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10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 29, 2014

¨	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

LOGO

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)

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 x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files): Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of the close of business on April 21, 2014 was 44,952,986.

Index

PART I – Financial Information


Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013			Page 4

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013			Page 5

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013			Page 6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013			Page 7

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2014			Page 8

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			Page 9

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			Page 14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			Page 22

Item 4. Controls and Procedures			Page 23

PART II – Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings			Page 23

Item 1A. Risk Factors			Page 23

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			Page 23

Item 6. Exhibits			Page 24

Signatures			Page 26
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

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 thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 27, 2014.

These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	March 29, 2014			December 28, 2013
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	114,166		$	180,302
Short-term investments		35,560			34,939
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $3,594 and $3,773		411,545			378,732
Other receivables, including advances to independent contractors, less allowance of $4,212 and $4,253		81,986			73,903
Deferred income taxes and other current assets		14,778			14,592

Total current assets		658,035			682,468

Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $160,307 and $157,985		171,717			177,329
Goodwill		31,134			31,134
Other assets		83,236			79,765

Total assets	$	944,122		$	970,696

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Cash overdraft	$	21,179		$	27,780
Accounts payable		171,085			157,796
Current maturities of long-term debt		27,685			27,567
Insurance claims		93,790			92,280
Other current liabilities		62,308			70,237

Total current liabilities		376,047			375,660

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		61,599			73,938
Insurance claims		23,912			24,171
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities		39,387			42,446

Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 160,000,000 shares, issued 67,121,124 and 67,017,858 shares		671			670
Additional paid-in capital		180,979			179,807
Retained earnings		1,197,962			1,173,044
Cost of 22,168,803 and 21,528,693 shares of common stock in treasury		(936,101	)		(899,028	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(334	)		(12	)

Total shareholders’ equity		443,177			454,481

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	944,122		$	970,696

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Revenue	$	688,197	$	622,880
Investment income		363		374
Costs and expenses:
Purchased transportation		530,031		477,496
Commissions to agents		52,704		49,032
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset dispositions		6,586		5,240
Insurance and claims		11,857		11,763
Selling, general and administrative		35,600		31,477
Depreciation and amortization		6,768		6,438

Total costs and expenses		643,546		581,446

Operating income		45,014		41,808
Interest and debt expense		768		740

Income from continuing operations before income taxes		44,246		41,068
Income taxes		16,608		15,317

Income from continuing operations		27,638		25,751
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		—		1,029

Net income	$	27,638	$	26,780

Earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.61	$	0.55
Income from discontinued operations		—		0.02
Earnings per common share		0.61		0.58
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.61	$	0.55
Income from discontinued operations		—		0.02
Diluted earnings per share		0.61		0.57
Average number of shares outstanding:
Earnings per common share		45,407,000		46,507,000

Diluted earnings per share		45,596,000		46,722,000

Dividends per common share	$	0.06	$	—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014			March 30, 2013
Net income	$	27,638		$	26,780
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments, net of tax benefit (expense) of ($60) and $31		110			(58	)
Foreign currency translation losses		(432	)		(225	)

Other comprehensive loss		(322	)		(283	)

Comprehensive income	$	27,316		$	26,497

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014			March 30, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Net income	$	27,638		$	26,780
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
Discontinued operations		—			(1,029	)
Depreciation and amortization of operating property		6,768			6,438
Non-cash interest charges		54			55
Provisions for losses on trade and other accounts receivable		729			829
Gains on sales/disposals of operating property		(59	)		(642	)
Deferred income taxes, net		(2,088	)		1,263
Stock-based compensation		1,164			1,618
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of discontinued operations:
Decrease (increase) in trade and other accounts receivable		(41,625	)		15,924
Decrease (increase) in other assets		(1,560	)		1,181
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		13,289			(4,625	)
Increase in other liabilities		8,108			4,043
Increase in insurance claims		1,251			880

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS		13,669			52,715

INVESTING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Net change in other short-term investments		(3,249	)		—
Sales and maturities of investments		14,558			12,702
Purchases of investments		(15,058	)		(23,152	)
Purchases of operating property		(732	)		(1,722	)
Proceeds from sales of operating property		276			1,943

NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(4,205	)		(10,229	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Decrease in cash overdraft		(6,601	)		(2,193	)
Dividends paid		(18,641	)		—
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		1,133			1,611
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued related to stock-based compensation plans		(1,650	)		(1,633	)
Excess tax effect on stock option exercises		505			255
Purchases of common stock		(37,052	)		—
Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		(12,862	)		(19,853	)

NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(75,168	)		(21,813	)

Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Operating activities of discontinued operations		—			119
Financing activities of discontinued operations		—			(4,069	)

Net cash used by discontinued operations		—			(3,950	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(432	)		(225	)


Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(66,136	)		16,498
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		180,302			74,284

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	114,166		$	90,782

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In		Retained			Treasury Stock at Cost					Accumulated Other Comprehensive
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings			Shares		Amount			Loss			Total
Balance December 28, 2013		67,017,858	$	670	$	179,807	$	1,173,044			21,528,693	$	(899,028	)	$	(12	)	$	454,481
Net income								27,638											27,638
Dividends ($0.06 per share)								(2,720	)										(2,720	)
Purchases of common stock											636,971		(37,052	)					(37,052	)
Issuance of stock related to stock-based compensation plans, including excess tax effect		103,266		1		8					3,139		(21	)					(12	)
Stock-based compensation						1,164													1,164
Other comprehensive loss																(322	)		(322	)

Balance March 29, 2014		67,121,124	$	671	$	180,979	$	1,197,962			22,168,803	$	(936,101	)	$	(334	)	$	443,177

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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)

Discontinued Operations

On December 28, 2013, the Company completed the sale of Landstar Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Landstar Supply Chain Solutions LLC (collectively, “LSCS”), which was part of the Company’s Transportation Logistics segment, to XPO Logistics, Inc. Prior year operating results of LSCS have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements to discontinued operations.

The following table summarizes specific financial components of discontinued operations presented in the consolidated statements of income for the thirteen-week period ended March 30, 2013 (in thousands):


Revenue	$	5,441
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes		1,654
Income taxes on income from discontinued operations		625

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	1,029

(2)

Share-based Payment Arrangements

As of March 29, 2014, the Company had two employee equity incentive plans, the 2002 employee stock option and stock incentive plan (the “ESOSIP”) and the 2011 equity incentive plan (the “2011 EIP”). No further grants can be made under the ESOSIP. The Company also has two stock compensation plans for members of its Board of Directors, the 2003 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (the “2003 DSCP”) and the 2013 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (the “2013 DSCP”). The provisions of the 2013 DSCP are substantially similar to the provisions of the 2003 DSCP. 115,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2013 DSCP. The ESOSIP, 2011 EIP, 2003 DSCP 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):


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Total cost of the Plans during the period	$	1,164	$	1,618
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized during the period		614		697

Net cost of the Plans during the period	$	550	$	921

Included in income tax benefits recognized in the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 were income tax benefits of $295,000 and $378,000, respectively, recognized on disqualifying dispositions of the Company’s common stock by employees who obtained shares of common stock through exercises of incentive stock options.

As of March 29, 2014, there were 102,655 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 DSCP and 6,250,077 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance in the aggregate under the ESOSIP and 2011 EIP.

Stock Options

The fair value of each option grant on its grant date was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for grants made in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods:


	2014			2013
Expected volatility		26.0	%		32.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0.43	%		0.41	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.50	%		0.75	%
Expected lives (in years)		4.0			4.0

The Company utilizes historical data, including exercise patterns and employee departure behavior, in estimating the term that options will be outstanding. Expected volatility was based on historical volatility and other factors, such as expected changes in volatility arising from planned changes to the Company’s business, if any. The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield of zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds for terms that approximated the terms of the options granted. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was $12.70 per share and $14.17 per share, respectively.

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 28, 2013		1,454,816		$	44.55
Granted		1,000		$	58.06
Exercised		(288,633	)	$	40.79
Forfeited		(60,300	)	$	47.04

Options outstanding at March 29, 2014		1,106,883		$	45.41		5.8	$	14,139

Options exercisable at March 29, 2014		702,933		$	43.23		4.7	$	10,507

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was $5,130,000 and $5,021,000, respectively.

As of March 29, 2014, there was $4,455,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these non-vested options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.

Non-vested Restricted Stock

The fair value of each share of non-vested restricted stock issued under the Plans is based on the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding non-vested restricted stock under the Plans:


	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 28, 2013		38,193		$	46.75
Vested		(2,346	)	$	41.43
Forfeited		(2,768	)	$	54.20

Outstanding at March 29, 2014		33,079		$	46.50

As of March 29, 2014, there was $747,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested shares of restricted stock granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these non-vested shares of restricted stock is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of a restricted stock unit (“RSU”) is determined based on the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, discounted for lack of marketability for a minimum post-vesting holding requirement. The discount rate due to lack of marketability used for RSU award grants during both thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was 7%.

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding RSU awards under the Plans:


	Number of Units			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 28, 2013		308,007		$	49.63
Granted		146,000		$	53.11
Vested		(24,641	)	$	51.47
Forfeited		(1,868	)	$	49.53

Outstanding at March 29, 2014		427,498		$	50.72

RSU awards have contractual lives of three or five years from the date of grant. In general, for RSUs with five-year contractual lives, the number of RSUs that vest is determined annually, for each year in the five-year period from date of grant, by multiplying the number of RSUs granted by the sum of (a) the average of the percentage change (positive or negative) in operating income and diluted earnings per share in each of the 5 years as compared to operating income and diluted earnings per share reported in the base year (base year being the year immediately preceding the year in which the RSUs were granted), plus (b) 5%, rounded to the nearest whole number, less (c) the number of RSUs from that grant that have previously vested. For RSUs granted in 2014, the number of RSUs that vest will be determined annually, for each year in the five-year period from date of grant, by multiplying the number of RSUs granted by the sum of (a) the average of the percentage change (positive or negative) in operating income and diluted earnings per share in each of the five years as compared to the results from continuing operations in the 2013 fiscal year (that is the average of the change in operating income and diluted earnings per share for the year ended as compared to the 2013 fiscal year results from continuing operations, which reflects the treatment of Landstar Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Landstar Supply Chain Solutions LLC as a discontinued operation effective December 28, 2013) plus (b) 5%, rounded to the nearest whole number, less (c) the number of RSUs from that grant that have previously vested. On January 23, 2013, the Company granted 100,000 RSUs to the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. These 100,000 RSUs have three-year contractual lives with vesting dates of January 31 of 2014, 2015, and 2016, with the number of RSUs that vest on each vesting date determined by multiplying 100,000 by the sum of (1) the percentage increase in operating income in the most recently completed fiscal year as compared to the results from the immediately preceding fiscal year, plus (2) the percentage increase in diluted earnings per share in the most recently completed fiscal year as compared to the results from the preceding fiscal year. The Company reports compensation expense over the life of the award based on an estimated number of shares that will vest over the life of the award, multiplied by the fair value of a RSU. The Company recognized approximately $641,000 and $525,000 of share-based compensation expense related to RSU awards in the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively. As of March 29, 2014, there was a maximum of $21.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSU awards granted under the Plans with an expected average remaining life of approximately 3.6 years. The amount of future compensation expense to be recognized will be determined based on future operating results.

(3)

Income Taxes

The provisions for income taxes for both the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods were based on estimated combined effective income tax rates of 38.2%, adjusted for discrete events, such as benefits resulting from disqualifying dispositions of the Company’s common stock by employees who obtained the stock through exercises of incentive stock options. The effective income tax rates on income from continuing operations for the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods were 37.5% and 37.3%, respectively, which were higher than the statutory federal income tax rate primarily as a result of state taxes, the meals and entertainment exclusion and non-deductible stock-based compensation.

(4)

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding, including outstanding non-vested restricted stock. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the incremental shares that would have been outstanding upon the assumed exercise of all dilutive stock options.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate earnings per common share to the average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share (in thousands):


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Average number of common shares outstanding		45,407		46,507
Incremental shares from assumed exercises of stock options		189		215

Average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding		45,596		46,722

For the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014, no options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock were antidilutive. For the thirteen-week period ended March 30, 2013, there were 154,500 options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive. Outstanding RSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for both periods because the performance metric requirements for vesting had not been satisfied.

(5)

Additional Cash Flow Information

During the 2014 thirteen-week period, Landstar paid income taxes and interest of $19,792,000 and $784,000, respectively. During the 2013 thirteen-week period, Landstar paid income taxes and interest of $1,035,000 and $760,000, respectively. Landstar acquired operating property by entering into capital leases in the amount of $641,000 and $8,833,000 in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods, respectively.

(6)

Segment Information

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s reportable business segments as of and for the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 (in thousands):


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014						March 30, 2013
	Transportation Logistics		Insurance		Total		Transportation Logistics		Insurance		Total
External revenue from continuing operations	$	678,853	$	9,344	$	688,197	$	613,840	$	9,040	$	622,880
Investment income				363		363				374		374
Internal revenue				5,792		5,792				6,000		6,000
Operating income from continuing operations		38,984		6,030		45,014		34,888		6,920		41,808
Expenditures on long-lived assets from continuing operations		732				732		1,722				1,722
Goodwill		31,134				31,134		57,470				57,470

Included in goodwill in the Transportation Logistics segment at March 30, 2013 is goodwill of $26,336,000 relating to the LSCS discontinued operations.

In the thirteen-week periods ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, 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, net of related income taxes, as of and for the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014 (in thousands):


	Unrealized Gains on Available-for-Sale Securities		Foreign Currency Translation			Total
Balance as of December 28, 2013	$	244	$	(256	)	$	(12	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		110		(432	)		(322	)

Balance as of March 29, 2014	$	354	$	(688	)	$	(334	)

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 thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014.

(8)

Investments

Investments include primarily investment-grade corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations having maturities of up to five years (the “bond portfolio”). 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 such losses are other-than-temporary. 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 other-than-temporary, are to be included as a charge in the statement of income, while unrealized losses considered to be temporary 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 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 $548,000 and $378,000 at March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively.

The amortized cost and fair values of available-for-sale investments are as follows at March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013 (in thousands):


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
March 29, 2014
Money market investments	$	2,821	$	—	$	—	$	2,821
Asset-backed securities		5,332		13		56		5,289
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		75,816		814		240		76,390
U.S. Treasury obligations		18,514		29		12		18,531

Total	$	102,483	$	856	$	308	$	103,031

December 28, 2013
Money market investments	$	2,499	$	—	$	—	$	2,499
Asset-backed securities		4,350		19		72		4,297
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		76,786		783		370		77,199
U.S. Treasury obligations		18,524		31		13		18,542

Total	$	102,159	$	833	$	455	$	102,537

For those available-for-sale investments with unrealized losses at March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013, 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
March 29, 2014
Asset-backed securities	$	4,501	$	56	$	—	$	—	$	4,501	$	56
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		19,132		240		—		—		19,132		240
U.S. Treasury obligations		2,762		12		—		—		2,762		12

Total	$	26,395	$	308	$	—	$	—	$	26,395	$	308

December 28, 2013
Asset-backed securities	$	3,429	$	72	$	—	$	—	$	3,429	$	72
Corporate bonds and direct obligations of government agencies		22,169		370		—		—		22,169		370
U.S. Treasury obligations		757		13		—		—		757		13

Total	$	26,355	$	455	$	—	$	—	$	26,355	$	455

The Company believes that unrealized losses on investments were primarily caused by rising interest rates rather than changes in credit quality. The Company expects to recover 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, the Company does not consider the unrealized losses on these securities to be other-than-temporary at March 29, 2014.

(9)

Commitments and Contingencies

Short-term investments include $32,311,000 in current maturities of investments and $3,249,000 of cash equivalents held by the Company’s insurance segment at March 29, 2014. The non-current portion of the bond portfolio of $70,720,000 is included in other assets. The short-term investments, together with $32,948,000 of non-current investments, provide collateral for the $61,982,000 of letters of credit issued to guarantee payment of insurance claims. As of March 29, 2014, Landstar also had $32,999,000 of additional letters of credit outstanding under the Company’s Credit Agreement.

Reference is made to the descriptions of certain pending legal proceedings in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013. There have been no material developments with respect to any such pending legal proceedings during the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014.

The Company is involved in certain claims and pending litigation, including those described herein, 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.

