
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Participants and Administrator
Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
333-57599) on Form S-8 of Ryder System, Inc. of our report dated June 25, 1999,
relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the
Ryder Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997, the related statements of changes in net assets
available for plan benefits for the years then ended, and the supplemental
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1998, and
Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 1998, which
report appears in the December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 11-K of the Ryder
Student Transportation Services, Inc. Retirement/Savings Plan filed by Ryder
System, Inc.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Miami, Florida
June 25, 1999

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