JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) (“Landstar” or the “Company”), a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services, announced today two changes to its executive leadership team, effective December 1, 2024:

• Joe Beacom has been named President of Company subsidiary, Landstar System Holdings, Inc., and each of its agent-based transportation services companies.
• Matt Miller has been named Vice President and Chief Safety and Operations Officer of the Company, succeeding Mr. Beacom in that role.

“With three decades of exemplary leadership and broad experience at Landstar, Joe is uniquely positioned to work across our executive leadership team to help accelerate our distinctive business model and drive our strategic growth initiatives forward in cooperation with our agents, owner-operators and truck brokerage carriers,” said Frank Lonegro, President and CEO of Landstar. Mr. Beacom has agreed to serve in this new capacity through the end of 2025, following which he will transition to the role of Special Advisor to the CEO before his anticipated retirement in the first quarter of 2026.

With his promotion to the Company’s executive leadership team, Mr. Miller will have enterprise responsibility for all operational matters relating to Landstar’s capacity network of truck owner-operators and third-party truck brokerage carriers. Mr. Miller’s expanded role continues to include responsibility for safety, compliance, trailer maintenance and utilization and operations solutions at Landstar. During his 15-year career at the Company, Mr. Miller has held positions of increasing responsibility in safety, operations, finance and risk management.

“I’m excited to welcome Matt to the Company’s executive leadership team. Matt’s wide-ranging experiences at Landstar and more broadly, his engaging leadership style and passion for safety position us well for the future with him at the helm of our operations,” said Lonegro. “I look forward to working directly with Joe and Matt in their new positions, as we continue to align the company for future growth and customer service excellence.”

About Landstar:
Landstar System, Inc. is a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity providers and employees. Landstar transportation services companies are certified to ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standards and RC14001:2015 environmental, health, safety and security management system standards. Landstar System, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol LSTR.

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Media Contact:
Donia Crime
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(904) 398-9400 / dcrime@landstar.com

Source: Landstar System, Inc.