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the attached interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2013 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: 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; substantial industry competition; disruptions or failures in the Company’s computer systems; dependence on key vendors; changes in fuel taxes; status of independent contractors; regulatory and legislative changes; 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 2013 fiscal year, described in Item 1A “Risk Factors”, 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. (together, referred to herein as “Landstar” or the “Company”), is an 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 enterprise-wide solutions to manage all of a customer’s transportation and logistics needs. Landstar provides services principally throughout the United States and to a lesser extent in Canada, 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 independent commission sales agents and third party capacity providers linked together by a series of technological applications 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 and store 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 “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, railroads and independent warehouse capacity providers. Through this network of agents and capacity providers linked together by Landstar’s information technology systems, Landstar operates an integrated transportation management solutions business primarily throughout North America with revenue of $2.7 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 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, project cargo and customs brokerage. Transportation management solutions offered by the Company may include integrated multi-modal solutions and warehousing. Industries serviced by the transportation logistics segment include automotive products, lumber and building products, metals, chemicals, foodstuffs, heavy machinery, retail, electronics, ammunition and explosives and military equipment. In addition, the transportation logistics segment provides transportation services to other transportation companies, including logistics and less-than-truckload service providers. Each of the independent commission sales agents has the opportunity to market all of the services provided by the transportation logistics segment. Freight transportation services are typically charged to customers on a per shipment basis for the physical transportation of freight. During the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2014, revenue hauled by BCO Independent Contractors, Truck Brokerage Carriers and railroads represented 50%, 44% and 2%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue. Collectively, revenue hauled by air and ocean cargo carriers represented approximately 3% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014.

The insurance segment is comprised of Signature Insurance Company, a wholly owned offshore insurance subsidiary (“Signature”), and Risk Management Claim Services, Inc. This 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 thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014.

On December 28, 2013, the Company completed the sale of Landstar Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Landstar Supply Chain Solutions LLC (collectively, “LSCS”), to XPO Logistics, Inc. LSCS was previously reported as a unit of the transportation logistics segment. The prior year operating results of LSCS have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements to discontinued operations.

Changes in Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management believes the Company’s success principally depends on its ability to generate freight through its network of independent commission sales agents and to efficiently deliver that 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 and increasing the revenue opportunities generated by existing independent commission sales agents. During the 2013 fiscal year, 478 independent commission sales agents generated $1 million or more of Landstar revenue and thus qualified as Million Dollar Agents. During the 2013 fiscal year, the average revenue generated by a Million Dollar Agent was $5,081,000 and revenue generated by Million Dollar Agents in the aggregate represented 91% of consolidated revenue.

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 mode of transportation:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29,		March 30,
	2014		2013
Revenue from continuing operations generated through (in thousands):

BCO Independent Contractors	$	343,652	$	304,049
Truck Brokerage Carriers		301,513		270,641
Rail intermodal		16,495		18,011
Ocean and air cargo carriers		17,016		21,103
Other ⁽¹⁾		9,521		9,076

	$	688,197	$	622,880

Number of loads:

BCO Independent Contractors		198,870		187,770
Truck Brokerage Carriers		165,450		163,960
Rail intermodal		6,410		7,020
Ocean and air cargo carriers		3,890		3,970

		374,620		362,720

Revenue per load:

BCO Independent Contractors	$	1,728	$	1,619
Truck Brokerage Carriers		1,822		1,651
Rail intermodal		2,573		2,566
Ocean and air cargo carriers		4,374		5,316

(1)	Includes premium revenue generated by the insurance segment and warehousing revenue generated by the transportation logistics segment.

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 available truck capacity providers:


	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
BCO Independent Contractors		7,922		7,851
Truck Brokerage Carriers:
Approved and active ⁽¹⁾		21,588		20,571
Other approved		11,291		11,200

		32,879		31,771

Total available truck capacity providers		40,801		39,622

Number of trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors		8,424		8,348

⁽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 the haul. 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. Purchased transportation paid to railroads is based on either a negotiated rate for each load hauled or a contractually agreed-upon fixed rate. 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. 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 revenue from the insurance segment. 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 hauled by Truck Brokerage Carriers. Purchased transportation costs are recognized upon the completion of freight delivery.

