LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC - Quarter Report: 2021 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

10-Q

(Mark One)

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended

June 26, 2021

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

Commission File Number:

0-21238

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		06-1313069
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, Florida

(Address of principal executive offices)

32224

(Zip Code)

(904)

398-9400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	LSTR	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past

90 days:

Yes

☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T

(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files)

Yes

☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a

non-accelerated

filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

☒

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of the close of business on July 19, 2021 was 38,275,799.

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PART I – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 26, 2021 and December 26, 2020		Page 4

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Twenty Six and Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020		Page 5

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Twenty Six and Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020		Page 6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Twenty Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020		Page 7

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Twenty Six and Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020		Page 8

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		Page 10

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		Page 18

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		Page 30

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		Page 30

PART II – Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		Page 31

Item 1A. Risk Factors		Page 31

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		Page 32

Item 6. Exhibits		Page 32

Signatures		Page 34
EX – 31.1 Section 302 CEO Certification
EX – 31.2 Section 302 CFO Certification
EX – 32.1 Section 906 CEO Certification
EX – 32.2 Section 906 CFO Certification

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PART I -

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

The interim consolidated financial statements contained herein reflect all adjustments (all of a normal, recurring nature) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the periods presented. They have been prepared in accordance with Rule

10-01

of Regulation

S-X

and do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Operating results for the twenty six weeks ended June 26, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 25, 2021.

These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form

10-K.

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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	June 26, 2021			December 26, 2020
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	186,404		$	249,354
Short-term investments		52,560			41,375
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $6,199 and $8,670		902,950			764,169
Other receivables, including advances to independent contractors, less allowance of $6,843 and $7,239		49,819			134,757
Other current assets		41,533			18,520

Total current assets		1,233,266			1,208,175

Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $321,181 and $299,407		281,016			296,996
Goodwill		40,973			40,949
Other assets		147,958			107,679

Total assets	$	1,703,213		$	1,653,799

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Cash overdraft	$	70,554		$	74,748
Accounts payable		481,711			380,505
Current maturities of long-term debt		30,450			35,415
Insurance claims		41,854			149,774
Dividends payable		—			76,770
Other current liabilities		95,646			88,925

Total current liabilities		720,215			806,137

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		51,181			65,359
Insurance claims		43,053			38,867
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities		58,591			51,601
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 160,000,000 shares, issued 68,229,880 and 68,183,702 shares		682			682
Additional paid-in capital		238,422			228,875
Retained earnings		2,199,637			2,046,238
Cost of 29,954,081 and 29,797,639 shares of common stock in treasury		(1,606,716	)		(1,581,961	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,852	)		(1,999	)

Total shareholders’ equity		830,173			691,835

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,703,213		$	1,653,799

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended				Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021		June 27, 2020		June 26, 2021		June 27, 2020
Revenue	$	2,858,252	$	1,751,080	$	1,570,718	$	823,514
Investment income		1,432		2,002		748		835
Costs and expenses:
Purchased transportation		2,226,526		1,344,390		1,228,241		635,133
Commissions to agents		221,702		150,642		121,693		75,266
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions		16,545		15,674		8,903		7,368
Insurance and claims		45,629		44,708		24,124		19,751
Selling, general and administrative		99,522		85,928		54,114		40,601
Depreciation and amortization		24,244		22,972		12,143		11,467
Impairment of intangible and other assets		—		2,582		—		2,582

Total costs and expenses		2,634,168		1,666,896		1,449,218		792,168

Operating income		225,516		86,186		122,248		32,181
Interest and debt expense		2,009		1,928		967		976

Income before income taxes		223,507		84,258		121,281		31,205
Income taxes		53,973		19,109		28,987		6,951

Net income	$	169,534	$	65,149	$	92,294	$	24,254

Diluted earnings per share	$	4.41	$	1.68	$	2.40	$	0.63

Average diluted shares outstanding		38,403,000		38,816,000		38,402,000		38,379,000

Dividends per common share	$	0.420	$	0.370	$	0.210	$	0.185

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020			June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020
Net income	$	169,534		$	65,149		$	92,294		$	24,254
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on available-for-sale investments, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($243), $338, ($96) and $770		(883	)		1,237			(349	)		2,816
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)		1,030			(6,170	)		1,450			1,732

Other comprehensive income (loss)		147			(4,933	)		1,101			4,548

Comprehensive income	$	169,681		$	60,216		$	93,395		$	28,802

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	169,534		$	65,149
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of operating property and intangible assets		24,244			22,972
Non-cash interest charges		224			126
Provisions for losses on trade and other accounts receivable		1,393			6,528
Gains on sales/disposals of operating property		(766	)		(1,812	)
Impairment of intangible and other assets		—			2,582
Deferred income taxes, net		6,240			6,228
Stock-based compensation		10,893			1,201
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in trade and other accounts receivable		(55,236	)		99,601
Increase in other assets		(24,704	)		(24,809	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		101,206			(31	)
Increase in other liabilities		7,882			10,231
(Decrease) increase in insurance claims		(103,734	)		10,419

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		137,176			198,385

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net changes in other short-term investments		—			131
Sales and maturities of investments		17,242			14,897
Purchases of investments		(68,366	)		(16,382	)
Purchases of operating property		(9,000	)		(17,676	)
Proceeds from sales of operating property		1,438			4,465
Consideration paid for acquisition		—			(2,701	)

NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(58,686	)		(17,266	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in cash overdraft		(4,194	)		(18,344	)
Dividends paid		(92,905	)		(93,382	)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		77			614
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued related to stock-based compensation plans		(2,341	)		(3,280	)
Purchases of common stock		(23,837	)		(115,962	)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations		(19,143	)		(21,958	)
Payment of deferred consideration		(168	)		—

NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES		(142,511	)		(252,312	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		1,071			(2,851	)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(62,950	)		(74,044	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		249,354			319,515

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	186,404		$	245,471

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Twenty Six and Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock at Cost					Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Shares		Amount			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income			Total
Balance December 26, 2020		68,183,702	$	682	$	228,875		$	2,046,238			29,797,639	$	(1,581,961	)	$	(1,999	)	$	691,835
Net income									77,240											77,240
Dividends ($0.21 per share)									(8,067	)										(8,067	)
Issuance of stock related to stock- b ased compensation plans		28,594		—		(307	)					6,087		(857	)					(1,164	)
Stock-based compensation						4,029														4,029
Other comprehensive loss																	(954	)		(954	)

Balance March 27, 2021		68,212,296	$	682	$	232,597		$	2,115,411			29,803,726	$	(1,582,818	)	$	(2,953	)	$	762,919

Net income									92,294											92,294
Dividends ($0.21 per share)									(8,068	)										(8,068	)
Purchases of common stock												150,000		(23,837	)					(23,837	)
Issuance of stock related to stock-based compensation plans		17,584		—		(1,039	)					355		(61	)					(1,100	)
Stock-based compensation						6,864														6,864
Other comprehensive income																	1,101			1,101

Balance June 26, 2021		68,229,880	$	682	$	238,422		$	2,199,637			29,954,081	$	(1,606,716	)	$	(1,852	)	$	830,173

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	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock at Cost					Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Shares		Amount			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income			Total
Balance December 28, 2019		68,083,419	$	681	$	226,123		$	1,962,161			28,609,926	$	(1,465,284	)	$	(2,212	)	$	721,469
Adoption of accounting standard									(702	)										(702	)
Net income									40,895											40,895
Dividends ($0.185 per share)									(7,336	)										(7,336	)
Purchases of common stock												1,178,970		(115,962	)					(115,962	)
Issuance of stock related to stock- based compensation plans		84,063		1		(1,781	)					8,078		(639	)					(2,419	)
Stock-based compensation						631														631
Other comprehensive loss																	(9,481	)		(9,481	)

Balance March 28, 2020		68,167,482	$	682	$	224,973		$	1,995,018			29,796,974	$	(1,581,885	)	$	(11,693	)	$	627,095

Net income									24,254											24,254
Dividends ($0.185 per share)									(7,099	)										(7,099	)
Issuance of stock related to stock- based compensation plans		9,305		—		(211	)					354		(36	)					(247	)
Stock-based compensation						570														570
Other comprehensive income																	4,548			4,548

Balance June 27, 2020		68,176,787	$	682	$	225,332		$	2,012,173			29,797,328	$	(1,581,921	)	$	(7,145	)	$	649,121

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Landstar System, Inc. and its subsidiary, Landstar System Holdings, Inc., and reflect all adjustments (all of a normal, recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the use of management’s estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Landstar System, Inc. and its subsidiary are herein referred to as “Landstar” or the “Company.” Significant intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

(1)	Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table summarizes (i) the percentage of consolidated revenue generated by mode of transportation and (ii) the total amount of truck transportation revenue hauled by BCO Independent Contractors and Truck Brokerage Carriers generated by equipment type during the

twenty-six-week

and thirteen-week periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020 (dollars in thousands):


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
Mode	June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020			June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020
Truck – BCO Independent Contractors		42	%		46	%		41	%		46	%
Truck – Truck Brokerage Carriers		50	%		46	%		51	%		46	%
Rail intermodal		3	%		3	%		3	%		3	%
Ocean and air cargo carriers		4	%		3	%		4	%		4	%
Truck Equipment Type
Van equipment	$	1,798,061		$	1,028,334		$	970,874		$	483,027
Unsided/platform equipment	$	784,883		$	533,716		$	444,251		$	247,388
Less-than-truckload	$	54,732		$	45,859		$	29,062		$	22,918

(2)	Share-based Payment Arrangements

As of June 26, 2021, the Company has an employee equity incentive plan, the 2011 equity incentive plan (the “2011 EIP”). The Company also has a stock compensation plan for members of its Board of Directors, the Amended and Restated 2013 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (as amended and restated as of May 17, 2016, the “2013 DSCP”).

