JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTR), a safety-first non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity, announced today it will release its 2004 fourth quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, January 27, 2005. The Company will hold its quarterly conference call with analysts and investors that same day at 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss the fourth quarter results and current outlook. To access the webcast, visit the Company's website at http://www.landstar.com ; click on "Investors" and then on the webcast icon.

For those unable to participate in the live call, or for those who do not have access to the Internet, the call will be available on telephone replay for 48 hours. The telephone replay number for the U.S. and Canada is (866) 346-2451 and for international calls is (203) 369-0010.

Landstar System, Inc. delivers safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers throughout North America. The company identifies and fulfills shippers' needs through the coordination of individual businesses comprised of independent sales agents and third-party transportation capacity providers. Landstar's carrier group, which is comprised of Landstar Gemini, Inc., Landstar Inway, Inc., Landstar Ligon, Inc., Landstar Ranger, Inc., and Landstar Carrier Services, Inc., delivers excellence in complete over-the-road transportation services. Landstar's multimodal group, which is comprised of Landstar Express America, Inc. and Landstar Logistics, Inc., provides expedited, contract logistics and intermodal transportation services. All Landstar operating companies are certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality management system standards. Landstar System, Inc.'s common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the symbol LSTR.

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Bob LaRose of Landstar System, Inc., +1-904-398-9400

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