Landstar Announces Enhancements to Leadership Team
16 November 2024 - 1:00AM
Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) (“Landstar” or the “Company”),
a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated
transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized
transportation services, announced today two changes to its
executive leadership team, effective December 1, 2024:
- Joe Beacom has been named President of Company subsidiary,
Landstar System Holdings, Inc., and each of its agent-based
transportation services companies.
- Matt Miller has been named Vice President and Chief Safety and
Operations Officer of the Company, succeeding Mr. Beacom in that
role.
“With three decades of exemplary leadership and broad experience
at Landstar, Joe is uniquely positioned to work across our
executive leadership team to help accelerate our distinctive
business model and drive our strategic growth initiatives forward
in cooperation with our agents, owner-operators and truck brokerage
carriers,” said Frank Lonegro, President and CEO of Landstar. Mr.
Beacom has agreed to serve in this new capacity through the end of
2025, following which he will transition to the role of Special
Advisor to the CEO before his anticipated retirement in the first
quarter of 2026.
With his promotion to the Company’s executive leadership team,
Mr. Miller will have enterprise responsibility for all operational
matters relating to Landstar’s capacity network of truck
owner-operators and third-party truck brokerage carriers. Mr.
Miller’s expanded role continues to include responsibility for
safety, compliance, trailer maintenance and utilization and
operations solutions at Landstar. During his 15-year career at the
Company, Mr. Miller has held positions of increasing responsibility
in safety, operations, finance and risk management.
“I’m excited to welcome Matt to the Company’s executive
leadership team. Matt’s wide-ranging experiences at Landstar and
more broadly, his engaging leadership style and passion for safety
position us well for the future with him at the helm of our
operations,” said Lonegro. “I look forward to working directly with
Joe and Matt in their new positions, as we continue to align the
company for future growth and customer service excellence.”
About Landstar:Landstar System, Inc. is a
technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated
transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized
transportation services to a broad range of customers utilizing a
network of agents, third-party capacity providers and employees.
Landstar transportation services companies are certified to ISO
9001:2015 quality management system standards and RC14001:2015
environmental, health, safety and security management system
standards. Landstar System, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville,
Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under
the symbol LSTR.
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following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this press
release that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking
statements”. This press release contains forward-looking
statements, such as statements which relate to Landstar’s business
objectives, plans, strategies and expectations. Terms such as
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intention,” “expects,”
“plans,” “predicts,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” the negative
thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements are by nature subject
to uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to: an
increase in the frequency or severity of accidents or other claims;
unfavorable development of existing accident claims; dependence on
third party insurance companies; dependence on independent
commission sales agents; dependence on third party capacity
providers; the impact of the Russian conflict with Ukraine on the
operations of certain independent commission sales agents,
including the Company’s largest such agent by revenue in the 2023
fiscal year; decreased demand for transportation services; U.S.
trade relationships; substantial industry competition; disruptions
or failures in the Company’s computer systems; cyber and other
information security incidents; dependence on key vendors;
potential changes in taxes; status of independent contractors;
regulatory and legislative changes; regulations focused on diesel
emissions and other air quality matters; regulations requiring the
purchase and use of zero-emissions and other air quality matters;
intellectual property; and other operational, financial or legal
risks or uncertainties detailed in Landstar’s Form 10-K for the
2023 fiscal year, described in Item 1A Risk Factors, and in other
SEC filings from time to time. These risks and uncertainties could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from historical
results or those anticipated. Investors should not place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements, and the Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements.
Media Contact:
Donia Crime
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(904) 398-9400 / dcrime@landstar.com
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