6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2011 EIP and 115,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2013 DSCP. The 2011 EIP and 2013 DSCP are each referred to herein as a “Plan,” and, collectively, as the “Plans.” Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to these Plans are as follows (in thousands):


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020			June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020
Total cost of the Plans during the period	$	10,893		$	1,201		$	6,864		$	570
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized during the period		(3,717	)		(1,135	)		(2,376	)		(262	)

Net cost of the Plans during the period	$	7,176		$	66		$	4,488		$	308

Included in income tax benefits recognized in the

twenty-six-week

periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020 were excess tax benefits from stock-based awards of $1,038,000 and $829,000, respectively.

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As of June 26, 2021, there were 56,782 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 DSCP and 3,499,568 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 EIP.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards with either a performance condition or a market condition under the Plans:


	Number of			Weighted Average Grant Date
	RSUs			Fair Value
Outstanding at December 26, 2020		183,213		$	93.44
Granted		45,864		$	128.93
Shares earned in excess of target (1)		7,132		$	31.97
Vested shares		(24,600	)	$	59.85

Outstanding at June 26, 2021		211,609		$	102.97

(1)	Represents shares earned in excess of target under the May 1, 2015 RSU award as total shareholder return exceeded the target under the award.

During the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021, the Company granted RSUs with a performance condition. Outstanding RSUs at both December 26, 2020 and June 26, 2021 include RSUs with a performance condition and RSUs with a market condition, as further described below and in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form

10-K.

RSUs with a performance condition granted on January 29, 2021 may vest on January 31 of 2024, 2025 and 2026 based on growth in operating income and

pre-tax

income per diluted share from continuing operations as compared to the results from the 2020 fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the add back of

non-cash

impairment charges recorded in the Company’s 2020 fiscal year related to certain assets, primarily customer contract and related customer relationship intangible assets, held by the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries.

The Company recognized approximately $9,249,000 and ($308,000) of share-based compensation expense/(benefit) related to RSU awards in the

twenty-six-week

periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020, respectively. As of June 26, 2021, there was a maximum of $33.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSU awards granted under the Plans with an expected average remaining life of approximately 3.3 years. With respect to RSU awards with a performance condition, the amount of future compensation expense to be recognized will be determined based on future operating results.

Non-vested

Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock Units

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding shares of

non-vested

restricted stock and Deferred Stock

Units

(defined below) under the Plans:


	Number of Shares and Deferred Stock Units			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 26, 2020		60,440		$	103.65
Granted		26,351		$	150.20
Vested		(29,055	)	$	104.35

Non-vested at June 26, 2021		57,736		$	124.55

The fair value of each share of

non-vested

restricted stock issued and Deferred Stock Unit granted under the Plans is based on the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Shares of

non-vested

restricted stock are generally subject to vesting in three equal annual installments either on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of the grant or the third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the date of the grant, or 100% on the first or fifth anniversary of the date of the grant. For restricted stock awards granted under the 2013 DSCP plan, each recipient may elect to defer receipt of shares and instead receive restricted stock units (“Deferred Stock Units”), which represent contingent rights to receive shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of recipient separation from service from the Board of Directors, or, if earlier, upon a change in control event of the Company. Deferred Stock Units become

vested 100% on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Deferred Stock Units do not represent actual ownership in shares of the Company’s common stock and the recipient does not have voting rights or other incidents of ownership until the shares are issued. However, Deferred Stock Units do contain the right to receive dividend equivalent payments prior to settlement into shares.

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As of June 26, 2021, there was

5,626,000

of total unrecognized compensation cost related to

non-vested

shares of restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these

non-vested

shares of restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of

2.2

years.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding stock options under the Plans:


	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Options outstanding at December 26, 2020		17,650		$	54.16
Exercised		(5,280	)	$	51.83

Options outstanding at June 26, 2021		12,370		$	55.15		1.3	$	1,304

Options exercisable at June 26, 2021		12,370		$	55.15		1.3	$	1,304

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the

twenty-six-week

periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020 was $

521,000

and $

1,071,000

, respectively.

As of June 26, 2021, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options granted under the Plans.

(3)	Income Taxes

The provisions for income taxes for the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods were based on estimated annual effective income tax rates of 24.4% and 24.2%, respectively, adjusted for discrete events, such as benefits resulting from stock-based awards. The increase in the estimated annual effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to increased anticipated nondeductible executive compensation during the 2021 period. The effective income tax rate for the 2021

twenty-six-week

period was 24.1%, which was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% primarily attributable to state taxes and

nondeductible

executive compensation, partially offset by excess tax benefits realized on stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate for the 2020

twenty-six-week

period was 22.7%, which was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% primarily attributable to state taxes and the meals and entertainment exclusion, partially offset by state tax refunds and excess tax benefits realized on stock-based awards.

(4)	Earnings Per Share

Earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding, including outstanding

non-vested

restricted stock and outstanding Deferred Stock Units. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and Deferred Stock Units outstanding plus the incremental shares that would have been outstanding upon the assumed exercise of all dilutive stock options. During the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

and thirteen-week periods, in reference to the determination of diluted earnings per share, the future compensation cost attributable to outstanding shares of

non-vested

restricted stock exceeded the impact of incremental shares that would have been outstanding upon the assumed exercise of all dilutive stock options.

For each of the

twenty-six-week

periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020, no options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock were antidilutive. Outstanding RSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for all periods because the performance metric requirements or market condition for vesting had not been satisfied.

(5)	Additional Cash Flow Information

During the 2021

twenty-six-week

period, Landstar paid income taxes and interest of $51,679,000 and $1,883,000, respectively. During the 2020

twenty-six-week

period, Landstar paid income taxes and interest of $16,198,000 and $2,057,000, respectively. Landstar did not acquire any operating property by entering into finance leases in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period. Landstar acquired operating property by entering into finance leases in the amount of $7,485,000 in the 2020

twenty-six-week

period.

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(6)	Segment Information

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s reportable business segments as of and for the twenty-six-week and thirteen-week periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020 (in thousands):


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021						June 27, 2020
	Transportation Logistics		Insurance		Total		Transportation Logistics		Insurance		Total
External revenue	$	2,823,557	$	34,695	$	2,858,252	$	1,723,682	$	27,398	$	1,751,080
Internal revenue				43,495		43,495				35,834		35,834
Investment income				1,432		1,432				2,002		2,002
Operating income		199,960		25,556		225,516		76,518		9,668		86,186
Expenditures on long-lived assets		9,000				9,000		17,676				17,676
Goodwill		40,973				40,973		40,071				40,071


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021						June 27, 2020
	Transportation Logistics		Insurance		Total		Transportation Logistics		Insurance		Total
External revenue	$	1,553,058	$	17,660	$	1,570,718	$	809,798	$	13,716	$	823,514
Internal revenue				33,961		33,961				26,755		26,755
Investment income				748		748				835		835
Operating income		110,228		12,020		122,248		21,474		10,707		32,181
Expenditures on long-lived assets		4,924				4,924		11,877				11,877

In the

twenty-six-week

periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue.

(7)	Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents the components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related income taxes, as of and for the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021 (in thousands):


	Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Translation			Total
Balance as of December 26, 2020	$	2,808		$	(4,807	)	$	(1,999	)
Other comprehensive (loss) gain		(883	)		1,030			147

Balance as of June 26, 2021	$	1,925		$	(3,777	)	$	(1,852	)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to investment income due to the realization of previously unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income were not significant for the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021.

(8)	Investments

Investments include primarily investment-grade corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations having maturities of up to five years

(the “bond portfolio”) and money market investments. Investments in the bond portfolio are reported as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. Investments maturing less than one year from the balance sheet date are included in short-term investments and investments maturing more than one year from the balance sheet date are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Management performs an analysis of the nature of the unrealized losses on available-for-sale investments to determine whether an allowance for credit loss is necessary. Unrealized losses, representing the excess of the purchase price of an investment over its fair value as of the end of a period, considered to be a result of credit-related factors, are to be included as a charge in the statement of income, while unrealized losses considered to be a result of noncredit-related factors are to be included as a component of shareholders’ equity. Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets are classified within Level 1. Investments that trade in markets that are not considered

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to be active, but are valued based on quoted market prices, are classified within Level 2. As Level 2 investments include positions that are not traded in active markets, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information. Any transfers between levels are recognized as of the beginning of any reporting period. Fair value of the bond portfolio was determined using Level 1 inputs related to U.S. Treasury obligations and money market investments and Level 2 inputs related to investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and direct obligations of government agencies. Unrealized gains, net of unrealized losses, on the investments in the bond portfolio were

$2,452,000 at June 26, 2021 and $3,578,000

at December 26, 2020, respectively.

