EXHIBIT 15

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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Ryder System, Inc.:

We acknowledge our awareness of the incorporation by reference in the following
Registration Statements of our report dated April 19, 2001 related to our review
of interim financial information:

     Form S-3:

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-20359 covering $1,000,000,000
            aggregate principal amount of debt securities.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-58667 covering $800,000,000 aggregate
            principal amount of debt securities.

         .  Registration Statement No. 333-63049 covering $800,000,000 aggregate
            principal amount of debt securities.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-1623 covering $500,000,000 aggregate
            principal amount of debt securities.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-13962 covering $500,000,000 aggregate
            principal amount of debt securities.

     Form S-8:

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-20608 covering the Ryder System
            Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-4333 covering the Ryder Employee
            Savings Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 1-4364 covering the Ryder System Profit
            Incentive Stock Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-69660 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            1980 Stock Incentive Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-37677 covering the Ryder System UK
            Stock Purchase Scheme.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-63990 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            Directors' Stock Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-58001 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            Employee Savings Plan A.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-58003 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            Employee Savings Plan B.

         .  Registration Statement No. 33-61509 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            Stock for Merit Increase Replacement Plan.


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         .  Registration Statement No. 33-62013 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            1995 Stock Incentive Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 333-19515 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            1997 Deferred Compensation Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 333-26653 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            Board of Directors Stock Award Plan.

         .  Registration Statement No. 333-57593 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            Stock Purchase Plan for Employees.

         .  Registration Statement No. 333-57595 covering the Ryder System, Inc.
            1995 Stock Incentive Plan.




/S/ KPMG LLP

Miami, Florida
May 8, 2001