Landstar System, Inc.
Acquisitions
3
Major Deals Covered
This page covers 3 major deals from 2009 to 2017, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.
| Company | Year | Price | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Logistics Management (NLM) | 2009 | Undisclosed | Landstar acquired NLM to add web-based transportation management and expedited freight capabilities. |
| Fletes Avella, S.A. de C.V. | 2017 | Undisclosed | Landstar acquired Fletes Avella, a Mexican transportation company, to build domestic Mexico and cross-border capacity. |
| Premier Logistics, Inc. & A3 Integration, LLC | 2009 | Undisclosed | Enhance SaaS and freight management capabilities (later sold in 2013). |
2017
Landstar acquired Fletes Avella, a Mexican transportation company, to build domestic Mexico and cross-border capacity.
The business became Landstar Metro, Landstar's Mexican subsidiary.
In 2025 Landstar decided to market Landstar Metro for sale and recorded noncash charges related to the business.
2009
Landstar acquired NLM to add web-based transportation management and expedited freight capabilities.
NLM gave Landstar a technology-driven logistics business alongside its agent network.
Landstar sold NLM to XPO Logistics in late 2013 for about $87 million to refocus on its core agent and BCO network.
2009
Enhance SaaS and freight management capabilities (later sold in 2013).
Under CEO Frank Lonegro, Landstar is focused on recruiting agents and BCOs, growing heavy-haul and other specialized freight, tightening carrier vetting, and building technology and AI tools that support agents rather than replace them. It decided in 2025 to sell Landstar Metro, its Mexican subsidiary, to refocus on the core North American network, and in July 2026 it added a Chief Commercial Officer, Bill Clement (effective August 1, 2026), along with a new strategy and transformation role to speed up growth initiatives.
Landstar earns money by billing shippers for freight moves and paying most of that revenue out as variable costs. Independent commission sales agents find shippers and book loads. The freight is hauled either by BCO independent contractors who lease their own trucks onto Landstar's operating authority (38% of FY2025 revenue) or by unrelated truck brokerage carriers (53%). Rail, air, ocean, and insurance revenue make up the rest. Landstar keeps the difference between what it bills and what it pays for purchased transportation and agent commissions, which it reports as variable contribution, and supplies the operating authority, insurance, credit and collections, safety compliance, technology, and trailing equipment.
Notable deals include National Logistics Management (2009), which it later sold to XPO, and Mexico's Fletes Avella (2017), which became Landstar Metro.
Landstar sold NLM to XPO Logistics in late 2013 for about $87 million, and in 2025 it decided to sell Landstar Metro.
Landstar mainly grows by recruiting agents and BCOs, which adds freight and capacity without large acquisition costs.
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