"We have had a strong partnership with Ryder for nearly a decade," said Chip Harris, Production Director for The Roanoke Times. "Ryder has helped us achieve substantial improvements in transportation efficiency and the cost-effectiveness of our operations year over year. They are innovative and thought leaders in finding new ways to drive costs out of out operations."

Ryder's DCC service is a customized suite of transportation management services for the delivery of a customer's products that optimizes its fleet operations and allows its management to be more focused on core business issues.

"Ryder has been serving the newspaper and publishing industry for more than 60 years and we are honored with the partnership and trust The Roanoke Times has placed in us," said Rosario Rizzo, Ryder's Senior Vice President and General Manager for Dedicated Contract Carriage Operations. "We look forward to a long and successful relationship that continues to exceed their expectations in delivering higher levels of operational excellence and customer satisfaction."

Ryder has business relationships with 75 newspapers nationally, including the Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald and The Dallas Morning News.

                                  About Ryder

Ryder provides 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. Ryder ranks 371st on the FORTUNE 500(R) and 1,631st on the Forbes Global 2000. For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com.

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