POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ JOSEPH L. DIONNE ---------------------------- Joseph L. Dionne STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared Joseph L. Dionne, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 24th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ LOURDES PALOMARES ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Lourdes Palomares Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 409654 My Commission Exp. Sept. 22, 1998 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ EDWARD T. FOOTE II ---------------------------- Edward T. Foote II STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared Edward T. Foote II, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 18th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ C.D. SELL ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal C.D. Sell Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 645343 My Commission Exp. 07/20/2001 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ DAVID I. FUENTE ---------------------------- David I. Fuente STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared David I. Fuente, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 15th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ RENEE GALLO ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Renee Gallo Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 530826 My Commission Exp. March 18, 2000 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ JOHN A. GEORGES ---------------------------- John A. Georges STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared John A. Georges, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 24th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ LOURDES PALOMARES ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Lourdes Palomares Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 409654 My Commission Exp. Sept. 22, 1998 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. ---------------------------- Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ss: Before me appeared Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 15th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ DEBORAH A. JOHNSON ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Deborah A. Johnson Notary Public District of Columbia My Commission Exp. May 14, 2000 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ LYNN M. MARTIN ---------------------------- Lynn M. Martin STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared Lynn M. Martin, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 24th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ LOURDES PALOMARES ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Lourdes Palomares Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 409654 My Commission Exp. Sept. 22, 1998 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ PAUL J. RIZZO ---------------------------- Paul J. Rizzo STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared Paul J. Rizzo, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 24th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ LOURDES PALOMARES ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Lourdes Palomares Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 409654 My Commission Exp. Sept. 22, 1998 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ CHRISTINE A. VARNEY ---------------------------- Christine A. Varney STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ) Before me appeared Christine A. Varney, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 24th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ LOURDES PALOMARES ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Lourdes Palomares Notary Public State of Florida Commission No. CC 409654 My Commission Exp. Sept. 22, 1998 My commission expires: POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vicki A. O'Meara and Edward R. Henderson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Ryder System, Inc. Form S-8 Registration Statements and/or the Post-Effective Amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statements for the Ryder System, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ryder System, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan for Employees, and the Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and Pacific Exchange, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. /S/ ALVA O. WAY ---------------------------- Alva O. Way STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) Before me appeared Alva O. Way, personally known to me and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me this 16th day of June, 1998 that he or she executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal: /S/ THERESA C. GUARINO ---------------------------- Notary Public Official Notary Seal Theresa C. Guarino Notary Public State of New York Commission No. 01GU5074579 My Commission Exp. March 17, 1999 My commission expires: