Landstar News & Resources

A massive garbage truck loaded on a double-drop RGN is a sight to see, especially when it happens to be color-coordinated. Learn more about how Danny Anderson of independent Landstar agency Taylor Shipping Solutions managed the oversized load.

Independent Landstar agents John Henderson and Hal Gagliano connected to take on a complex international project. Click to read about their use of heavy haul, ocean, hazmat, cranes, and on-site delivery in their customized solution.

Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. continues to maintain its No. 1 ranking on the American Cranes & Transport (ACT) 2022 ACTtransport50 list. The magazine’s annual ranking of North America’s largest specialized transportation companies was published in December.

After a year and a half of canceled events, concerts and shows, the live entertainment business hit a high note in 2022. Find out how Landstar’s unique capacity network helps to ensure that “the show goes on.”

Independent Landstar Agents have the freedom to run their businesses their way, with the support of a reputable leader in the industry. For Landstar agent Thomas Osco and Landstar BCOs Jeff Thompson and Mike Keinz, focus is helping their businesses thrive.

Landstar BCO Joshua McCord says he got plenty of interesting looks from other drivers as he moved a 14,360-pound Lodge® cast-iron skillet on his platform trailer between Alabama and Lodge headquarters in South Pittsburg, Tennessee.

Twenty-two historic cannons have returned safely to their home at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument on the banks of the St. Johns River in St. Augustine, Florida, thanks to Landstar business capacity owners (BCOs), our term for owner-operators leased to Landstar.

The 3,500-pound stainless steel structure named Emergence first had to hitch a ride across North America. At 18-feet in diameter, with 50 engineered thermoformed acrylic rods that glow with colored light, the piece could not travel on just any trailer or with just any carrier.

When the opportunity came to plan the logistics for another Lockheed fighter jet, Thompson, the agency owner of D&M Transportation Inc., felt like he shouldn’t brag about the move. However, his customer Air Zoo thought the arrival of its new F-117 nicknamed Shaba really was something to boast about.