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Exhibit 10.5









Ryder System, Inc.

Long-Term Incentive Plan




Compensation and Benefits

January 1, 2002

As Amended December 16, 2004

As Amended May 6, 2005




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Introduction



The Board of Directors of Ryder System Inc. has approved a Long-Term Incentive Plan for
designated executives as a component of Ryder’s targeted total direct compensation package. The
LTIP is designed to reward key executives with additional compensation contingent upon attainment
of critical business objectives over a three-year period.



Definitions



For this Plan, the following terms will have these meanings:



Annual Base Pay means the participant’s base salary on January 1, 2002, the beginning of
the initial Plan Cycle. For subsequent Plan Cycles, annual base pay will mean bonusable base pay
as of December 31 of the first year in the three year cycle.



Change of Control means the definition set forth in each Participant’s Change of Control
Severance Agreement.



Company or Ryder means Ryder System, Inc.



Compensation Committee means the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors to
administer all Compensation and Benefit Plans including the LTIP. May also be referred to as the
“Committee”.



Disability means an injury or illness that entitles the Participant to long-term disability
payments under the Company’s Long-Term Disability Plan, as in effect from time to time.



Earned Cash means the cumulative total amount earned in each plan year during the
three-year Plan Cycle. Earned cash is payable according to the Plan’s schedule following the end
of each Plan Cycle.



Eligible Employee or Participant means any Employee designated by the Compensation
Committee to participate in this Plan.



Employee means any employee of the Company.



Investment options mean those investment funds made available under the LTIP.



LTIP or Plan means the Ryder System, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.



LTIP Account means an account established for each Participant in the LTIP.



LTIP Balance means a Participant’s balance in his or her LTIP Account.




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LTIP Target means the percentage of annual base salary established for each participant for
the purpose of the LTIP. This target percentage is distributed equally: 50% in cash and 50% in
stock. The cash payout is governed by this Plan. The stock award is governed by the terms of the
1995 Incentive Stock Plan, or any successor stock plan.



Plan Cycle means the three-year period during which time a participant has the opportunity
to earn cash compensation under the Plan.



Retirement means retirement under the provisions of the Ryder System, Inc. Retirement Plan,
or any successor pension plan maintained by the Company, in each case in effect from time to time.



Supplement means a supplement to the Plan for a particular Plan Cycle.



Trustee means the trustee of the Plan which shall initially be Merrill Lynch Trust Company
and which can be changed by the Company at its discretion.



Vesting means the time at which the Participant gains ownership to a portion of such
Participant’s LTIP Balance.



Effective Date



The effective date of the Plan is January 1, 2002. The initial Plan Cycle commences on
January 1, 2002 and ends on December 31, 2004. Subsequent Plan Cycles will begin on January 1 as
approved by the Compensation Committee.



Eligibility



Executives will be designated each year to participate in this Plan. Eligibility is based on
the decision of the Compensation Committee and is not tied to position, management level or past
eligibility. Participation during one Plan Cycle is not a guarantee of future participation.



How the Plan Works



Performance Criteria and Goal Setting



Each Plan Cycle is comprised of three consecutive years with performance measure(s) for each year.
The Committee will determine and approve performance measurements and pay contingencies (targets
and goals) by March 15th of the first year of each Plan Cycle. The performance
measurements will be documented in the Supplement for each Plan Cycle.



Performance will be measured each year of the Plan individually against an annual performance goal.
Achievement of the performance target or failure to achieve the




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performance target in one plan year will not affect the target, performance goals or compensation
for any other plan year.




Cash for Performance



Payment for the initial Plan Cycle is based on a performance spread from 80% to 120% of target for
the performance criteria. For subsequent Plan Cycles, payment is based on a performance spread.
Cash payouts for meeting a performance spread is 50% to 200% of target compensation. Incremental
payouts will be made based on actual performance results.