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 revenue from the insurance segment 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 upon the completion of freight delivery.

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 hauled 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 hauled 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 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 freight hauled via these modes for these types of loads. Approximately 59% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014 was generated under contracts that have a fixed gross profit margin.

Maintenance costs for Company-provided trailing equipment and BCO Independent Contractor recruiting costs are the largest components of other operating costs. Also included in other operating costs are 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.

Potential liability associated with accidents in the trucking industry is severe and occurrences are unpredictable. For commercial trucking claims, Landstar retains liability up to $5,000,000 per occurrence. The Company also retains liability of up to $1,000,000 for each general liability claim, $250,000 for each workers’ compensation claim and up to $250,000 for each cargo claim. 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.

Employee compensation and benefits account for over sixty 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.

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:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014			March 30, 2013
Revenue		100.0	%		100.0	%
Purchased transportation		77.0			76.7
Commissions to agents		7.7			7.9

Gross profit margin		15.3	%		15.5	%

Gross profit		100.0	%		100.0	%
Investment income		0.3			0.4
Indirect costs and expenses:
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset dispositions		6.2			5.4
Insurance and claims		11.2			12.2
Selling, general and administrative		33.8			32.7
Depreciation and amortization		6.4			6.7

Total costs and expenses		57.7			57.0

Operating margin		42.7	%		43.4	%

THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 29, 2014 COMPARED TO THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 30, 2013

Revenue for the 2014 thirteen-week period was $688,197,000, an increase of $65,317,000, or 10%, compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period. Revenue increased $65,013,000, or 11%, at the transportation logistics segment. The increase in revenue at the transportation logistics segment was primarily attributable to a 4% increase in the number of loads hauled and increased revenue per load of approximately 7%. Revenue at the insurance segment, representing reinsurance premiums from third party insurance companies that provide insurance programs to BCO Independent Contractors where all or a portion of the risk of loss is ultimately borne by Signature, was $9,344,000 and $9,040,000 for the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods, respectively.

Truck transportation revenue hauled by BCO Independent Contractors and Truck Brokerage Carriers (together, the “third party truck capacity providers”) for the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014, was $645,165,000, or 94% of total revenue, an increase of $70,475,000, or 12%, compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period. The number of loads hauled by third party truck capacity providers in the 2014 thirteen-week period increased approximately 4% compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period, and revenue per load increased approximately 8% compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period. The increase in the number of loads hauled via third party truck capacity providers was due to a broad-based increase in underlying demand for truck transportation services. The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled via truck was primarily attributable to increased demand and a tight truck capacity environment. Fuel surcharges on Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue identified separately in billings to customers and included as a component of Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue were $27,040,000 and $28,326,000 in the 2014 and 2013 periods, respectively. Fuel surcharges billed to customers on revenue hauled by BCO Independent Contractors are excluded from revenue.

Transportation revenue hauled by rail intermodal, air cargo and ocean cargo carriers (collectively, the “multimode capacity providers”) for the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014, was $33,511,000, or 5% of total revenue, a decrease of $5,603,000, or 14%, compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period. The number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers in the 2014 thirteen-week period decreased approximately 6% compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period and revenue per load on revenue hauled by multimode capacity providers decreased approximately 8% over the same period. The decrease in loads hauled by multimode capacity providers was primarily due to decreased rail intermodal loads due to the severe winter weather disruptions that impacted domestic rail carriers in the first quarter of 2014. The decrease in revenue per load on revenue hauled by multimode capacity providers was primarily due to decreased project cargo loads hauled by ocean cargo carriers, which typically have a high revenue per load amount compared to other types of multimode shipments, and decreased ocean cargo revenue, which typically has a higher revenue per load amount compared to other modes, as a percentage of total multimode revenue. Revenue per load on revenue hauled 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.

Purchased transportation was 77.0% and 76.7% of revenue in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The increase in purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue was primarily attributable to an increased rate of purchased transportation paid to Truck Brokerage Carriers as the availability of truck capacity tightened in the 2014 first quarter. Commissions to agents were 7.7% and 7.9% of revenue in the 2014 and 2013 periods, respectively. The decrease in commissions to agents as a percentage of revenue was primarily attributable to a decreased net revenue margin on revenue hauled by Truck Brokerage Carriers caused by the increased rate of purchased transportation paid to Truck Brokerage Carriers.

