- For the Seventh Time, Ryder Has Been Named One of the
"Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S." -
MIAMI, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a
global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today
announced it has been selected by LATINA Style magazine as one of the 2005
LATINA Style 50. The annual report distinguishes the "Top 50 best companies
for Latinas to work for in the U.S."
This year, more than 800 of the most prominent corporations in the U.S.
were included in the extensive search and were evaluated based on criteria
including: number of Latina executives, mentoring programs, Latina board
members, educational opportunities, alternative work policies, dependent/child
care support, employee benefits, women's issues, job retraining, affinity
groups and Hispanic relations.
According to the report, Ryder encourages the participation of Hispanic
women, as well as the rest of its diverse workforce, to take advantage of
professional training opportunities, mentoring, career counseling, flextime,
scholarships for employees' children and reimbursements for continuous
education initiatives. Ryder was also recognized for having Latinas in
management positions throughout the organization and for its Hispanic Network,
which since 1989 has served as a resource group for Hispanic employees and has
helped enhance the company's position in the Hispanic community from a
marketing, social, economic and community perspective.
"Ryder is pleased that we have been selected for the seventh time to
receive this honor," said Jennifer Thomas, Senior Vice President and Chief
Human Resources Officer for Ryder. "This award serves as further
encouragement that we are moving in the right direction to have the right
people in the right places at all levels of our organization to ensure that we
remain a global transportation leader."
About Ryder
Ryder is a Fortune 500 company providing leading-edge transportation,
logistics and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Ryder's stock
(NYSE: R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more information about Ryder System, Inc.,
visit http://www.ryder.com .
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements and
information included in this presentation 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 segment,
the possibility that changes in customers' business environments 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, increased competition from vehicle manufacturers and large service
providers, higher borrowing costs and possible decreases in available funding
sources caused by adverse changes in debt ratings, changes in accounting
assumptions, adequacy of accounting accruals, changes in general economic
conditions, availability of heavy- and medium duty vehicles, increases in fuel
prices, availability of qualified drivers, our ability to create operating
synergies in connection with our acquisitions, our ability to manage our cost
structure and changes in government regulations, including regulations
regarding vehicle emissions, drivers' hours of service and security
regulations issued by the Department of Homeland Security. 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 risks 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.
SOURCE Ryder System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ryder.com
CONTACT:
Edward Rifenburg, +1-305-500-4161,
Edward_Rifenburg@Ryder.com; or Lisa Brumfield, +1-305-500-3668,
Lisa_Brumfield@Ryder.com
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