The amortized cost and fair values of

available-for-sale

investments are as follows at June 26, 2021 and December 26, 2020 (in thousands):


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
June 26, 2021
Money market investments	$	24,649	$	—	$	—	$	24,649
Asset-backed securities		564		—		—		564
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		142,542		2,602		238		144,906
U.S. Treasury obligations		2,340		88		—		2,428

Total	$	170,095	$	2,690	$	238	$	172,547

December 26, 2020
Money market investments	$	17,867	$	—	$	—	$	17,867
Asset-backed securities		567		—		26		541
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		98,241		3,551		72		101,720
U.S. Treasury obligations		2,338		125		—		2,463

Total	$	119,013	$	3,676	$	98	$	122,591

For those

available-for-sale

investments with unrealized losses at June 26, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the following table summarizes the duration of the unrealized loss (in thousands):


	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
June 26, 2021
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies	$	52,720	$	238	$	—	$	—	$	52,720	$	238
December 26, 2020
Asset-backed securities	$	541	$	26	$	—	$	—	$	541	$	26
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		2,681		72		—		—		2,681		72

Total	$	3,222	$	98	$	—	$	—	$	3,222	$	98

The Company believes unrealized losses on investments were primarily caused by rising interest rates rather than changes in credit quality. The Company expects to recover, through collection of all of the contractual cash flows of each security, the amortized cost basis of these securities as it does not intend to sell, and does not anticipate being required to sell, these securities before recovery of the cost basis. For these reasons, no losses have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

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(9)

Leases

Landstar’s noncancelable leases are primarily comprised of finance leases for the acquisition of new trailing equipment. Each finance lease for the acquisition of trailing equipment is a five year lease with a $1 purchase option for the applicable equipment at lease expiration. Substantially all of Landstar’s operating lease

right-of-use

assets and operating lease liabilities represent leases for facilities maintained in support of the Company’s network of BCO Independent Contractors and office space used to conduct Landstar’s business. These leases do not have significant rent escalation holidays, concessions, leasehold improvement incentives or other

build-out

clauses. Further, the leases do not contain contingent rent provisions. Landstar also leases certain trailing equipment to supplement the Company-owned trailer fleet under

“month-to-month”

lease terms, which are not required to be recorded on the balance sheet due to the less than twelve month lease term exemption. Sublease income is primarily comprised of weekly trailing equipment rentals to our BCO Independent Contractors.

Most of Landstar’s operating leases include one or more options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is typically at Landstar’s sole discretion, and, as such, the majority of renewals to extend the lease terms are not included in the

right-of-use

assets and lease liabilities as they are not reasonably certain of exercise. Landstar regularly evaluates the renewal options, and when they are reasonably certain of exercise, Landstar includes the renewal period in the lease term.

As most of Landstar’s operating leases do not provide an implicit rate, Landstar utilized its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of the lease payments. Landstar has a centrally managed treasury function; therefore, based on the applicable lease terms and the current economic environment, we apply a portfolio approach for determining the incremental borrowing rate.

The components of lease cost for finance leases and operating leases for the twenty six weeks ended June 26, 2021 were (in thousands):


Finance leases:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	10,714
Interest on lease liability		1,379

Total finance lease cost		12,093
Operating leases:
Lease cost		1,740
Variable lease cost		—
Sublease income		(2,476	)

Total net operating lease income		(736	)

Total net lease cost	$	11,357

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A summary of the lease classification on our consolidated balance sheet as of June 26, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):


Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Other assets	$	2,332
Finance lease assets	Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization		123,613

Total lease assets		$	125,945

Liabilities:

The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the finance and operating leases to the finance and operating lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheet at June 26, 2021 (in thousands):


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
2021 Remainder	$	17,399	$	384
2022		28,746		702
2023		21,735		615
2024		11,827		529
2025		5,580		284
Thereafter		—		—

Total future minimum lease payments		85,287		2,514
Less amount representing interest (1.9% to 4.4%)		3,656		182

Present value of minimum lease payments	$	81,631	$	2,332


Current maturities of long-term debt	30,450
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	51,181
Other current liabilities		724
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities		1,608

The weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for finance and operating leases as of June 26, 2021 were:


	Finance Leases			Operating Leases
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)		3.1			3.7
Weighted average discount rate		3.0	%		4.0	%

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Debt

Other than the finance lease obligations as presented on the consolidated balance sheets, the Company had no outstanding debt as of June 26, 2021 and December 26, 2020.

On August 18, 2020, Landstar entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, which matures on August 18, 2023, provides $250,000,000 of borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility, $35,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement includes an “accordion” feature providing for a possible increase up to an aggregate borrowing capacity of $400,000,000.

The revolving credit loans under the Credit Agreement, at the option of Landstar, bear interest at (i) the Eurocurrency rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00%, or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%, in each case with the applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. The revolving credit facility bears a commitment fee, payable quarterly in arrears, of 0.25% to 0.35%, based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. As of June 26, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

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The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that limit, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness. The Company is required to, among other things, maintain a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, and maintain a Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, below a specified maximum. The Credit Agreement provides for a restriction on cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders on the Company’s capital stock to the extent there is a default under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement under certain circumstances limits the amount of such cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders to the extent that, after giving effect to any payment made to effect such cash dividend or other distribution, the Leverage Ratio would exceed 2.5 to 1 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter. The Credit Agreement provides for an event of default in the event that, among other things, a person or group acquires 35% or more of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or obtains power to elect a majority of the Company’s directors or the directors cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors, as defined in the Credit Agreement. None of these covenants are presently considered by management to be materially restrictive to the Company’s operations, capital resources or liquidity. The Company is currently in compliance with all of the debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.

The interest rates on borrowings under the revolving credit facility are typically tied to short-term interest rates that adjust monthly and, as such, carrying value approximates fair value. Interest rates on borrowings under finance leases approximate the interest rates that would currently be available to the Company under similar terms and, as such, carrying value approximates fair value.

(11)	Commitments and Contingencies

Short-term investments include $52,560,000 in current maturities of investments held by the Company’s insurance segment at June 26, 2021. The

non-current

portion of the bond portfolio of $119,987,000 is included in other assets. The short-term investments, together with $20,144,000 of

non-current

investments, provide collateral for the $65,434,000 of letters of credit issued to guarantee payment of insurance claims. As of June 26, 2021, Landstar also had $33,579,000 of additional letters of credit outstanding under the Company’s Credit Agreement.

The Company is involved in certain claims and pending litigation arising from the normal conduct of business. Many of these claims are covered in whole or in part by insurance. Based on knowledge of the facts and, in certain cases, opinions of outside counsel, management believes that adequate provisions have been made for probable losses with respect to the resolution of all such claims and pending litigation and that the ultimate outcome, after provisions therefor, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, but could have a material effect on the results of operations in a given quarter or year.

(12)	Change in Accounting Estimate for Self-Insured Claims

Landstar provides for the estimated costs of self-insured claims primarily on an actuarial basis. The amount recorded for the estimated liability for claims incurred is based upon the facts and circumstances known on the applicable balance sheet date. The ultimate resolution of these claims may be for an amount greater or less than the amount estimated by management. The Company continually revises its existing claim estimates as new or revised information becomes available on the status of each claim. Historically, the Company has experienced both favorable and unfavorable development of prior years’ claims estimates.

The following table summarizes the adverse effect of the increase in the cost of insurance claims resulting from unfavorable development of prior year self-insured claims estimates on operating income, net income and earnings per share set forth in the consolidated statements of income for the

twenty-six-week

and thirteen-week periods ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020 (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended				Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021		June 27, 2020		June 26, 2021		June 27, 2020
Operating income	$	980	$	5,039	$	1,272	$	2,816
Net income	$	741	$	3,820	$	962	$	2,135
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.10	$	0.03	$	0.06

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(13)	Impairment of Intangible and Other Assets

During the 2020 second fiscal quarter, the Company recorded a

non-cash

impairment charge of $2,582,000 in respect of certain assets, primarily customer contract and related customer relationship intangible assets, acquired on September 20, 2017, along with substantially all of the other assets of the asset-light transportation logistics business of Fletes Avella, S.A. de C.V. (“Fletes Avella”).

As previously disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the 2020 first quarter, negative macroeconomic trends in Mexico during the first half of 2020, including issues in the international oil and gas sector, caused significant disruptions in the Mexican economy. Accordingly, management performed impairment tests of the carrying values of certain assets that primarily related to intra-Mexico business acquired as a part of the Fletes Avella acquisition. The impairment tests resulted in an impairment charge

of $2,582,000,

as the negative macroeconomic trends in Mexico caused financial projections as of the end of the 2020 second quarter relating to these intangible assets to be substantially below those originally anticipated at the acquisition date. There was

corresponding goodwill impairment charge recorded as the fair value of the Company’s Mexico and cross-border reporting unit significantly exceeded its carrying value as of June 27, 2020. The fair value of the Company’s Mexico and cross-border reporting unit continues to significantly exceed its carrying value as of June 26, 2021.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein, and with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2020 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2020 Annual Report on Form

10-K.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this document that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this Form

10-Q

contain 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: the impact of the coronavirus

(COVID-19)

pandemic; 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; decreased demand for transportation services; U.S. foreign trade relationships; substantial industry competition; disruptions or failures in the Company’s computer systems; cyber and other information security incidents; dependence on key vendors; changes in fuel taxes; status of independent contractors; regulatory and legislative changes; regulations focused on diesel emissions and other air quality matters; catastrophic loss of a Company facility; intellectual property; unclaimed property; and other operational, financial or legal risks or uncertainties detailed in Landstar’s Form

10-K

for the 2020 fiscal year, described in Item 1A “Risk Factors”, in this report or in Landstar’s other Securities and Exchange Commission 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.