For example:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Performance Spread
	 	 	 	<80	%	 	 	 	80	%	 	 	 	100	%	 	 	 	120	%	 
	 	Cash Payouts
	 	 	 	0	%	 	 	 	50	%	 	 	 	100	%	 	 	 	200	%	 
	 





Earned Cash Opportunity



Each Plan Cycle has an earned cash target opportunity equal to 50% of the total LITP cash target.



LTIP Target: 125%       Earned Cash Target: 62.5%




To determine the earned cash opportunity for the Plan Cycle, multiply your annual base pay by
earned cash target percentage.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	   Salary	 	 	 	 	 	Earned Cash Target	 	 	 	 	 	 	Earned Cash Opportunity @ Target	 
	$300,000
	 	 	X	 	 	 	62.5	%	 	 	=	 	 	$	187,500	 





This is the earned cash target opportunity for the entire three-year Plan Cycle.



Each year of the Plan Cycle has performance measurements as detailed in the Supplement for each
Plan Cycle. Cash payouts are based on performance results. The following example assumes that 80%
of the performance spread is reached in the first year of the Plan Cycle, 100% in the second year
of the Plan Cycle and 100% in third year of the Plan Cycle.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Plan	 	 	Performance	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Earned	 	 
	 	Cycle	 	 	Spread Achieved	 	 	 	Minimum	 	 	 	Target	 	 	 	Maximum	 	 	 	Payment	 	 
	 	1st Year
	 	 	 	80	%	 	 	$	31,250	 	 	 	$	62,500	 	 	 	$	125,000	 	 	 	$	31,250	 	 
	 	2nd Year
	 	 	 	100	%	 	 	$	31,250	 	 	 	$	62,500	 	 	 	$	125,000	 	 	 	$	62,500	 	 
	 	3rd Year
	 	 	 	100	%	 	 	$	31,250	 	 	 	$	62,500	 	 	 	$	125,000	 	 	 	$	62,500	 	 
	 	Earned Cash Target Opportunity
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	187,500	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	156,250	 	 
	 




This example shows the participant had the opportunity to earn $187,500 upon achieving 100% of
performance targets. Based on performance results, the participant earned $156,250.




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Distribution of LTIP Awards



Each year during the Plan Cycle, the Compensation Committee will determine what, if any, cash
payments are payable to each Participant in the Plan. Any awards payable with respect to such year
will be deposited into each Participant’s LITP Account with the Trustee.



Investment Elections



Each Participant has the right to allocate the funds in his or her LTIP Account to one or more
of several investment options, including the purchase of Ryder stock, made available by the Trustee
(as amended from time to time). Such investment elections are within the sole discretion of each
Participant, who bears all the risk associated with such investments.



Making Investment Elections



Participants meet with a Merrill Lynch investment advisor to discuss investment choices and
allocation of awards into the Participant’s LTIP Account. The Participant submits a signed
allocation form to the Compensation Department for processing with Merrill Lynch.



Ryder Stock



The purchase and sale of Ryder stock in the Participant’s LTIP Account must be pre-approved by the
Law Department.



Ryder Stock held in a Participant’s LTIP Account will count toward such Participant’s compliance
with Ryder’s Stock Ownership Guidelines.



Vesting and Forfeiture



The cumulative earnings (total of each of the three years of the Plan Cycle together will all
gains and losses realized in a Participant’s LTIP Account) become vested and non-forfeitable
following the close of the three-year Plan Cycle according to the following schedule:





	 	•  	Six (6) months after the end of the Plan Cycle
	 
	 	•  	Eighteen (18) months after the end of the Plan Cycle




To vest and be eligible for cash distributions, a Participant must be actively employed in good
standing with the Company. Participants who are not actively employed in good standing with the
Company at the time of distribution are not eligible for payment and forfeit any unvested award.




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Cash Payments and Method of Distribution



Payment Distribution



All payments are subject to approval by the Compensation Committee.



Distribution of each Participant’s earnings under the Plan will be paid, as soon as practicable,
after each vesting date.



