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Ryder TRS Announces Online Reservations at www.yellowtruck.com

11 January 2000

Ryder TRS Announces Online Reservations at www.yellowtruck.com

    Customers Who Book One-Way Rentals Online Receive 10 Percent Discount

    LISLE, Ill., Jan. 10 -- Just find out you're being
transferred across the country or that your child is graduating from college
early?  If this sounds familiar, Ryder TRS has a convenient solution.  The
company recently added an online reservations system to its consumer Web site
http://www.yellowtruck.com .
    Located just a click away on the Internet, yellowtruck.com now offers
consumers free online truck rental quotes as well as a system to book one-way
rental reservations online, all at 24/7 convenience.  To celebrate the new
reservations feature and to encourage online bookings, Ryder TRS is offering a
10 percent discount on all online one-way rentals.
    To book an online rental, consumers can simply click on the Free Quote or
Reserve a Truck Online links located on yellowtruck.com's home page and follow
an easy booking process.  Customers who book online are advised to make their
reservations at least three days before picking up the truck.
    "As a leader in the self-move industry, Ryder TRS is proud to offer an
online reservation service to better serve its customers who desire the
convenience of booking on the Internet, anytime, day or night," stated Nick
Rossetti, vice president, Truck Operations, Budget Truck Group.  "To date, the
results generated from online quotes and reservations have well exceeded our
expectations."
    Yellowtruck.com offers customers many convenient features and services.
For instance, visitors to the site can:

    --  Locate the closest Ryder TRS dealership by simply clicking on "Locate
        a Dealer" on the Web site's home page and entering their five-digit
        zip code.  A list of all Ryder TRS dealers available in the area will
        be displayed along with their addresses and phone numbers.

    --  Order boxes and moving accessories (individual and pre-packaged),
        which are delivered to their homes.

    --  Access handy maps for each location (street, city, regional and
        national options available).

    --  Download a series of tips, from packing to driving, personalized
        calendars, and inventory checklists.

    Ryder TRS' online reservation system was developed by Omni Technology
Centers.  "At Omni, our goal is to help customers fully leverage the power of
the Internet," stated Wain Kellum, president, Omni Technology Centers.  "We
are pleased that we could quickly build an innovative reservation system that
helps Ryder TRS provide better service to their customers and at the same time
prepares Ryder TRS for growth in their online business."
    Omni Technology Centers is an eService consultancy building and delivering
innovative solutions that enable its customers to gain maximum benefit from
the Internet.  Leveraging its people, processes and technology assets, Omni
helps companies define and implement ebusiness solutions in extremely short
time frames.  Omni was recently named a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider
(MCSP) Partner of the Year.
    Ryder TRS, a subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc. , is the nation's
second largest consumer and light commercial truck rental and moving services
company which operates a fleet of more than 33,000 trucks and over 3,500
locations throughout the U.S.  Ryder TRS trucks are available to consumer and
commercial renters and range from 10-foot to 24-foot models.  For
reservations, customers can visit the Ryder TRS Web site:
http://www.yellowtruck.com , call 1-800-Go-Ryder or call their local Ryder TRS
dealer.  Ryder(R) is a registered trademark of Ryder System, Inc. and is used
under license.