JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTR), a safety-first non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity and logistics services, announced today its participation in the Robert W. Baird & Co.'s 2008 Industrial Conference Tuesday, November 11th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Landstar President and CEO Henry Gerkens 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 9:30 a.m. CT on November 11th. It will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.landstar.com . Click on "Investor Relations", "Webcasts", and "Landstar to Participate in Robert W. Baird & Co.'s 2008 Industrial Conference". The webcast will be available through Tuesday, November 18th. 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. 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.

SOURCE Landstar System, Inc.

CONTACT: Jim Gattoni of Landstar System, Inc., +1-904-398-9400/

Web site: http://www.landstar.com
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