Introduction

Landstar System, Inc. and its subsidiary, Landstar System Holdings, Inc. (collectively referred to herein with their subsidiaries and other affiliated companies as “Landstar” or the “Company”), is a worldwide technology enabled asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions. The Company offers services to its customers across multiple transportation modes, with the ability to arrange for individual shipments of freight to comprehensive third party logistics solutions to meet all of a customer’s transportation needs. Landstar provides services principally throughout the United States and to a lesser extent in Canada and Mexico, and between the United States and Canada, Mexico and other countries around the world. The Company’s services emphasize safety, information coordination and customer service and are delivered through a network of over 1,200 independent commission sales agents and approximately 89,000 third party capacity providers, primarily truck capacity providers, linked together by a series of digital technologies which are provided and coordinated by the Company. The nature of the Company’s business is such that a significant portion of its operating costs varies directly with revenue.

Landstar markets its integrated transportation management solutions primarily through independent commission sales agents and exclusively utilizes third party capacity providers to transport customers’ freight. Landstar’s independent commission sales agents enter into contractual arrangements with the Company and are responsible for locating freight, making that freight available to Landstar’s capacity providers and coordinating the transportation of the freight with customers and capacity providers. The Company’s third party capacity providers consist of independent contractors who provide truck capacity to the Company under exclusive lease arrangements (the

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“BCO Independent Contractors”), unrelated trucking companies who provide truck capacity to the Company under

non-exclusive

contractual arrangements (the “Truck Brokerage Carriers”), air cargo carriers, ocean cargo carriers and railroads. Through this network of agents and capacity providers linked together by Landstar’s ecosystem of digital technologies, Landstar operates an integrated transportation management solutions business primarily throughout North America with revenue of $4.1 billion during the most recently completed fiscal year. The Company reports the results of two operating segments: the transportation logistics segment and the insurance segment.

The transportation logistics segment provides a wide range of integrated transportation management solutions. Transportation services are provided by Landstar’s “Operating Subsidiaries”: Landstar Ranger, Inc., Landstar Inway, Inc., Landstar Ligon, Inc., Landstar Gemini, Inc., Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc., Landstar Global Logistics, Inc., Landstar Express America, Inc., Landstar Canada, Inc., Landstar Metro, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Landstar Servicios, S.A.P.I. de C.V., and as further described below, Landstar Blue. Transportation services offered by the Company include truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo and customs brokerage. Examples of the industries serviced by the transportation logistics segment include automotive parts and assemblies, consumer durables, building products, metals, chemicals, foodstuffs, heavy machinery, retail, electronics and military equipment. In addition, the transportation logistics segment provides transportation services to other transportation companies, including third party logistics and less-than-truckload service providers. The independent commission sales agents market services provided by the transportation logistics segment. Billings for freight transportation services are typically charged to customers on a per shipment basis for the physical transportation of freight and are referred to as transportation revenue. During the twenty six weeks ended June 26, 2021, revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, Truck Brokerage Carriers and railroads represented approximately 42%, 50% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue. Collectively, revenue generated by air and ocean cargo carriers represented approximately 4% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021.

On May 6, 2020, the Company formed a new subsidiary that was subsequently renamed Landstar Blue, LLC (“Landstar Blue”). Landstar Blue arranges truckload brokerage services while helping the Company to develop and test digital technologies and processes for the benefit of all Landstar independent commission sales agents. On June 15, 2020, Landstar Blue completed the acquisition of an independent agent of the Company whose business focused on truckload brokerage services. The results of operations from Landstar Blue are presented as part of the Company’s transportation logistics segment. Revenue from Landstar Blue represented less than 1% of the Company’s transportation logistics segment revenue in the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021.

The insurance segment is comprised of Signature Insurance Company (“Signature”), a wholly owned offshore insurance subsidiary, and Risk Management Claim Services, Inc. The insurance segment provides risk and claims management services to certain of Landstar’s operating subsidiaries. In addition, it reinsures certain risks of the Company’s BCO Independent Contractors and provides certain property and casualty insurance directly to certain of Landstar’s operating subsidiaries. Revenue at the insurance segment represents reinsurance premiums from third party insurance companies that provide insurance programs to BCO Independent Contractors where all or a portion of the risk is ultimately borne by Signature. Revenue at the insurance segment represented approximately 1% of the Company’s consolidated revenue for the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021.

Changes in Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management believes the Company’s success principally depends on its ability to generate freight revenue through its network of independent commission sales agents and to safely and efficiently deliver freight utilizing third party capacity providers. Management believes the most significant factors to the Company’s success include increasing revenue, sourcing capacity and controlling costs, including insurance and claims.

While customer demand, which is subject to overall economic conditions, ultimately drives increases or decreases in revenue, the Company primarily relies on its independent commission sales agents to establish customer relationships and generate revenue opportunities. Management’s emphasis with respect to revenue growth is on revenue generated by independent commission sales agents who on an annual basis generate $1 million or more of Landstar revenue (“Million Dollar Agents”). Management believes future revenue growth is primarily dependent on its ability to increase both the revenue generated by Million Dollar Agents and the number of Million Dollar Agents through a combination of recruiting new agents, increasing the revenue opportunities generated by existing independent commission sales agents and providing its independent commission sales agents with digital technologies they may use to grow revenue and increase efficiencies at their businesses. During the 2020 fiscal year, 508 independent commission sales agents generated $1 million or more of Landstar revenue and thus qualified as Million Dollar Agents. During the 2020 fiscal year, the average revenue generated by a Million Dollar Agent was $7,489,000 and revenue generated by Million Dollar Agents in the aggregate represented 92% of consolidated revenue.

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Management monitors business activity by tracking the number of loads (volume) and revenue per load by mode of transportation. Revenue per load can be influenced by many factors other than a change in price. Those factors include the average length of haul, freight type, special handling and equipment requirements, fuel costs and delivery time requirements. For shipments involving two or more modes of transportation, revenue is generally classified by the mode of transportation having the highest cost for the load. The following table summarizes this information by trailer type for truck transportation and by mode for all others:


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020			June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020
Revenue generated through (in thousands):
Truck transportation
Truckload:
Van equipment	$	1,798,061		$	1,028,334		$	970,874		$	483,027
Unsided/platform equipment		784,883			533,716			444,251			247,388
Less-than-truckload		54,732			45,859			29,062			22,918

Total truck transportation		2,637,676			1,607,909			1,444,187			753,333
Rail intermodal		76,068			51,315			44,360			23,186
Ocean and air cargo carriers		107,840			57,250			60,240			30,663
Other (1)		36,668			34,606			21,931			16,332

	$	2,858,252		$	1,751,080		$	1,570,718		$	823,514

Revenue on loads hauled via BCO Independent Contractors included in total truck transportation	$	1,209,056		$	809,779		$	648,942		$	378,500
Number of loads:
Truck transportation
Truckload:
Van equipment		777,921			600,519			409,048			285,174
Unsided/platform equipment		275,754			231,122			149,489			110,533
Less-than-truckload		85,095			78,079			44,403			39,723

Total truck transportation		1,138,770			909,720			602,940			435,430
Rail intermodal		26,800			21,510			15,100			9,970
Ocean and air cargo carriers		19,460			14,430			10,230			7,360

		1,185,030			945,660			628,270			452,760

Loads hauled via BCO Independent Contractors included in total truck transportation		510,150			443,830			264,200			210,430
Revenue per load:
Truck transportation
Truckload:
Van equipment	$	2,311		$	1,712		$	2,373		$	1,694
Unsided/platform equipment		2,846			2,309			2,972			2,238
Less-than-truckload		643			587			655			577
Total truck transportation		2,316			1,767			2,395			1,730
Rail intermodal		2,838			2,386			2,938			2,326
Ocean and air cargo carriers		5,542			3,967			5,889			4,166
Revenue per load on loads hauled via BCO Independent Contractors	$	2,370		$	1,825		$	2,456		$	1,799
Revenue by capacity type (as a % of total revenue):
Truck capacity providers:
BCO Independent Contractors		42	%		46	%		41	%		46	%
Truck Brokerage Carriers		50	%		46	%		51	%		46	%
Rail intermodal		3	%		3	%		3	%		3	%
Ocean and air cargo carriers		4	%		3	%		4	%		4	%
Other		1	%		2	%		1	%		2	%

(1)	Includes primarily reinsurance premium revenue generated by the insurance segment and intra-Mexico transportation services revenue generated by Landstar Metro.

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Also critical to the Company’s success is its ability to secure capacity, particularly truck capacity, at rates that allow the Company to profitably transport customers’ freight. The following table summarizes the number of available truck capacity providers on the dates indicated:


	June 26, 2021		June 27, 2020
BCO Independent Contractors		10,778		9,632
Truck Brokerage Carriers:
Approved and active (1)		53,891		37,600
Other approved		24,098		16,365

		77,989		53,965

Total available truck capacity providers		88,767		63,597

Trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors		11,557		10,299

(1)	Active refers to Truck Brokerage Carriers who moved at least one load in the 180 days immediately preceding the fiscal quarter end.