Investment income at the insurance segment was $363,000 and $374,000 in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods, respectively.

Other operating costs were 6.2% and 5.4% of gross profit in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The increase in other operating costs as a percentage of gross profit was primarily attributable to decreased gains on sales of trailing equipment in the 2014 thirteen-week period, partially offset by the effect of increased gross profit. Insurance and claims were 11.2% of gross profit in the 2014 period and 12.2% of gross profit in the 2013 period. The decrease in insurance and claims as a percentage of gross profit was primarily due to decreased net unfavorable development of prior years’ claims in the 2014 period. Selling, general and administrative costs were 33.8% of gross profit in the 2014 period and 32.7% of gross profit in the 2013 period. The increase in selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of gross profit was attributable to an unfavorable impact in the 2014 thirteen-week period compared to the 2013 thirteen-week period resulting from $2.3 million in costs associated with the Company’s annual agent meeting, which was held in the Company’s 2014 first quarter versus the Company’s 2013 second quarter, and a $1.9 million increase in the provision for bonuses under the Company’s incentive compensation plan in the 2014 period, partially offset by the effect of increased gross profit. Depreciation and amortization was 6.4% of gross profit in the 2014 period and 6.7% of gross profit in the 2013 period. The decrease in depreciation and amortization as a percentage of gross profit was primarily due to the effect of increased gross profit in the 2014 period, partially offset by increased information technology equipment depreciation.

Interest and debt expense in the 2014 thirteen-week period was $28,000 higher than the 2013 thirteen-week period. The increase in interest and debt expense was primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense from increased average capital lease obligations in the 2014 period related to financing the purchase of trailing equipment, partially offset by reduced interest expense from a decrease in average borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility.

continuing operations for the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods were 37.5% and 37.3%, respectively, which were higher than the statutory federal income tax rate primarily as a result of state taxes, the meals and entertainment exclusion and non-deductible stock compensation expense. The effective income tax rates in the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods were less than 38.2% due to disqualifying dispositions of the Company’s common stock by employees who obtained the stock through exercises of incentive stock options in each year.

Net income was $27,638,000, or $0.61 per common share ($0.61 per diluted share), in the 2014 thirteen-week period. Net income was $26,780,000, or $0.58 per common share ($0.57 per diluted share), in the 2013 thirteen-week period. Income from continuing operations was $25,751,000, or $0.55 per common share ($0.55 per diluted share), in the 2013 thirteen-week period.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Working capital and the ratio of current assets to current liabilities were $281,988,000 and 1.7 to 1, respectively, at March 29, 2014, compared with $306,808,000 and 1.8 to 1, respectively, at December 28, 2013. 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 of continuing operations was $13,669,000 in the 2014 thirteen-week period compared with $52,715,000 in the 2013 thirteen-week period. The decrease in cash flow provided by operating activities of continuing operations was primarily attributable to the timing of collections of trade receivables generally driven by the significant growth in revenue towards the end of the 2014 first quarter.

The Company declared and paid $0.06 per share, or $2,720,000, in cash dividends during the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014 and, during such period, also paid $15,921,000 of dividends payable, which were declared during fiscal year 2013 and included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 28, 2013. The Company did not pay cash dividends during the thirteen-week period ended March 30, 2013. During the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014, the Company purchased 636,971 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $37,052,000. As of March 29, 2014, the Company may purchase up to an additional 2,130,683 shares of its common stock under its authorized stock purchase programs. Long-term debt, including current maturities, was $89,284,000 at March 29, 2014, $12,221,000 lower than at December 28, 2013.

Shareholders’ equity was $443,177,000, or 83% of total capitalization (defined as long-term debt including current maturities plus equity), at March 29, 2014, compared to $454,481,000, or 82% of total capitalization, at December 28, 2013. The decrease in equity was primarily a result of purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock, partially offset by net income in the 2014 thirteen-week period.

On June 29, 2012, Landstar entered into a 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 June 29, 2017, provides $225,000,000 of borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility, $75,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letter of credit guarantees.

