JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ-LSTR) Landstar System, Inc., a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation logistics services, announced today its participation in Oppenheimer's 9th Annual Industrial Growth Conference at the InterContinental The Barclay Hotel in New York, New York.  Landstar Chairman and CEO Henry Gerkens and Landstar President and CFO Jim Gattoni will present an overview of the Company and provide an update with respect to the current level of business activity.

Landstar's presentation begins at 3:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 13th.  It will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.landstar.com; click on "Investor Relations," "Webcasts," and "Landstar to Participate in Oppenheimer's 9th Annual Industrial Growth Conference."  The webcast will be available through Tuesday, May 20th. For more information about the presentation or webcast, please contact Landstar's Investor Relations Department at 904-390-1530 or email staylor@landstar.com.  

About Landstar:
Landstar System, Inc. is a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation logistics services to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity owners and employees.  All Landstar transportation services companies are certified to ISO 9001:2008 quality management system standards and RC14001:2008 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.

SOURCE Landstar System, Inc.

Jim Gattoni, Landstar System, Inc., www.landstar.com, 904-398-9400