UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 22, 2005

RYDER SYSTEM, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		1-4364		59-0739250
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11690 NW 105th Street Miami, Florida				33178
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(305) 500-3726

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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ryder System, Inc. (“RSI”) solicited proposals from the four major accounting firms and conducted an extensive evaluation process in connection with the selection of the independent auditor for the Ryder System, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. Following this process, on September 22, 2005, the Audit Committee dismissed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Plan’s independent auditor for the Plan’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 and appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the Plan’s independent auditor for 2006. KPMG will continue as the Plan’s auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

KPMG’s audit reports on the Plan’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Plan’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2005 through September 22, 2005, (i) there were no disagreements between the Plan and KPMG on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its report on the Plan’s consolidated financial statements, and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

The Plan has provided KPMG with a copy of the foregoing statements and has requested and received from KPMG a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not KPMG agrees with the above statements. A copy of the letter from KPMG is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2005 through September 22, 2005, neither the Plan nor anyone acting on behalf of the Plan, consulted PwC regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 3.04(a)(2) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 16.1: Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated September 27, 2005.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.