Landstar News & Resources

More than 120 Landstar owner-operators and invited guests attended the second annual safety meeting in Flint, Michigan, jointly hosted by half a dozen independent Landstar freight agencies and Landstar’s safety department.

Besides the cool factor in hauling interesting and mission-critical loads, there are more tangible perks to operating as an expedited services provider.

To open one's own business is a journey unto itself. And while taking the first steps can be daunting, the results are often worth the work. What's more, those initial steps are made even easier with the support of a reliable partner.

Landstar named independent Landstar Agent Bill O’Neill as its 2023 Rookie of the Year during Landstar’s annual Agent Convention held April 5, 2024.

Agents participating in Landstar’s Grow Your Star program are reporting they’re more prepared and more motivated to find ways to improve their independent businesses. The program helps agencies reach new goals by providing information, support and mentors to Agents through small group, three-day sessions.

If you’re not sure whether it’s the right time in your career to establish your own freight agency, start by asking yourself five pivotal questions.

Co-agent of B&B Transportation, Brandon Coburn, says he’s the green thumb in the third-generation agency, which includes his co-Agents Mitzi Baker and Bruce Burford, Jr. They know something about sowing the seeds of a successful business relationship.

Levar Ramsey launched his Landstar agency, Gorilla Freight, LLC, in Loganville, Georgia, to a whirlwind of success, and he shows no signs of slowing down.

Landstar System, Inc. is recognized as a 2023 “Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation” by Redefining the Road, the official magazine of Women In Trucking.