The Company incurs costs that are directly related to the transportation of freight that include purchased transportation and commissions to agents. The Company incurs indirect costs associated with the transportation of freight that include other operating costs and insurance and claims. In addition, the Company incurs selling, general and administrative costs essential to administering its business operations. Management continually monitors all components of the costs incurred by the Company and establishes annual cost budgets which, in general, are used to benchmark costs incurred on a monthly basis.

Purchased transportation represents the amount a BCO Independent Contractor or other third party capacity provider is paid to haul freight. The amount of purchased transportation paid to a BCO Independent Contractor is primarily based on a contractually agreed-upon percentage of revenue generated by loads hauled by the BCO Independent Contractor. Purchased transportation paid to a Truck Brokerage Carrier is based on either a negotiated rate for each load hauled or, to a lesser extent, a contractually agreed-upon fixed rate per load. Purchased transportation paid to railroads is based on either a negotiated rate for each load hauled or a contractually agreed-upon fixed rate per load. Purchased transportation paid to air cargo carriers is generally based on a negotiated rate for each load hauled and purchased transportation paid to ocean cargo carriers is generally based on contractually agreed-upon fixed rates per load. Purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue for truck brokerage, rail intermodal and ocean cargo services is normally higher than that of BCO Independent Contractor and air cargo services. Purchased transportation is the largest component of costs and expenses and, on a consolidated basis, increases or decreases as a percentage of consolidated revenue in proportion to changes in the percentage of consolidated revenue generated through BCO Independent Contractors and other third party capacity providers and external revenue from the insurance segment, consisting of reinsurance premiums. Purchased transportation as a percent of revenue also increases or decreases in relation to the availability of truck brokerage capacity and with changes in the price of fuel on revenue generated from shipments hauled by Truck Brokerage Carriers. The Company passes 100% of fuel surcharges billed to customers for freight hauled by BCO Independent Contractors to its BCO Independent Contractors. These fuel surcharges are excluded from revenue and the cost of purchased transportation. Purchased transportation costs are recognized over the freight transit period as the performance obligation to the customer is completed.

Commissions to agents are based on contractually agreed-upon percentages of revenue or net revenue, defined as revenue less the cost of purchased transportation, or net revenue less a contractually agreed upon percentage of revenue retained by Landstar. Commissions to agents as a percentage of consolidated revenue will vary directly with fluctuations in the percentage of consolidated revenue generated by the various modes of transportation and reinsurance premiums and with changes in net revenue margin, defined as net revenue divided by revenue, on services provided by Truck Brokerage Carriers, railroads, air cargo carriers and ocean cargo carriers. Commissions to agents are recognized over the freight transit period as the performance obligation to the customer is completed.

The Company defines gross profit as revenue less the cost of purchased transportation and commissions to agents. Gross profit divided by revenue is referred to as gross profit margin. The Company’s operating margin is defined as operating income divided by gross profit.

In general, gross profit margin on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors represents a fixed percentage of revenue due to the nature of the contracts that pay a fixed percentage of revenue to both the BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents. For revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers, gross profit margin is either fixed or variable as a percent of revenue, depending on the contract with each individual independent commission sales agent. Under certain contracts with independent commission sales agents, the Company retains a fixed percentage of revenue and the agent retains the amount remaining less the cost of purchased transportation (the “retention contracts”). Gross profit margin on revenue generated from shipments hauled by railroads, air cargo carriers, ocean cargo carriers and Truck Brokerage Carriers, other than those under retention contracts, is variable in nature as the Company’s contracts with independent commission sales agents provide commissions to agents at a contractually agreed upon percentage of net revenue for these types of shipments. Approximately 47% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021 was generated under contracts that have a fixed gross profit margin while 53% was under contracts that have a variable gross profit margin.

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Maintenance costs for Company-provided trailing equipment and BCO Independent Contractor recruiting and qualification costs are the largest components of other operating costs. Also included in other operating costs are trailer rental costs, the provision for uncollectible advances and other receivables due from BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents and gains/losses, if any, on sales of Company-owned trailing equipment.

With respect to insurance and claims cost, potential liability associated with accidents in the trucking industry is severe and occurrences are unpredictable.

Effective May 1, 2019, the Company entered into a new three year commercial auto liability insurance arrangement for losses incurred between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 (the “Initial Excess Policy”) with a third party insurance company. For commercial trucking claims incurred on or after May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2022, the Initial Excess Policy provides for a limit for a single loss of $5,000,000, with an aggregate limit of $15,000,000 for each policy year, an aggregate limit of $20,000,000 for the

thirty-six

month term ended April 30, 2022, and options to increase such aggregate limits for

pre-established

amounts of additional premium. If aggregate losses under the Initial Excess Policy exceed either the annual aggregate limit or the aggregate limit for the three year period ending April 30, 2022, and the Company did not elect to increase such aggregate limits for a

pre-established

amount of additional premium, Landstar would retain liability of up to $10,000,000 per occurrence, inclusive of its $5,000,000 self-insured retention for commercial trucking claims during the remainder of the applicable policy year(s). Moreover, as a result of the Company’s aggregate loss experience since it entered into the Initial Excess Policy, the Initial Excess Policy required the Company to pay additional premium relating to its existing coverage up to a

pre-established

maximum amount of $3,500,000, which was provided for in insurance and claims costs for the Company’s 2020 fiscal first quarter.

The Company also maintains third party insurance arrangements providing excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $10,000,000. These third party arrangements provide coverage on a per occurrence or aggregated basis. Due to the increasing cost of commercial auto liability claims throughout the United States in recent years, the availability of such excess coverage has significantly decreased and the pricing associated with such excess coverage, to the extent available, has significantly increased. Effective May 1, 2021, with respect to the annual policy year ending April 30, 2022, the Company experienced an increase of approximately $3 million, or 19%, in the premiums charged by third party insurance companies to the Company for excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $10,000,000. Moreover, the Company increased the level of its financial exposure to commercial trucking claims in excess of $10,000,000, including through the use of additional self-insurance, deductibles, aggregate loss limits, quota shares and other arrangements with third party insurance companies, based on the availability of coverage within certain excess insurance coverage layers and estimated cost differentials between proposed premiums from third party insurance companies and historical and actuarially projected losses experienced by the Company at various levels of excess insurance coverage. No assurances can be given that the availability of excess coverage for commercial trucking claims will not continue to deteriorate, that the pricing associated with such excess coverage, to the extent available, will not continue to increase, nor that insurance coverage from third party insurers for excess coverage of commercial trucking claims will even be available on commercially reasonable terms at certain levels.

Further, the Company retains liability of up to $1,000,000 for each general liability claim, up to $250,000 for each workers’ compensation claim and up to $250,000 for each cargo claim. In addition, under reinsurance arrangements by Signature of certain risks of the Company’s BCO Independent Contractors, the Company retains liability of up to $500,000, $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 with respect to certain occupational accident claims and up to $750,000 with respect to certain workers’ compensation claims. The Company’s exposure to liability associated with accidents incurred by Truck Brokerage Carriers, railroads and air and ocean cargo carriers who transport freight on behalf of the Company is reduced by various factors including the extent to which such carriers maintain their own insurance coverage. A material increase in the frequency or severity of accidents, cargo claims or workers’ compensation claims or the material unfavorable development of existing claims could have a material adverse effect on Landstar’s cost of insurance and claims and its results of operations.

During the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021, employee compensation and benefits accounted for approximately seventy-four percent of the Company’s selling, general and administrative costs.

Depreciation and amortization primarily relate to depreciation of trailing equipment and information technology hardware and software.

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The following table sets forth the percentage relationship of purchased transportation and commissions to agents, both being direct costs, to revenue and indirect costs as a percentage of gross profit for the periods indicated:


	Twenty Six Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
	June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020			June 26, 2021			June 27, 2020
Revenue		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Purchased transportation		77.9			76.8			78.2			77.1
Commissions to agents		7.8			8.6			7.7			9.1

Gross profit margin		14.3	%		14.6	%		14.1	%		13.7	%

Gross profit		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Investment income		0.3			0.8			0.3			0.7
Indirect costs and expenses:
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions		4.0			6.1			4.0			6.6
Insurance and claims		11.1			17.5			10.9			17.5
Selling, general and administrative		24.3			33.6			24.5			35.9
Depreciation and amortization		5.9			9.0			5.5			10.1
Impairment of intangible and other assets		—			1.0			—			2.3

Total costs and expenses		45.3			67.1			45.0			72.3

Operating margin		55.0	%		33.7	%		55.4	%		28.4	%

Management believes that a discussion of indirect costs as a percentage of gross profit is useful and meaningful to investors for the following principal reasons: (1) disclosure of these relative measures (i.e., each indirect operating cost line item as a percentage of gross profit) allows investors to better understand the underlying trends in the Company’s results of operations; (2) due to the generally fixed nature of these indirect costs (other than insurance and claims costs), these relative measures are meaningful to investors’ evaluations of the Company’s management of its indirect costs attributable to operations; (3) management considers this financial information in its decision-making, such as budgeting for infrastructure, trailing equipment and selling, general and administrative costs; and (4) this information facilitates comparisons by investors of the Company’s results to the results of other

non-asset

or asset-light companies in the transportation and logistics services industry who report “net revenue” or “adjusted gross profit” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis, which represents revenue less the cost of purchased transportation. The difference between the Company’s use of the term “gross profit” and the use of the term “net revenue” or “adjusted gross profit” by other companies in the transportation and logistics services industry is due to the direct cost of commissions to agents under the Landstar business model, whereas other companies in this industry generally have no commissions to agents.

