- Company Pays Dividend for 121st Consecutive Quarter -
MIAMI, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global leader in transportation and supply chain
management solutions, today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of
$0.18 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 15,
2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 20,
2006. This is Ryder's 121st consecutive quarterly cash dividend -- marking
more than 30 years of dividend payments.
About Ryder
Ryder provides leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain
management solutions worldwide. Ryder's product offerings range from full
service leasing, commercial rental and programmed maintenance of vehicles
to integrated services such as dedicated contract carriage and carrier
management. Additionally, Ryder offers comprehensive supply chain
solutions, consulting, lead logistics management services and e-Business
solutions that support customers' entire supply chains, from inbound raw
materials and parts through distribution and delivery of finished goods.
Ryder serves customer needs throughout North America, in Latin America,
Europe and Asia.
The National Safety Council selected Ryder as the first transportation
company to receive the Green Cross for Safety Medal -- its highest honor --
for exemplary commitment to workplace safety and corporate citizenship. For
the ninth consecutive year, Ryder has been named a top five third-party
logistics provider by Inbound Logistics.
Ryder's stock is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average
and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Ryder ranks 375th on the Fortune 500
and 1,433rd on the Forbes Global 2000.
For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit http://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 sales 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, the effect of severe
weather events, labor strikes or work stoppages affecting our or our
customers' business operations, adequacy of accounting estimates and
accruals particularly with respect to pension, taxes and revenue, 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.
SOURCE Ryder System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ryder.com/
CONTACT:
Media, David Bruce, +1-305-500-4999, or
Investor Relations, Bob Brunn, +1-305-500-4053, both of Ryder
System, Inc.
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