UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 20, 2006

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		021238 (Commission File Number)		06-1313069 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, Florida		32224
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(904) 398-9400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 20, 2006, Landstar System, Inc. issued a press release announcing results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

In the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, Landstar provided the following information that may be deemed non-GAAP financial measures: (1) with respect to the fiscal periods ended July 1, 2006 and June 25, 2005, revenue per load for the global logistics segment, excluding revenue and loads related to transportation services provided primarily under the FAA Contract.

Also, in this press release Landstar provided the following information that may be deemed non-GAAP financial measures with respect to anticipated results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2005: revenue growth excluding revenue attributable to transportation services provided under the FAA Contract.

Each of the foregoing financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the corresponding GAAP financial information also presented in the press release.

Management believes that it is appropriate to present this financial information for the following reasons: (1) the amount of transportation services to be provided by Landstar, under the contract with the FAA, relating to any possible future storms that may impact the United States during the third quarter of 2006 cannot be determined at this time; (2) disclosure of these matters will allow investors to better understand the underlying trends in Landstar’s financial condition and results of operations; (3) this information will facilitate comparisons by investors of Landstar’s results as compared to the results of peer companies; (4) a significant portion of the transportation services provided under the FAA contract were provided on the basis of a daily rate for the use of transportation equipment in question, and therefore load and per load information is not necessarily available or appropriate for a significant portion of the related revenue; and (5) management considers this financial information in its decision making.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

     99.1 News Release dated July 20, 2006 of Landstar System, Inc.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

RCL/ac

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release		Contact: Bob LaRose
		Landstar System, Inc.
		www.landstar.com
July 20, 2006		904-398-9400

LANDSTAR SYSTEM REPORTS A 35 PERCENT INCREASE IN DILUTED
EARNINGS PER SHARE, A 19 PERCENT INCREASE IN REVENUE AND
RAISES ITS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND 20 PERCENT

Jacksonville, FL — Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ: LSTR), reported record net income for the 2006 second quarter of $29.5 million, or $.50 per diluted share, compared to net income of $22.4 million, or $.37 per diluted share, for the 2005 second quarter. Revenue for the 2006 second quarter was a record $643 million and increased 19% from $539 million in the 2005 second quarter. Operating margin was 7.7 percent in the 2006 second quarter compared to 7.0 percent in the 2005 second quarter.

Landstar’s carrier group of companies generated $468 million of revenue in the 2006 second quarter, compared with revenue of $412 million in the 2005 second quarter. In the 2006 and 2005 second quarters, the carrier group invoiced customers $46.7 million and $28.7 million, respectively, of fuel surcharges that were passed on 100 percent to business capacity owners and excluded from revenue. Revenue at Landstar Global Logistics was $167 million in the 2006 second quarter compared with $119 million in the 2005 second quarter. The 2006 second quarter for Landstar Global Logistics included approximately $21 million of revenue from transportation services provided under a contract between Landstar Express America and the United States Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”).

Net income for the twenty-six-week period ended July 1, 2006, was $53.8 million, or $.90 per diluted share, compared to $39.2 million, or $.64 per diluted share, for the

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twenty-six-week period ended June 25, 2005. Revenue was $1.253 billion in the 2006 first half, compared to revenue of $1.041 billion in the 2005 first half. Operating margin for the 2006 twenty-six-week period was 7.3 percent, compared with 6.3 percent in the 2005 twenty-six-week period.

Landstar’s carrier group of companies generated $896 million of revenue in the twenty-six-week period ended July 1, 2006, compared with $784 million in the twenty-six-week period ended June 25, 2005. In the 2006 and 2005 twenty-six-week periods, the carrier group invoiced customers $80.5 million and $49.3 million, respectively, of fuel surcharges that were passed on 100 percent to business capacity owners and excluded from revenue. Revenue at Landstar Global Logistics was $340 million in the 2006 twenty-six-week period compared with $243 million in the 2005 period. The 2006 and 2005 twenty-six-week periods for Landstar Global Logistics included approximately $56 million and $8 million of revenue, respectively, provided under the contract with the FAA.

Landstar System, Inc. also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a 20 percent increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on August 31, 2006, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2006. It is the intention of the Board of Directors to continue to pay a quarterly dividend on a go forward basis.

“I am pleased with Landstar’s 2006 second quarter performance,” said Landstar President and CEO Henry Gerkens. “Consolidated revenue increased 19 percent over the 2005 second quarter, making it the eleventh consecutive quarter of double digit revenue growth. This continued strong revenue growth was accompanied by an even faster growth in earnings as diluted earnings per share for the 2006 second quarter increased 35 percent over the 2005 second quarter. Quarter over quarter, revenue generated through BCOs increased 8 percent, truck brokerage revenue increased 33 percent and rail intermodal revenue increased 56 percent. In addition, operating margin improved by 67 basis points over the 2005 second quarter. I am also pleased to announce that Landstar continues to move forward with the rollout of its new warehousing initiative and has begun providing these services to its first customer. We

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are very excited about the launch of this new service offering as we apply the Landstar business model to other parts of the supply chain.”

