JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 31 /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 2006 Industrial Conference Tuesday, November 7th 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 1:20 p.m. on November 7th. It will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.landstar.com, click on Investors and then the webcast icon, and will be available through Tuesday, November 14th. 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 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(R) under the symbol LSTR.

SOURCE Landstar System, Inc.

/CONTACT: Bob LaRose of Landstar System, Inc., +1-904-398-9400/ /Web site: http://www.landstar.com/