About Landstar

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Driven by the creative use of technology, Landstar delivers opportunity to more than 8,000 small business owners who, in turn, deliver the safest, most reliable transportation services on the market. The Company's extensive network is comprised of more than 1,000 independent sales agents and more than 7,000 business capacity owners who supply more than 8,000 power units to the Landstar system, enabling the company to call on a massive variety of equipment to handle most any request. From the transport of industrial cranes to life-saving heart valves, a small business owner operating under the Landstar umbrella can accommodate most customer requirements. It's a system that works. In 2000, more than 360 agents processed over $1,000,000 in Landstar revenue and trucks leased to Landstar processed an average of $124,000 in Landstar revenue. It’s our business to help you be successful in your business. Landstar’s success rests on the entrepreneurial spirit of thousands of business owners like yourself. When you lease your services and equipment to Landstar you’re joining one of the largest business capacity owner transportation services companies in the nation, and we do whatever we can to help ensure your success. We provide first-rate comprehensive safety and administrative services to keep your business on the road to success. Our national network of nearly 1,000 independent sales agents provides you with a wide variety of freight options and keeps you in control of your destination. Landstar’s Internet technology brings you available freight information 24 hours a day. As a small business owner, you’re always looking for new ways to enhance and protect your investment. Our extensive safety programs can help make your business safer, whether you’re on the road or at the dock. And we’ll help you lower your overhead through LCAPP®, Landstar’s Contractor’s Advantage Purchasing Program. LCAPP® brings you the buying power of thousands of owner operators so you save money on trucks, trailers, long distance phone service, fuel, tires and more - virtually everything you need to keep your business running smoothly and safely. If you’re interested in joining the Landstar team and would like to know if you meet our minimum qualifications, click here now.

Landstar's pioneering approach to technology results in profitable partnerships, a fact that's rapidly becoming common knowledge to investors and technology experts alike. Forbes magazine has named Landstar “One of America's Best Big Companies” and Kiplinger's Personal Financing profiled Landstar as a “real steal, one of eight gems waiting to be snatched up by investors.” The financial press isn't alone in recognizing Landstar's advantage. The company has been identified as a leading technology services provider in its field. Mile.com has recognized Landstar's website as one of the “Top 50 Websites” in the transportation industry, and InformationWeek named it one of the "500 Leading Innovative Companies." The magazine describes its list as the nation's largest and most innovative information technology users.

Landstar utilizes and develops technological systems that enable its extensive network of small business partners to successfully compete in today's tough transportation services market. Landstar's unique business model, fueled by America's entrepreneurial spirit and innovative technology, provides a great return to both its small business partners and investors.

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