“Trailing twelve-month return on average equity remained high at 55 percent and return on invested capital, net income divided by the sum of average equity plus average debt, was 37 percent. During the second quarter, Landstar purchased 993,648 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $43,563,000, bringing the total number of shares purchased during the first half of 2006 to 1,242,948 at a total cost of $54,694,000. The Company has the ability to purchase an additional 1,282,279 shares of its common stock under its authorized share repurchase program,” Gerkens said.

“Based upon anticipated business levels, I estimate consolidated revenue for the 2006 third quarter to be in a range of $645 to $665 million, including an estimate of $10 million for transportation services that have been requested by the FAA to date. In addition, making no further assumption as to revenue generated under the FAA contract and including an anticipated charge of approximately $.02 per diluted share attributable to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, I estimate earnings for the third quarter of 2006 to be within a range of $.45 to $.50 per diluted share.” Continuing, Gerkens stated, “Revenue for the 2005 third quarter included approximately $130 million of transportation services revenue provided under the FAA contract. Excluding any revenue generated under the FAA contract from both the 2006 and 2005 third quarters, I anticipate revenue growth in a range of approximately 16 to 20 percent quarter over quarter.”

Landstar will provide a live webcast of its quarterly earnings conference call this afternoon at 2 pm ET. To access the webcast, visit the company’s website at www.landstar.com. Click on Investors and then the webcast icon.

The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this press release that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” This press release contains forward-looking statements, such as statements, which relate to Landstar’s business objectives, plans, strategies and expectations. Terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,”

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“plans,” “predicts,” “may,” “should,” “will,” the negative thereof and similar expressions, including any such expressions with respect to the level of comfort with analyst estimates, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are by nature subject to uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to: an increase in the frequency or severity of accidents or workers’ compensation claims; unfavorable development of existing accident claims; dependence on independent sales agents; dependence on third party capacity providers; disruptions or failures in our computer systems; a downturn in domestic economic growth or growth in the transportation sector; substantial industry competition; and other operational, financial or legal risks or uncertainties detailed in Landstar’s Form 10K for the 2005 fiscal year, described in Item 1A Risk Factors and other SEC filings from time to time. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results or events to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and Landstar undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

About Landstar:
Landstar System, Inc. delivers safe, specialized transportation 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 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 global logistics group, which is comprised of Landstar Global Logistics, Inc. and its subsidiaries Landstar Express America, Inc. and Landstar Logistics, Inc., provides international and domestic multimodal (over-the-road, air, ocean and rail) transportation, expedited, contract logistics and warehousing services. 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^® under the symbol LSTR.

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Landstar System, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

		Twenty Six Weeks Ended								Thirteen Weeks Ended
		July 1,				June 25,				July 1,				June 25,
		2006				2005				2006				2005
Revenue		$	1,253,280			$	1,041,316			$	643,238			$	539,104
Investment income			1,252				1,235				873				696
Costs and expenses:
Purchased transportation			944,309				783,092				486,059				405,514
Commissions to agents			97,521				82,039				50,510				42,913
Other operating costs			22,288				16,615				10,220				7,917
Insurance and claims			20,574				22,904				9,022				9,779
Selling, general and administrative(1)			70,924				63,851				35,088				32,036
Depreciation and amortization			8,050				7,928				3,957				3,966
Total costs and expenses(1)			1,163,666				976,429				594,856				502,125
Operating income(1)			90,866				66,122				49,255				37,675
Interest and debt expense			3,142				1,989				1,292				1,052
Income before income taxes(1)			87,724				64,133				47,963				36,623
Income taxes(1)			33,909				24,891				18,498				14,199
Net income(1)		$	53,815			$	39,242			$	29,465			$	22,424
Earnings per common share(1)		$	0.92			$	0.66			$	0.50			$	0.38
Diluted earnings per share(1)		$	0.90			$	0.64			$	0.50			$	0.37
Average number of shares outstanding:
Earnings per common share			58,700,000				59,878,000				58,499,000				59,402,000
Diluted earnings per share(1)			59,665,000				61,137,000				59,287,000				60,421,000
Dividends paid per common share		$	0.050							$	0.025

(1) On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (“FAS 123R”), under the modified retrospective method. The adoption of FAS 123R resulted in the recognition of a $3,297,000 pretax charge for the twenty six week period ended July 1, 2006, which net of related income tax benefits, reduced net income by $2,234,000, or $.04 per common share ($.04 per diluted share). In the thirteen week period ended July 1, 2006, the implementation of FAS 123R resulted in the recognition of a $1,886,000 pretax charge, which net of related income tax benefits, reduced net income by $1,290,000, or $.02 per common share ($.02 per diluted share).

In the twenty six week period ended June 25, 2005, the implementation of FAS 123R resulted in the recognition of a $3,028,000 pretax charge, which net of related income tax benefits, reduced net income by $2,129,000, or $.04 per common share ($.03 per diluted share). In the thirteen week period ended June 25, 2005, the implementation of FAS 123R resulted in the recognition of a $1,516,000 pretax charge, which net of related income tax benefits, reduced net income by $1,069,000, or $.02 per common share ($.02 per diluted share).