Also, as previously mentioned, the Company reports two operating segments: the transportation logistics segment and the insurance segment. External revenue at the insurance segment, representing reinsurance premiums, has historically been relatively consistent on an annual basis at 2% or less of consolidated revenue and generally corresponds directly with the number of trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors. The discussion of indirect cost line items in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations considers the Company’s costs on a consolidated basis rather than on a segment basis. Management believes this presentation format is the most appropriate to assist users of the financial statements in understanding the Company’s business for the following reasons: (1) the insurance segment has no other operating costs; (2) discussion of insurance and claims at either segment without reference to the other may create confusion amongst investors and potential investors due to intercompany arrangements and specific deductible programs that affect comparability of financial results by segment between various fiscal periods but that have no effect on the Company from a consolidated reporting perspective; (3) selling, general and administrative costs of the insurance segment comprise less than 10% of consolidated selling, general and administrative costs and have historically been relatively consistent on a year-over-year basis; and (4) the insurance segment has no depreciation and amortization.

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Revenue for the 2021

twenty-six-week

period was $2,858,252,000, an increase of $1,107,172,000, or 63%, compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. Transportation revenue increased $1,099,875,000, or 64%. The increase in transportation revenue was attributable to increased revenue per load of approximately 31% and an increased number of loads hauled of approximately 25% compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. The significant increase in revenue in the 2021 first half from the 2020 first half was primarily related to two

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factors: (1) consumer demand for durable goods, building products and

e-commerce

drove revenue during the 2021 period to record levels; and (2) transportation revenue from the 2020 period was significantly adversely impacted by the effect of the

COVID-19

pandemic on the U.S. and global economies. In particular, the impact of the

COVID-19

twenty-six-week

period. Reinsurance premiums were $34,695,000 and $27,398,000 for the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively. The increase in revenue from reinsurance premiums was primarily attributable to increased premiums from a third party insurance company relating to unladen insurance provided to certain BCO Independent Contractors and an increase in the average number of trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period.

Truck transportation revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors and Truck Brokerage Carriers (together, the “third party truck capacity providers”) for the 2021

twenty-six-week

period was $2,637,676,000, representing 92% of total revenue, an increase of $1,029,767,000, or 64%, compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. Revenue per load on loads hauled by third party truck capacity providers increased approximately 31% compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled via truck was primarily due to an extremely tight truck capacity environment experienced during the 2021

twenty-six-week

period. During the 2021

twenty-six-week

period, the demand for truck capacity, particularly with respect to van capacity, increased more rapidly than the supply of available truck capacity in the marketplace as the U.S. economy recovered from the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic. Revenue per load on loads hauled via van equipment increased 35%, revenue per load on loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment increased 23% and revenue per load on less-than-truckload loadings increased 10% as compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. The number of loads hauled by third party truck capacity providers increased approximately 25% in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. The increase in the number of loads hauled via truck compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period was due to a broad-based increase in demand for the Company’s truck transportation services during the 2021 period, particularly those services provided via van equipment, compared to the 2020 period, which was adversely impacted by the

COVID-19

pandemic. Loads hauled via van equipment increased 30%, loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment increased 19% and less-than-truckload volumes increased 9% as compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. Fuel surcharges billed to customers on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors are excluded from revenue. Fuel surcharges on Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue identified separately in billings to customers and included as a component of Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue were $45,574,000 and $29,302,000 in the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively.

Transportation revenue generated by rail intermodal, air cargo and ocean cargo carriers (collectively, the “multimode capacity providers”) for the 2021

twenty-six-week

period was $183,908,000, or 6% of total revenue, an increase of $75,343,000, or 69%, compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. Revenue per load on revenue generated by multimode capacity providers increased approximately 32% in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period, and the number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers increased approximately 29% over the same period. Revenue per load on loads hauled by multimode capacity providers increased for all modes, primarily due to strong U.S. and global economic recoveries coupled with the impact of global supply chain disruptions. Revenue per load on revenue generated by multimode capacity providers is influenced by many factors, including revenue mix among the various modes of transportation used, length of haul, complexity of freight, density of freight lanes, fuel costs and availability of capacity. The increase in the number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers was due to a broad-based increase in demand across many customers for the Company’s rail, air and ocean service offerings during the 2021 period as well as the adverse impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic on multimode loadings during the 2020 period, which began during the last week of the Company’s 2020 first fiscal quarter and persisted throughout the entirety of the 2020 second fiscal quarter.

Purchased transportation was 77.9% and 76.8% of revenue in the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively. The increase in purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to an increased rate of purchased transportation on revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers and an increased percentage of revenue contributed by Truck Brokerage Carriers, which typically has a higher rate of purchased transportation than revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, partially offset by a decreased rate of purchased transportation paid on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractor revenue due to the impact of

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments in the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. Under that program, for each load delivered by a BCO Independent Contractor with a confirmed delivery date from April 1, 2020 through May 30, 2020, the Company paid each of the BCO Independent Contractor who hauled the load and the independent commission sales agent who dispatched the load an extra $50. Commissions to agents were 7.8% and 8.6% of revenue in the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively. The decrease in commissions to agents as a percentage of revenue was primarily attributable to a decreased net revenue margin on revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers and a decreased commission rate paid on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors due to the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments to agents included in the 2020 period and the elimination as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year of certain incentive commission arrangements formerly paid to agents relating to a discontinued BCO recruitment and retention program. The Company paid a total of $12,593,000 in

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments during the 2020

twenty-six-week

period.

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Investment income was $1,432,000 and $2,002,000 in the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively. The decrease in investment income was primarily attributable to lower average rates of return on investments in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period, partially offset by a higher average investment balance held by the insurance segment in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period.

Other operating costs increased $871,000 in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period and represented 4.0% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 6.1% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in other operating costs compared to the prior year was primarily due to decreased gains on sales of used trailing equipment and increased trailing equipment maintenance costs, partially offset by a decreased provision for contractor bad debt. The decrease in other operating costs as a percentage of gross profit was caused by the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in other operating costs.

Insurance and claims increased $921,000 in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period and represented 11.1% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 17.5% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in insurance and claims expense compared to the prior year was primarily due to an increase in insurance premiums, primarily for commercial trucking liability coverage, in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period, partially offset by a $5,000,000 charge for the Company’s self-insured retention with respect to a tragic vehicular accident involving a fatality during the 2020 period, a $3,500,000 charge relating to additional premium the Company was required to pay under its existing multi-year insurance arrangements in connection with certain aggregated losses incurred during the 2020 period, as well as the impact of decreased net unfavorable development of prior years’ claims in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period. During the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, insurance and claims costs included $980,000 and $5,039,000 of net unfavorable adjustments to prior years’ claims estimates, respectively. The decrease in insurance and claims as a percent of gross profit was caused by the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in insurance and claims costs.

Selling, general and administrative costs increased $13,594,000 in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period and represented 24.3% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 33.6% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in selling, general and administrative costs compared to prior year was attributable to increased stock-based compensation expense and an increased provision for incentive compensation, partially offset by a decreased provision for customer bad debt. Included in selling, general and administrative costs was incentive compensation expense of $12,615,000 and $4,057,000 for the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively, and stock-based compensation expense of $10,893,000 and $1,201,000 for the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods, respectively. The decrease in selling, general and administrative costs as a percent of gross profit was due to the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in selling, general and administrative costs.

Depreciation and amortization increased $1,272,000 in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period and represented 5.9% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 9.0% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses was primarily due to increased depreciation on information technology assets. The decrease in depreciation and amortization as a percentage of gross profit was due to the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in depreciation and amortization.

During the 2020 second fiscal quarter, the Company recorded a

non-cash

Interest and debt expense in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period increased $81,000 compared to the 2020

twenty-six-week

period.

The provisions for income taxes for the 2021 and 2020

twenty-six-week

periods were based on estimated annual effective income tax rates of 24.4% and 24.2%, respectively, adjusted for discrete events, such as benefits resulting from stock-based awards. The increase in the estimated annual effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to an increased provision for nondeductible executive compensation during the 2021 period. The effective income tax rate for the 2021

twenty-six-week

period was 24.1%, which was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% primarily attributable to state taxes and nondeductible executive compensation, partially offset by excess tax benefits realized on stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate for the 2020

twenty-six-week

period was 22.7%, which was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% primarily attributable to state taxes and the meals and entertainment exclusion, partially offset by excess tax benefits realized on stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period of 24.1% was lower than the 24.4% estimated annual effective income tax rate primarily due to excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation arrangements in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period. The effective income tax rate in the 2020

twenty-six-week

period of 22.7% was lower than the 24.2% estimated annual effective income tax rate primarily due to excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation arrangements in the 2020

twenty-six-week

period.

