JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug 15, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTR), a safety-first non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity, announced today it will provide a live webcast of its mid-quarter conference call for its 2005 third quarter on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 2:00 pm ET. To access the webcast, visit the Company's website at http://www.landstar.com ; click on "Investors" and then on the webcast icon.

For those unable to participate in the live call, or for those who do not have access to the Internet, the call will be available on telephone replay for 48 hours. The telephone replay number for the U.S. and Canada is (866) 346-2451, for international calls it is (203) 369-0010.

Landstar System, Inc. delivers safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers world-wide. 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 Global Logistics, Inc., Landstar Express America, Inc. and Landstar Logistics, Inc., together, provide international and domestic expedited, warehousing, contract logistics and intermodal transportation 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(R) under the symbol LSTR.

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Bob LaRose, Landstar System, Inc., +1-904-398-9400

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