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Landstar System, Inc.
Selected Segment Information
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

		Twenty Six Weeks Ended								Thirteen Weeks Ended
		July 1,				June 25,				July 1,				June 25,
		2006				2005				2006				2005
External Revenue
Carrier segment		$	895,933			$	783,521			$	467,620			$	412,478
Global Logistics segment			340,467				242,588				167,042				118,892
Insurance segment			16,880				15,207				8,576				7,734
External revenue		$	1,253,280			$	1,041,316			$	643,238			$	539,104
Operating Income
Carrier segment (1)		$	88,064			$	70,279			$	47,493			$	39,248
Global Logistics segment (1)			17,022				9,142				8,295				3,976
Insurance segment			15,089				11,628				8,413				7,536
Other (1)			(29,309	)			(24,927	)			(14,946	)			(13,085	)
Operating income (1)		$	90,866			$	66,122			$	49,255			$	37,675

(1) Amounts for the periods ended June 25, 2005, have been adjusted to reflect the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123R, Share-based Payment, under the modified retrospective method implemented by the Company January 1, 2006.

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Landstar System, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

		July 1,				Dec. 31,
		2006				2005
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	80,815			$	29,398
Short-term investments			21,699				20,693
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $5,484 and $4,655			369,300				534,274
Other receivables, including advances to independent contractors, less allowance of $4,718 and $4,342			16,086				11,384
Deferred income taxes and other current assets(1)			29,695				21,106
Total current assets(1)			517,595				616,855
Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $72,881 and $68,561			88,614				89,131
Goodwill			31,134				31,134
Other assets			32,391				28,694
Total assets(1)		$	669,734			$	765,814
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Cash overdraft		$	24,812			$	29,829
Accounts payable			134,284				164,509
Current maturities of long-term debt			13,704				12,122
Insurance claims			27,459				27,887
Other current liabilities			55,268				65,149
Total current liabilities			255,527				299,496
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities			94,625				154,851
Insurance claims			36,417				37,840
Deferred income taxes			17,702				17,938
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 160,000,000 shares, issued 64,666,698 and 64,151,902 shares			647				642
Additional paid-in capital(1)			97,365				84,532
Retained earnings(1)			443,420				392,549
Cost of 6,573,231 and 5,344,883 shares of common stock in treasury			(275,864	)			(221,776	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(58	)			(211	)
Notes receivable arising from exercise of stock options			(47	)			(47	)
Total shareholders’ equity(1)			265,463				255,689
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity(1)		$	669,734			$	765,814

(1) Amounts as of December 31, 2005, have been adjusted to reflect the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123R, Share-based Payment, under the modified retrospective method implemented by the Company January 1, 2006.

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Landstar System, Inc.
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)

		Twenty Six Weeks Ended								Thirteen Weeks Ended
		July 1,				June 25,				July 1,				June 25,
		2006				2005				2006				2005
Carrier Segment
External revenue generated through (in thousands):
Business Capacity Owners (1)		$	640,596			$	599,222			$	336,803			$	316,547
Other third party truck capacity providers			255,337				184,299				130,817				95,931
		$	895,933			$	783,521			$	467,620			$	412,478
Revenue per revenue mile		$	2.00			$	1.81			$	2.01			$	1.82
Revenue per load		$	1,594			$	1,454			$	1,607			$	1,463
Average length of haul (miles)			797				802				800				802
Number of loads			562,000				539,000				291,000				282,000
Global Logistics Segment
External revenue generated through (in thousands):
Business Capacity Owners (1) (2)		$	47,163			$	35,335			$	22,331			$	17,497
Other third party truck capacity providers			198,301				154,665				97,674				75,584
Rail, Air, Ocean and Bus Carriers (3)			95,003				52,588				47,037				25,811
		$	340,467			$	242,588			$	167,042			$	118,892
Revenue per load (4)		$	1,504			$	1,484			$	1,507			$	1,431
Number of loads (4)			189,000				158,000				97,000				82,000

		As of				As of
		July 1,				June 25,
		2006				2005
Capacity
Business Capacity Owners (1) (5)			8,347				7,840
Other third party truck capacity providers:
Approved and active (6)			14,034				12,458
Approved			7,977				7,605
			22,011				20,063
Total available truck capacity providers			30,358				27,903
Agent Locations			1,249				1,106

(1) Business Capacity Owners are independent contractors who provide truck capacity to the Company under exclusive lease arrangements.

(2) Includes revenue generated through Carrier Segment Business Capacity Owners.

(3) Included in the 2006 twenty six and thirteen week periods was $19,438,000 and $8,582,000, respectively, of revenue attributable to buses provided under the FAA contract.

(4) Number of loads and revenue per load exclude the effect of revenue derived from transportation services provided under the FAA contract.

(5) Trucks provided by business capacity owners were 9,047 and 8,609, respectively.

(6) Active refers to other third party truck capacity providers who have moved at least one load in the past 180 days.