JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTR), a safety-first transportation company, announced today its participation in Raymond James & Associates 2004 Institutional Investor Conference February 29th through March 3 in Orlando, Florida. Landstar Chairman and CEO, Jeff Crowe and Landstar President and COO, Henry Gerkens will present an overview of the company, including its variable cost non-asset based business model.

Landstar's presentation begins on Tuesday, March 2 at 9:15 am. It will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.landstar.com and will be available through Friday, March 5, 2004. To access the webcast, please click on "Investors" and then the webcast icon. For more information about the presentation or webcast, please contact Landstar's Corporate Communications department at 904-390-1641 or email dmellion@landstar.com.

Landstar System, Inc. is a non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity delivering safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers throughout North America. The company identifies and fulfills shippers' needs through the coordination of individual businesses comprised of independent sales agents, business capacity owners, and other transportation capacity providers. The term, business capacity owner, refers to Landstar's independent contractors who operate a small business and provide the equipment necessary to haul freight.

Landstar's carrier group is comprised of Landstar Gemini, Inc., Landstar Inway, Inc., Landstar Ligon, Inc. and Landstar Ranger, Inc. and delivers excellence in complete over-the-road transportation services. Landstar's multimodal group is comprised of Landstar Express America, Inc. and Landstar Logistics, Inc., providing expedited, contract logistics and intermodal transportation services. All Landstar operating companies are certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality management system standards. Landstar System, Inc.'s common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the symbol LSTR.

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