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Chuck Lounsbury to Retire from Ryder

4 Way Logistics Selects MindShare Strategies as Agency of Record

Wilson Logistics Group Changes its Name to TNT Freight Management

Hub Group Announces New Name, Brand for Logistics Unit

SEKO Launches New, Enhanced Web Site

Chuck Lounsbury to Retire from Ryder

MIAMI, December 19, 2005

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), today announced that Charles B. (Chuck) Lounsbury, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Acquisitions for U.S. Supply Chain Solutions (SCS),  will retire from the Company at the end of 2005. In his current role, Mr.  Lounsbury has been responsible for targeted product placement and the acquisition process in support of the profitable growth of the SCS business segment. Following his retirement, he intends to remain active within the industry as a consultant, guest lecturer and strategic advisor.

Mr. Lounsbury is a recognized industry veteran with more than 30 years of service as both a top executive and college and graduate-level professor specializing in the constantly evolving field of transportation, logistics and supply chain management. He joined Ryder's Supply Chain Solutions business segment in 2000 as Senior Vice President of Global Customer Solutions. He later served as Senior Vice President of Electronics, High Tech and Consumer Industry groups and as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing within that business segment prior to his current position.

"Chuck's experience and extensive industry network have contributed to our Company's ability to identify and match customer opportunities with innovative solutions that deliver high value to Ryder customers," said Ryder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Swienton. "Although we will miss Chuck's experience and enthusiasm, he leaves a strong legacy of processes and capabilities in place."

Before joining Ryder, Mr. Lounsbury was President and Chief Executive Officer of Skyway Freight Systems, a broad-based provider of supply chain management and logistics services.  Prior to Skyway, he was part of Toro's three-member Office of the President.  Earlier, he served Leaseway Transportation Corp. (now part of Penske Logistics) as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Lounsbury was elected to the College of Business Hall of Fame at Southern Illinois University and serves on the Board of Trustees of its business school.  He is a member of the Business Advisory Committee of the Transportation Center of Northwestern University, and serves on the boards of the North Texas University Logistics Education Foundation and the Transportation Center at Georgia Tech.  He has served on the faculty of executive development programs at Northwestern University, Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, Case-Western Reserve University, the University of British Columbia and Ohio State University.  He also served on the faculty at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he taught strategy and leadership and served as the First Executive in Residence and Chairman of its Global Business Advisory Council. Mr. Lounsbury is a member of the board of the Transportation Marketing Council and a long-time member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the former Council of Logistics Management (CLM).

About Ryder

4 Way Logistics Selects MindShare Strategies as Agency of Record

San Ramon, Calif., October 3, 2005

MindShare Strategies, Inc. has been selected as the agency of record to manage all marketing, sales promotion, and public relations for 4 Way Logistics, Inc., a non-asset-based 3PL that provides multi-modal transportation services nationwide. Based in San Ramon, Calif., 4 Way Logistics offers a broad array of transportation options to move freight, including truckload, LTL, intermodal, air, ocean, and heavy-haul projects.

"As we continue to innovate and expand our product line-up in the U.S.
market, we need to communicate the 4 Way Logistics brand promise in a way that is relevant, memorable and differentiated in the marketplace," said Michael Rogers, president of 4 Way Logistics. "Our story is simple: Through strategic business relationships, our company is well-positioned to help small- and medium-sized companies with their transportation and logistics needs. Similarly, in our new outsourced business relationship with MindShare Strategies, we now have a marketing department in place, which enables us to remain focused on our core business-managing the transportation of our customers."

Brian Everett, senior partner of MindShare Strategies, Inc., said, "We are thrilled that MindShare Strategies was chosen by 4 Way Logistics. Our firm's unique knowledge of the logistics industry and our ability to help companies deliver results through marketing, communications, and sales promotion will help to move the 4 Way Logistics brand forward in a crowded and competitive logistics landscape."

Wilson Logistics Group Changes Its Name to TNT Freight Management

Wilson Logistics Group has taken an important step in integrating into TNT by changing its name to TNT Freight Management. TNT acquired Wilson Logistics Group in August 2004, adding a complete and globally standardized freight service offer and leading e-services to its logistics and express portfolio.

New Opportunities
Customers are increasingly demanding complete end-to-end logistics solutions with total supply chain visibility. TNT Freight Management has the competence to supply and combine freight services, information management and added value into integrated solutions. As part of the Logistics division, TNT Freight Management supports TNT’s capacity to offer customers one partner to solve their supply chain challenges worldwide.

The integration of Wilson into the TNT Logistics division is well on its way. The new brand is expected to bring benefits to the former Wilson organization. “The name TNT, a strong and global brand, will give higher visibility and credibility worldwide. It will emphasize our joint service offer and help us in customer contacts”, says Andy Schaefer, chief executive officer, TNT Freight Management, Americas.

