding vehicle emissions and the risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The risks included here are not exhaustive. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks on our business. Accordingly, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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