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  <xsd:element id="r_RevenueEarningEquipmentNetOfAccumulatedDepreciation" name="RevenueEarningEquipmentNetOfAccumulatedDepreciation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <xsd:element id="r_ScheduleOfAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrentTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="r_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosureTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosureTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="r_SegmentReportingInformationExpendituresPaidForAdditionsToLongLivedAssets" name="SegmentReportingInformationExpendituresPaidForAdditionsToLongLivedAssets" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="r_StockOptionAndStockPurchasePlanMember" name="StockOptionAndStockPurchasePlanMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="r_TradeReceivablesProgramProceedsLimit" name="TradeReceivablesProgramProceedsLimit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="r_TrailersMember" name="TrailersMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="r_UnsecuredMediumTermNotesDueSeptember2022Member" name="UnsecuredMediumTermNotesDueSeptember2022Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="r_UsCommercialPaperLongTermMember" name="UsCommercialPaperLongTermMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