Business As Usual
The new profile will be evident in a new TNT look for all communications from signs and business cards to invoices and web design. The change mainly refers to the brand, corporate identity and company name. In all other respects, the company remains the same: the people, services, expertise and values as well as addresses.

TNT N.V., the holding company of the group, recently re-branded from TPG into TNT. Ultimately, TNT will operate globally under the TNT brand for all its activities.

About TNT Freight Management and TNT Logistics TNT Freight Management provides air-, sea freight and logistics services within an international network and employs approximately 2200 people in 28 countries. TNT Freight Management is a business unit of TNT Logistics. Web site address: www.tntfreight.com.

TNT Logistics employs 40,000 people, who are operating in 40 countries, managing over 91 million square feet of warehouse space. In 2004, TNT Logistics reported sales of $5.38 billion. The TNT Logistics web site address is www.tntlogistics.com.

Hub Group Announces New Name, Brand for Logistics Unit
DOWNERS GROVE, IL, March 23, 2005 – Hub Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUBG) announced today that the company’s logistics unit, formerly known as Hub Logistics, is now operating under a new name: Unyson Logistics.

“We chose to rename our logistics operation for several reasons,” said Mark Yeager, Chief Operating Officer and President of Hub Group, Inc. “A primary objective was to more clearly delineate our logistics products and services from those of the other divisions within Hub Group – intermodal and highway services. It’s a highly specialized discipline, and the re-branding effort will give our logistics expertise a more focused presence in the marketplace.” Unyson Logistics will remain part of Hub Group, and its customers will continue to benefit from the value and stability of doing business with a $1.4 billion transportation company.

“Another key reason for this re-branding is to bring to the forefront the core promise we make to our customers every day,” explained Donald G. Maltby, Executive Vice President of Unyson Logistics. “In fact, we’ve put that cornerstone value right in our name. Unyson Logistics stands for working collaboratively, in unison with our customers, to create the best possible customized solution for elevating supply chain performance.”

Additional information about Unyson Logistics can be found at the unit’s new web site – www.unysonlogistics.com. For more information, contact Donald G. Maltby at: 630-271-3600.

About Hub Group:
Hub Group, Inc. is a leading non-asset-based freight transportation management company providing comprehensive intermodal, truckload brokerage and logistics and distribution services. The Company operates through a network of more than 30 offices throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Contact Hub Group’s Web site at: www.hubgroup.com.

SEKO Launches New, Enhanced Web Site
User-friendly Site Offers Improved Navigation and New Customer Transaction Functionality -

Itasca, IL, March 4, 2005 – SEKO, a global provider of freight forwarding and logistics solutions, has launched a newly designed Web site, www.sekoworldwide.com, that provides customers with the latest technologies to complete comprehensive online transactions and manage shipment information on a global basis.

The streamlined Web site has been vastly improved with new graphics, easy to use navigational tools, enhanced functions and new features, such as Company information and industry news of interest, as well as a new personalized, password-secure site for customer transactions called “My SEKO.” This new site within the Web site enables customers to quickly and efficiently book shipments, track and monitor shipment status throughout the supply chain, check on inventory levels, and access customized management reports and account balances online.

“In today’s multinational business environment, trading partners require a high degree of visibility throughout the supply chain more than ever,” said Tom Madzy, chief information officer for SEKO. “Security issues also continue to be extremely relevant, and knowing the status and location of shipments at any given moment is critical to meeting distribution deadlines and impacting the bottom line of customers. SEKO’s new Web site provides this information and more, in a user-friendly format that enables customers to log into this personalized account through a secure Web site on a real-time basis in order to ensure a safe and timely distribution process for their products around the world.”

SEKO customers and users of its new Web site will immediately recognize the investment in technology that the Company has made to reflect customers’ demands for increased real-time data and a more responsive and efficient shipment process on a global basis. Foremost among the convenient, user-friendly features on SEKO’s newly enhanced Web is:
· Rapid and easy-to-use navigation through the many new Web site features that are “quick response” and interactive on a real-time basis
· MY SEKO, a secure and personalized Internet shipping office extranet site that provides customers with an interface for booking shipments, viewing rate quotes, performing up-to-date tracking and check real-time shipment status
· The ability to instantly access inventory levels and obtain customized management reports and account balances that enable customers to budget, forecast and better plan their shipment process
· Easy navigation and access to industry events and news, as well as information on SEKO’s business model, worldwide locations, logistics services and new technologies
“We invested heavily in new technologies to both build a global operating platform available to all trading partners on a real-time basis, and integrated this technology into our enhanced Web site,” said Madzy. “The result is an a vastly enhanced, interactive Web site that provides personalized worldwide information for SEKO’s shipping partners throughout the value chain.”

About SEKO
Founded in 1976, SEKO is a global transportation and logistics company with 46 offices in North America and offices in over 60 countries worldwide. It offers a full range of supply chain solutions, including expedited and time-definite airfreight services on a 24/7 basis, ground and ocean logistics, and other services on an international basis.