Landstar Honors 2006 Class of Million Mile Safe Drivers

Landstar Honors 2006 Class of Million Mile Safe Drivers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (NASDAQ:LSTR) Landstar System, Inc., a safety-first non-asset-based provider of transportation and logistics services, has recognized 81 men and women for their outstanding safety records and professionalism behind the wheel.

The business capacity owners (BCOs) were honored as Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers at a recent awards banquet in Jacksonville. BCO is Landstar's term for the independent contractors who provide the company with transportation capacity under exclusive lease arrangements.

Collectively, these 81 BCOs have safely driven a total of 91 million miles -- a distance that would cover the 4 million miles of public roads in the United States nearly 23 times. On average, it takes a truck operator 10 years to travel a million miles. The distance would take the typical driver of a passenger vehicle 67 years -- around the time of their 83rd birthday -- to complete.

Leading the 2006 class are 10 BCOs who have reached 2 million miles without a preventable accident. Included in that group is Landstar's first female BCO to reach the 2 million mile mark, Helen Eanes of Christiansburg, Virginia. The other 2 Million Milers are Alvin Adams of Pisgah, Alabama; James Block of Eland, Wisconsin; Richard Buckner of Ratcliff, Arkansas; Robert Conner of Lake City, Florida; Ray Price of Cookeville, Tennessee; Michael Schmieks of Oxford, Maine; Edward Stepanek of Heber Springs, Arkansas; Richard Swaim of Elwood, Indiana; and Dennis Treff of Tiger, Georgia.

In addition, 71 BCOs were honored for driving 1 million consecutive miles without an accident or freight claim. Among that group, Douglas Reeder of Machesney Park, Illinois, is the third BCO to reach the 1 million mile mark for Landstar Express America, which specializes in expedited freight.

"The professionalism and driving skills that these men and women demonstrate are prime examples of the discipline and focus on safety that is the foundation of Landstar. We at Landstar are extremely proud of them," said Landstar President and CEO Henry Gerkens.

The 81 BCOs represent Landstar's second largest class of Million Mile Safe Drivers since 2000 and bring the total number of active BCOs who have earned the Million Miler title to 521. The complete list of 2006 Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers is also available on www.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.

2006 Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers

Alabama
Alvin Adams(2), Pisgah
William Cleary, Marion
Alton Craig, Paint Rock

Arizona
James Gamble, Buckeye
Paul Gardner, Vail
Robert Long, Apache Junction
Marty McPherson, Goodyear

Arkansas
Joe Bailey, Mountain Home
Richard Buckner(2), Ratcliff
Lee Edwards Jr., Monette
Edward Stepanek(2), Heber Springs

California
Curt Conway, Poway
Mario Gonzalez, Sun City
Jose Perez, San Fernando

Florida
Robert Conner(2), Lake City
Dennis Robertson, Lakeland
Floyd Warhurst, Loxahatchee

Georgia
Dennis Treff(2), Tiger

Illinois
David Ashe, Rockford
Douglas Reeder, Machesney Park
George Sherren, Petersburg
Acie Wroten, Hazel Crest

Indiana
Dale Aleshire, Terre Haute
Harold Beasley, Lake Village
Richard Swaim(2), Elwood
Mark Unger, Rossville

Kentucky
John Chastain, Murray
Justion Duff, Kuttawa
Edward Flood, Hardinsburg
Christie Lambert, Corbin
Michael McAuliffe, Madisonville

Maine
Michael Schmieks(2), Oxford

Michigan
David Lentner, Sebewaing
Neal Nelson Jr., Tipton
Benny Reed, Hermansville
Stu Smith, Gaylord

Minnesota
William Nietfeld, Sartell
Paul Peterson, Grand Rapids

Mississippi
William Guk, Mathiston
Larry Leslie, Sandersville
Danny Trull, Eupora
Ronald Walters, Ellisville

Nebraska
Steve Kadie, Sidney

Nevada
Luis Alvarez, Reno

New Mexico
Bill Munn, Las Cruces

New York
Kenneth Gonyea Jr., Massena
Charles Howick, Hamburg

North Carolina
Charles Edwards Jr., Rockwell
Oswald Madray, Charlotte
Earl McCraw, Mount Airy

North Dakota
John Miller, Jamestown

Ohio
Richard Harris, Canton
Ronald King, Senecaville
Richard Presar, Wapakoneta

Oklahoma
Malcolm Corse, Quinton
Charles Hankins, Grove
Kevee Ramsey, Konawa
G. Don Woodlee, Fort Towson

Pennsylvania
Tony Dewey, Lewistown
Donald Fair, Butler

South Carolina
Allen Spann, Sumter

Tennessee
Kenneth Caldwell, Ashland City
Paul Henry, Nashville
Ray Price(2), Cookeville
William Sheckels, Clarksville
Lanny Smith, Murfreesboro

Texas
Ray Anderson, Houston
William Callaham, Cleveland
Manuel Curtright, Gainesville
Dennis Victor, Hamlin
Randy Willson, Abernathy

Utah
James Hendrickson, Orem

Virginia
Larry Corvin, Crockett
Helen Eanes(2), Christiansburg
Kenneth Kiser, Vinton

Wisconsin
James Block(2), Eland
Dennis Lewer, Mosinee
Warren McCurdy, Readstown

Canada
Michael Lance, Hagersville, Ontario
Thomas Quinton, Sarnia, Ontario
Wesley Rak, York, Ontario

(2) denotes 2 million miles. List also available on www.landstar.com .

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