The following example shows both the vesting and distribution schedule for one plan cycle:




	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	Plan Cycle	 	January 1, 2002
– December 31, 2004
	 	 
	Plan Cycle Ends	 	December 31, 2004
	 	 
	Vesting and
Distribution

	 	June 30, 2005 — 50%
of a Participant’s
LTIP Balance on such
vesting date
	 	June 30, 2006 — The remainder of a
Participant’s LTIP
Balance for such Plan
Cycle
	 	 





Participants whose employment with the Company terminates for any reason prior to a payment date
are not eligible for a payout under the LTIP Plan, except upon death, Disability or Retirement as
follows:





	 	•  	Death, Disability or Retirement: If the death, Disability or Retirement occurs during
the Plan Cycle, the Participant (or beneficiary in the event of death) will receive a
pro-rata payment on the payment date(s) based on the number of months worked during the
Plan Cycle. If the death, Disability or Retirement occurs after the Plan Cycle has ended,
the Participant (or beneficiary in the event of death) will receive all amounts due on the
relevant payment date(s).




If the Company terminates the Participant’s employment for cause after payment has been made, the
Company has the right to reclaim and receive from the Participant any amounts already paid during
the one year period before the date of the Participant’s termination of employment.



Date and Method of Payment



Prior to the beginning of each Plan Cycle, Participants must complete a payment distribution
election form. The Participant elects both the date when payments are to begin and the method of
payment. These elections are irrevocable.




Date



Participants may elect to receive account balances according to the set payment schedule (see
above) or they may elect to defer payments beyond the set payment schedule to a future date.





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Method of Payment 


There are two methods of payment available: lump sum or annual installments that will pay in a
minimum of two (2) years to a maximum of ten (10) years.





	ü    Lump Sum Payment — the vested account balance will be paid in a
lump sum on the pre-selected date on file with the Company.
	 
	ü    Annual Installment Payment — the vested account balance will be
paid in annual installments beginning on the pre-selected date.




Change of Control



In the event of a Change of Control, each Participant’s LTIP Balance will vest and be
distributed as soon as practicable following such Change of Control.



Each Participant should refer to his/her individual, signed Change of Control Agreement for full
details.



Limitations



An Eligible Employee may participate in a maximum of three concurrent Plan Cycles at any given
time.



Exclusion



Participation is the Plan is not a right but a privilege subject to annual review by the
Committee. The Committee reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to withhold
payment from any Participant who violates or who has violated any Company principle or policy, even
if there are no documented performance issues in the Participant’s personnel file.



Plan Administration



The Compensation Committee shall have full power and authority to construe, interpret and
administer the Plan. All decisions, actions or interpretations related to the Plan are the
responsibility of the Compensation Committee, subject to the Compensation Committee’s sole and
absolute discretion, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.



The Committee is responsible for designating Participants; setting goals; reviewing results and
proposed payments and approving cash payouts.






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In the event a Participant is not actively employed by the Company the Committee has the authority
to accelerate vesting and to approve a lump sum distribution of all or a pro-rata portion of earned
cash payouts.



The Compensation Committee has the right to amend or terminate the Plan, although it cannot rescind
any payments already granted to a Participant so long as that person is employed by the Company,
and is qualified under the terms of the Plan.



General Provisions



Non-Transferable - A Participant’s rights under this Plan may not be sold, pledged,
assigned or transferred in any manner, except if required by the laws of descent and distribution
(transfers of earned compensation at death through wills or intestate transfers).



No Right to Employment - Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as an agreement by Ryder
to employ an employee for a specific period of time, or to change the at-will status of any
employee.



Plan Funding & Security - Amounts allocated to the Plan are general liabilities of Ryder
and will be funded in a Rabbi Trust, which is an irrevocable trust used to fund deferred
compensation benefits for key employees. The primary purpose of a Rabbi Trust is to provide and
protect nonqualified plan assets, guaranteeing that funds will be available when promised, except
in the case of bankruptcy.



In the event of bankruptcy, the assets of the Trust are subject to the claims of general creditors,
but are inaccessible to the Company for discretionary use. In the event that the Company becomes
insolvent, each Participant will be an unsecured general creditor of the Company. Your claim
against the assets of the Company will be considered in sequence with the claims of other general
creditors of the Company.





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