JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb 03, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Landstar System, Inc., (Nasdaq: LSTR) a safety-first non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity and logistics services, announced today its participation in the Deutsche Bank 2009 Small and Mid Cap Growth Conference Tuesday, February 10th at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Naples, Florida. Landstar President and CEO Henry Gerkens and Landstar Vice President and CFO Jim Gattoni will present an overview of the Company, including its variable cost non-asset-based business model, 2008 financial results and future outlook. Landstar's presentation begins at 4:00 p.m. on February 10th. It will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.landstar.com ; click on "Investor Relations" and then "Webcasts". The Deutsche Bank presentation will be available on Landstar's website through Tuesday, February 17th.

Landstar also announced its participation in BB&T Capital Markets 24th Annual Transportation Services Conference at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. Once again, Landstar President and CEO Henry Gerkens and Landstar Vice President and CFO Jim Gattoni will present an overview of the Company, including its variable cost non-asset-based business model, 2008 financial results and future outlook. Landstar's presentation begins at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 12th. It will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.landstar.com ; click on "Investor Relations" and then "Webcasts". The BB&T Capital Markets presentation will be available on Landstar's website through Thursday, February 19th. For more information about the presentations or webcasts, please contact Landstar's Investor Relations Department at 904-390-1530 or email staylor@landstar.com.

About Landstar:

Landstar System, Inc. delivers safe, specialized transportation and logistics services to a broad range of customers worldwide. The Company identifies and fulfills shippers' needs through the coordination of individual businesses comprised of independent sales agents and third-party transportation and logistics capacity providers. Through its operating subsidiaries, Landstar delivers excellence in complete transportation logistics services and solutions. All Landstar operating companies are certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality management system standards. Landstar System, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) under the symbol LSTR.

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