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Net income was $169,534,000, or $4.41 per diluted share, in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period. Net income was $65,149,000, or $1.68 per diluted share, in the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. Net income was unfavorably impacted by approximately $12,593,000, or $0.24 per diluted share, during the 2020

twenty-six-week

period, related to the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments.

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Revenue for the 2021 thirteen-week period was $1,570,718,000, an increase of $747,204,000, or 91%, compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. Transportation revenue increased $743,260,000, or 92%. The increase in transportation revenue was attributable to an increased number of loads hauled of approximately 39% and increased revenue per load of approximately 38% compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. The increase in revenue in the 2021 period from the 2020 period was primarily related to two factors: (1) consumer demand for durable goods, building products and

e-commerce

drove revenue in the 2021 period to record levels; and (2) transportation revenue from the 2020 period was significantly adversely impacted by the effect of the

COVID-19

pandemic on the U.S. and global economies. In particular, the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic on demand for the Company’s truck transportation services significantly accelerated during the last week of the Company’s 2020 first fiscal quarter and led to demand lows experienced by the Company in April and May 2020. In June 2020, demand for the Company’s truck transportation services sequentially increased from May 2020, but remained at significantly depressed levels. Reinsurance premiums were $17,660,000 and $13,716,000 for the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The increase in revenue from reinsurance premiums was primarily attributable to increased premiums from a third party insurance company relating to unladen insurance provided to certain BCO Independent Contractors and an increase in the average number of trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period.

Truck transportation revenue generated by third party truck capacity providers for the 2021 thirteen-week period was $1,444,187,000, representing 92% of total revenue, an increase of $690,854,000, or 92%, compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. Both truck loads and revenue per load on loads hauled via truck increased approximately 38% in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. The increase in the number of loads hauled via truck compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period was due to a broad-based increase in demand for the Company’s truck transportation services during the 2021 period as well as the unfavorable impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic on the 2020 period. The number of loads hauled via truck increased 44% in April, 45% in May and 30% in June, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2020. Loads hauled via van equipment increased 43%, loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment increased 35% and less-than-truckload volumes increased 12% as compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled by third party truck capacity providers primarily was due to an extremely tight truck capacity environment experienced during the 2021 period. During the 2021 thirteen-week period, the demand for truck capacity, particularly with respect to van capacity, increased more rapidly than the supply of available truck capacity in the marketplace as the U.S. economy recovered from the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic. Revenue per load on loads hauled via van equipment increased 40%, revenue per load on loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment increased 33% and revenue per load on less-than-truckload loadings increased 13% as compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. Fuel surcharges billed to customers on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors are excluded from revenue. Fuel surcharges on Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue identified separately in billings to customers and included as a component of Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue were $26,340,000 and $12,106,000 in the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively.

Transportation revenue generated by multimode capacity providers for the 2021 thirteen-week period was $104,600,000, or 7% of total revenue, an increase of $50,751,000, or 94%, compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period. The number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers increased approximately 46% in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period, and revenue per load on revenue generated by multimode capacity providers increased approximately 33% over the same period. The increase in the number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers was due to a broad-based increase in demand across many customers for the Company’s rail, air and ocean service offerings as well as the unfavorable impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic had on multimode volumes during the 2020 second fiscal quarter. Revenue per load on loads hauled by multimode capacity providers increased for all modes, primarily due to strong U.S. and global economic recoveries coupled with the impact of supply chain disruptions. Revenue per load on revenue generated by multimode capacity providers is influenced by many factors, including revenue mix among the various modes of transportation used, length of haul, complexity of freight, density of freight lanes, fuel costs and availability of capacity.

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Purchased transportation was 78.2% and 77.1% of revenue in the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The increase in purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to an increased rate of purchased transportation on revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers and an increased percentage of revenue contributed by Truck Brokerage Carriers, which typically has a higher rate of purchased transportation than revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, partially offset by a decrease in purchased transportation paid on BCO Independent Contractor revenue due to the impact of

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments in the 2020 thirteen-week period. Under that program, for each load delivered by a BCO Independent Contractor with a confirmed delivery date from April 1, 2020 through May 30, 2020, the Company paid each of the BCO Independent Contractor who hauled the load and the independent commission sales agent who dispatched the load an extra $50. Commissions to agents were 7.7% and 9.1% of revenue in the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in commissions to agents as a percentage of revenue was primarily attributable to a decreased net revenue margin on revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers and a decreased commission rate paid on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors due to the impact of

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments to agents during the 2020 period and the elimination as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year of certain incentive commission arrangements formerly paid to agents relating to a discontinued BCO recruitment and retention program. The Company paid a total of $12,593,000 in

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments during the 2020 thirteen-week period.

Investment income was $748,000 and $835,000 in the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in investment income was primarily attributable to lower average rates of return on investments in the 2021 thirteen-week period, partially offset by a higher average investment balance held by the insurance segment in the 2021 thirteen-week period.

Other operating costs increased $1,535,000 in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period and represented 4.0% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 6.6% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in other operating costs compared to the prior year was primarily due to increased trailing equipment maintenance costs, increased BCO recruiting and qualification costs and decreased gains on sales of used trailing equipment. The decrease in other operating costs as a percentage of gross profit was caused by the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in other operating costs.

Insurance and claims increased $4,373,000 in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period and represented 10.9% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 17.5% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in insurance and claims expense compared to the prior year was primarily due to increased severity of current year claims in the 2021 period, an increase in BCO miles traveled in the 2021 period, as well as an increase in insurance premiums, primarily for commercial trucking liability coverage, partially offset by decreased net unfavorable development of prior years’ claims in the 2021 thirteen-week period. During the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, insurance and claims costs included $1,272,000 and $2,816,000 of net unfavorable adjustments to prior years’ claims estimates, respectively. The decrease in insurance and claims as a percent of gross profit was caused by the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in insurance and claims costs.

Selling, general and administrative costs increased $13,513,000 in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period and represented 24.5% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 35.9% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in selling, general and administrative costs compared to prior year was attributable to an increased provision for incentive compensation and increased stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a decreased provision for customer bad debt. Included in selling, general and administrative costs was incentive compensation expense of $8,326,000 and $2,026,000 for the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively, and stock-based compensation expense of $6,864,000 and $570,000 for the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in selling, general and administrative costs as a percent of gross profit was due to the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in selling, general and administrative costs.

Depreciation and amortization increased $676,000 in the 2021 thirteen-week period compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period and represented 5.5% of gross profit in the 2021 period compared to 10.1% of gross profit in the 2020 period. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses was primarily due to increased depreciation on information technology assets. The decrease in depreciation and amortization as a percentage of gross profit was due to the effect of increased gross profit, partially offset by the increase in depreciation and amortization.

During the 2020 second fiscal quarter, the Company recorded a

non-cash

Interest and debt expense in the 2021 thirteen-week period decreased $9,000 compared to the 2020 thirteen-week period.

The provisions for income taxes for the 2021 and 2020 thirteen-week periods were based on estimated annual effective income tax rates of 24.4% and 24.2%, respectively, adjusted for discrete events, such as benefits resulting from stock-based awards. The increase in the estimated annual effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to an increased provision for nondeductible executive compensation during the 2021 period. The effective income tax rate for the 2021 thirteen-week period was 23.9%, which was higher than

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the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% primarily attributable to state taxes and nondeductible executive compensation, partially offset by excess tax benefits realized on stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate for the 2020 thirteen-week period was 22.3%, which was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% primarily attributable to state taxes and the meals and entertainment exclusion, partially offset by state tax refunds received during the 2020 thirteen-week period and excess tax benefits realized on stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate in the 2021 thirteen-week period of 23.9% was lower than the 24.4% estimated annual effective income tax rate primarily due to excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation arrangements in the 2021 thirteen-week period. The effective income tax rate in the 2020 thirteen-week period of 22.3% was lower than the 24.2% estimated annual effective income tax rate primarily due to the impact of the state tax refund and excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation arrangements in the 2020 thirteen-week period.

Net income was $92,294,000, or $2.40 per diluted share, in the 2021 thirteen-week period. Net income was $24,254,000, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the 2020 thirteen-week period. Net income during the 2020 thirteen-week period was unfavorably impacted by approximately $12,593,000, or $0.25 per diluted share, related to the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic relief incentive payments.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Working capital and the ratio of current assets to current liabilities were $513,051,000 and 1.7 to 1, respectively, at June 26, 2021, compared with $402,038,000 and 1.5 to 1, respectively, at December 26, 2020. Landstar has historically operated with current ratios within the range of 1.5 to 1 to 2.0 to 1. Cash provided by operating activities was $137,176,000 in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period compared with $198,385,000 in the 2020

twenty-six-week

period. The decrease in cash flow provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to the 63% increase in revenue year-over-year, which increased net receivables, defined as accounts receivable less accounts payable.

