Landstar System, Inc.
Leadership History
4 leaders · 2004 to present
Frank A. Lonegro is the CEO of Landstar, in the role since 2024. The first chief executive was Henry H. Gerkens, from 2004.
| Name | Role | From | To | Years in role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Clement | Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | 2026 | Present | < 1 |
| Frank A. Lonegro | President and Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | Present | 2 |
| James B. Gattoni | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | 2014 | 2024 | 10 |
| Henry H. Gerkens | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | 2004 | 2014 | 10 |
Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ: LSTR) is one of North America's largest freight networks by revenue, yet it employed only 1,450 people at the end of 2025. Its corporate office in Jacksonville, Florida runs the safety, insurance, billing, technology, and compliance functions, while independent agents and capacity providers handle most customer relationships and the trucks on the road. Transport Topics ranks Landstar No. 12 among for-hire carriers in North America.
Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
2026 – Present
0 years (current)
Clement joined as Chief Commercial Officer effective August 1, 2026, reporting to CEO Frank Lonegro.
Leads Landstar's commercial organization as part of a 2026 leadership change aimed at accelerating growth.
President and Chief Executive Officer
2024 – Present
2 years (current)
Lonegro became president and CEO in February 2024, succeeding Jim Gattoni. He previously served as CFO of Beacon Roofing Supply and spent years in senior finance and operations roles at CSX. As CEO he decided in 2025 to sell Landstar Metro, tightened carrier vetting, and in July 2026 appointed Bill Clement as Chief Commercial Officer alongside a new strategy and transformation role.
Lonegro guided Landstar through the tail of a long freight downturn and into the 2026 recovery, when Q2 revenue grew 18% and the BCO truck count posted its strongest quarterly gain since early 2022. His priorities include agent and BCO recruiting, heavy-haul growth, AI tools for agents, and safety.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
2014 – 2024
10 years
Gattoni joined Landstar in 1995, served as CFO, and became CEO in the mid-2010s before retiring in early 2024. He invested in agent and BCO technology such as Landstar Maximizer and kept the asset-light agent model at the center of the business.
Gattoni led Landstar through the 2021-2022 freight boom, when revenue reached a record $7.44 billion in 2022, and returned cash to shareholders through regular and special dividends and buybacks.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
2004 – 2014
10 years
Gerkens, the former chief financial officer, became chief executive in 2004.
Landstar revenue passed $3 billion under him. Jim Gattoni succeeded him at the end of 2014.
Landstar is exposed to freight cycles, spot-rate pressure, insurance and claims costs, broker liability after the 2026 Montgomery ruling, independent contractor regulation, and competition for agents and capacity.
Frank A. Lonegro has served as president and CEO since February 2024. He previously was CFO of Beacon Roofing Supply and held senior roles at CSX.
Jim Gattoni joined Landstar in 1995, served as CFO, and later CEO until his retirement in early 2024. Revenue reached a record $7.44 billion in 2022 during his tenure.
Jim Todd serves as Chief Financial Officer of Landstar System.
Landstar leadership operates on the philosophy of mutual partnership: recognizing that independent sales agents and BCO owner-operators are independent small-business entrepreneurs whose individual financial success drives Landstar's enterprise growth.
CEO Frank Lonegro has prioritized accelerating digital freight matching technology, expanding agent recruitment, growing specialized cross-border Mexico logistics, and maintaining disciplined shareholder capital return through freight market cycles.
Frank Lonegro serves as CEO, taking over from the highly successful Jim Gattoni in 2024. Lonegro was specifically hired because of his massive, highly strategic background at CSX (a major railroad). His absolute primary mandate is aggressively upgrading Landstar's digital software platform to ensure their independent agents can compete against massive, highly funded digital freight brokers like Uber Freight.
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