Landstar’s First-Quarter Income, Revenue Reach Records

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ruckload carrier Landstar System Thursday reported a record first-quarter profit of $24.4 million or 41 cents a share, up from $16.8 million or 27 cents a year earlier.

Revenue rose to a record $610 million for the quarter, from $502 million a year earlier.

Its carrier group of companies generated $428 million in revenue, up from $371 million in the previous first quarter.



The company’s newly named global logistics group generated $173 million in revenue, up from $124 million a year earlier.

andstar is ranked No. 14 on the Transport Topics 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian trucking companies.