The Company declared and paid $0.42 per share, or $16,135,000 in the aggregate, in cash dividends during the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021 and, during such period, also paid $76,770,000 of dividends payable which were declared during fiscal year 2020 and included in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 26, 2020. The Company declared and paid $0.37 per share, or $14,435,000 in the aggregate, in cash dividends during the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 27, 2020 and, during such period, also paid $78,947,000 of dividends payable which were declared during fiscal year 2019 and included in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 28, 2019. During the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 26, 2021, the Company purchased 150,000 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $23,837,000. During the

twenty-six-week

period ended June 27, 2020, the Company purchased 1,178,970 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $115,962,000. As of June 26, 2021, the Company may purchase in the aggregate up to 1,671,030 shares of its common stock under its authorized stock purchase program. Long-term debt, including current maturities, was $81,631,000 at June 26, 2021, $19,143,000 lower than at December 26, 2020.

Shareholders’ equity was $830,173,000, or 91% of total capitalization (defined as long-term debt including current maturities plus equity), at June 26, 2021, compared to $691,835,000, or 87% of total capitalization, at December 26, 2020. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily the result of net income, partially offset by purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock and dividends declared by the Company in the 2021

twenty-six-week

period.

On August 18, 2020, Landstar entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, which matures on August 18, 2023, provides $250,000,000 of borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility, $35,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement includes an “accordion” feature providing for a possible increase up to an aggregate borrowing capacity of $400,000,000.

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At June 26, 2021, the Company had no borrowings outstanding and $33,579,000 of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement. At June 26, 2021, there was $216,421,000 available for future borrowings under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company has $65,434,000 in letters of credit outstanding as collateral for insurance claims that are secured by investments totaling $72,704,000 at June 26, 2021. Investments, all of which are carried at fair value, include primarily investment-grade bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations having maturities of up to five years. Fair value of investments is based primarily on quoted market prices. See “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included herein for further discussion on measurement of fair value of investments.

Historically, the Company has generated sufficient operating cash flow to meet its debt service requirements, fund continued growth, both organic and through acquisitions, complete or execute share purchases of its common stock under authorized share purchase programs, pay dividends and meet working capital needs. As an asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions, the Company’s annual capital requirements for operating property are generally for trailing equipment and information technology hardware and software. In addition, a significant portion of the trailing equipment used by the Company is provided by third party capacity providers, thereby reducing the Company’s capital requirements. During the 2021

twenty-six-week

period, the Company purchased $9,000,000 of operating property. Landstar anticipates acquiring either by purchase or lease financing during the remainder of fiscal year 2021 approximately $102,000,000 in operating property, consisting primarily of new trailing equipment to replace older trailing equipment and information technology equipment.

Management believes that cash flow from operations combined with the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement will be adequate to meet Landstar’s debt service requirements, fund continued growth, both internal and through acquisitions, pay dividends, complete the authorized share purchase program and meet working capital needs.

LEGAL MATTERS

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

twenty-six-week

periods, insurance and claims costs included $980,000 and $5,039,000 of net unfavorable adjustments to prior years’ claims estimates, respectively. It is reasonably likely that the ultimate outcome of settling all outstanding claims will be more or less than the estimated claims liability at June 26, 2021.

Significant variances from management’s estimates for the ultimate resolution of self-insured claims could be expected to positively or negatively affect Landstar’s earnings in a given quarter or year. However, management believes that the ultimate resolution of these items, given a range of reasonably likely outcomes, will not significantly affect the long-term financial condition of Landstar or its ability to fund its continuing operations.

SEASONALITY

Landstar’s operations are subject to seasonal trends common to the trucking industry. Truckload shipments for the quarter ending in March are typically lower than for the quarters ending June, September and December.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to changes in interest rates as a result of its financing activities, primarily its borrowings on its revolving credit facility, if any, and investing activities with respect to investments held by the insurance segment.

On August 18, 2020, Landstar entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, which matures on August 18, 2023, provides $250,000,000 of borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility, $35,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement includes an “accordion” feature providing for a possible increase up to an aggregate borrowing capacity of $400,000,000.

The revolving credit loans under the Credit Agreement, at the option of Landstar, bear interest at (i) the Eurocurrency rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00%, or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%, in each case with the applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. The revolving credit facility bears a commitment fee, payable in arrears, of 0.25% to 0.35%, based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. As of June 26, 2021 and during the entire 2021 second quarter, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

Long-term investments, all of which are

available-for-sale

and are carried at fair value, include primarily investment-grade bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations having maturities of up to five years. Assuming that the long-term portion of investments remains at $119,987,000, the balance at June 26, 2021, a hypothetical increase or decrease in interest rates of 100 basis points would not have a material impact on future earnings on an annualized basis. Short-term investments consist of short-term investment-grade instruments and the current maturities of investment-grade corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations. Accordingly, any future interest rate risk on these short-term investments would not be material to the Company’s operating results.

Assets and liabilities of the Company’s Canadian and Mexican operations are translated from their functional currency to U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and revenue and expense accounts are translated at average monthly exchange rates during the period. Adjustments resulting from the translation process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Transactional gains and losses arising from receivable and payable balances, including intercompany balances, in the normal course of business that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the operation are recorded in the statements of income when they occur. The assets held at the Company’s Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries at June 26, 2021 were collectively, as translated to U.S. dollars, approximately 2% of total consolidated assets. Accordingly, translation gains or losses of 50% or less related to the Canadian and Mexican operations would not be material.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form

10-Q,

an evaluation was carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule

13a-15(e)

promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 26, 2021 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the second quarter of 2021, which were identified in connection with management’s evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules

13a-15

and

15d-15

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, Company management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitation in any control system, no evaluation or implementation of a control system can provide complete assurance that all control issues and all possible instances of fraud have been or will be detected.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Part I, Item 2, “

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Legal Matters

”

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Part I “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form

10-K

for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2020 as filed with the SEC.

Increased severity or frequency of accidents and other claims or a material unfavorable development of existing claims.

For periods prior to May 1, 2019, Landstar retains liability for commercial trucking claims up to $5,000,000 per occurrence and maintains various third party insurance arrangements for liabilities in excess of its $5,000,000 self-insured retention. Effective May 1, 2019, the Company entered into a new three year commercial auto liability insurance arrangement for losses incurred between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 (the “Initial Excess Policy”) with a third party insurance company. For commercial trucking claims incurred on or after May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2022, the Initial Excess Policy provides for a limit for a single loss of $5,000,000, with an aggregate limit of $15,000,000 for each policy year, an aggregate limit of $20,000,000 for the

thirty-six

month term ended April 30, 2022, and options to increase such aggregate limits for

pre-established

Effective May 1, 2021, with respect to the annual policy year ending April 30, 2022, as compared to the annual policy year ended April 30, 2021, the Company experienced an increase of approximately $3 million, or 19%, in the premiums charged by third party insurance companies to the Company for excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $10,000,000. With respect to the annual policy year ending April 30, 2021, as compared to the annual policy year ended April 30, 2020, the Company experienced an increase of approximately $14 million, or over 170%, in the premiums charged by third party insurance companies to the Company for excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $10,000,000. Moreover, the Company has increased the level of its financial exposure to commercial trucking claims in excess of $10,000,000 through the use of additional self-insurance, deductibles, aggregate loss limits, quota shares and other arrangements with third party insurance companies, based on the availability of coverage within certain excess insurance coverage layers and estimated cost differentials between proposed premiums from third party insurance companies and historical and actuarially projected losses experienced by the Company at various levels of excess insurance coverage. The availability of excess coverage for commercial trucking claims could continue to deteriorate, the pricing associated with such excess coverage, to the extent available, could continue to increase, and insurance coverage from third party insurers for excess coverage of commercial trucking claims may not be available on commercially reasonable terms at certain levels. If any claim occurrence were to exceed our excess coverage limits under our third party insurance arrangements, such claim could have a material adverse effect on Landstar’s financial condition and results of operations.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s purchase of its common stock during the period from March 28, 2021 to June 26, 2021, the Company’s second fiscal quarter:


Fiscal Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs		Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs
March 27, 2021								1,821,030
March 28, 2021 – April 24, 2021		—	$	—		—		1,821,030
April 25, 2021 – May 22, 2021		—		—		—		1,821,030
May 23, 2021 – June 26, 2021		150,000		158.91		150,000		1,671,030

Total		150,000	$	158.91		150,000

On December 9, 2019, the Landstar System, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to 1,849,068 shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. As of June 26, 2021, the Company had authorization to purchase in the aggregate up to 1,671,030 shares of its common stock under this program. No specific expiration date has been assigned to the December 9, 2019 authorization.

Dividends

On August 18, 2020, Landstar entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a restriction on cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders on the Company’s capital stock in the event there is a default under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement, under certain circumstances, limits the amount of such cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders to the extent that, after giving effect to any payment made to effect such cash dividend or other distribution, the Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, would exceed 2.5 to 1 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are furnished as part of this quarterly report on Form

10-Q.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Registrant’s Commission File No.:

0-21238


Exhibit No.		Description

(10)

10.1+*		Letter agreement, dated May 20, 2021, between Landstar System, Inc. and Fred L. Pensotti

(31)		Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.1*		Chief Executive Officer certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Chief Financial Officer certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

		(32) Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**		Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2**		Chief Financial Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS*		Inline XBRL Instance Document—the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

+ management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


						LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.

Date: July 30, 2021						/s/ James B. Gattoni
						James B. Gattoni
						President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 30, 2021						/s/ Federico L. Pensotti
						Federico L. Pensotti
						Vice President and Chief
						Financial Officer