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 25% or more of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or obtains power to elect a majority of the Company’s directors. 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.

At March 29, 2014, the Company had no borrowings outstanding and $32,999,000 of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement. At March 29, 2014, there was $192,001,000 available for future borrowings under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company has $61,982,000 in letters of credit outstanding as collateral for insurance claims that are secured by investments and cash equivalents totaling $68,508,000 at March 29, 2014. 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 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 internal 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 2014 thirteen-week period, the Company purchased $732,000 of operating property and acquired $641,000 of trailing equipment by entering into capital leases. Landstar anticipates acquiring approximately $55,000,000 in operating property, primarily new trailing equipment to replace older trailing equipment and information technology equipment, during the remainder of fiscal year 2014 either by purchase or lease financing.

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 programs and meet working capital needs.

LEGAL MATTERS

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The allowance for doubtful accounts for both trade and other receivables represents management’s estimate of the amount of outstanding receivables that will not be collected. Historically, management’s estimates for uncollectible receivables have been materially correct. Although management believes the amount of the allowance for both trade and other receivables at March 29, 2014 is appropriate, a prolonged period of low or no economic growth may adversely affect the collection of these receivables. In addition, liquidity concerns and/or unanticipated bankruptcy proceedings at any of the Company’s larger customers in which the Company is carrying a significant receivable could result in an increase in the provision for uncollectible receivables and have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations in a given quarter or year. However, it is not expected that an uncollectible accounts receivable resulting from an individual customer would have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition. Conversely, a more robust economic environment or the recovery of a previously provided for uncollectible receivable from an individual customer may result in the realization of some portion of the estimated uncollectible receivables.

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. During the 2014 and 2013 thirteen-week periods, insurance and claims costs included $1,891,000 and $2,363,000 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 reserve at March 29, 2014.

The Company utilizes certain income tax planning strategies to reduce its overall cost of income taxes. If the Company were to be subject to an audit, it is possible that certain strategies might be disallowed resulting in an increased liability for income taxes. Certain of these tax planning strategies result in a level of uncertainty as to whether the related tax positions taken by the Company would result in a recognizable benefit. The Company has provided for its estimated exposure attributable to such tax positions due to the corresponding level of uncertainty with respect to the amount of income tax benefit that may ultimately be realized. Management believes that the provision for liabilities resulting from the uncertainty in certain income tax positions is appropriate. To date, the Company has not experienced an examination by governmental revenue authorities that would lead management to believe that the Company’s past provisions for exposures related to the uncertainty of such income tax positions are not appropriate.

Significant variances from management’s estimates for the amount of uncollectible receivables, the ultimate resolution of self-insured claims and the provision for uncertainty in income tax positions could each 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.

EFFECTS OF INFLATION

Management does not believe inflation has had a material impact on the results of operations or financial condition of Landstar in the past five years. However, inflation in excess of historic trends might have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in the future.

SEASONALITY

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

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, and investing activities with respect to investments held by the insurance segment.

On June 29, 2012, Landstar entered into a 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 June 29, 2017, provides $225,000,000 of borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility, $75,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letter of credit guarantees.

Depending upon the specific type of borrowing, borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest based on either (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate, (c) the rate at the time offered to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the Eurodollar market or (d) the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus a margin that is determined based on the level of the Company’s Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. During the first quarter of 2014, the average outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was approximately $1,264,000. At March 29, 2014, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement. As of December 28, 2013, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding was 1.42%. Any future amounts that may become outstanding under the Credit Agreement are payable on June 29, 2017, the maturity date of 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 $70,720,000, the balance at March 29, 2014, 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.

Assets and liabilities of the Company’s Canadian 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 subsidiary at March 29, 2014 were, as translated to U.S. dollars, approximately 1.6% of total consolidated assets. Accordingly, any translation gain or loss related to the Canadian operation 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 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 March 29, 2014 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 significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In designing and evaluating 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.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

For a discussion identifying additional risk factors and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, see the discussions under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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 December 29, 2013 to March 29, 2014, the Company’s first 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

December 28, 2013								2,767,654
Dec. 29, 2013 – Jan. 25, 2014		—	$	—		—		2,767,654
Jan. 26, 2014 – Feb. 22, 2014		186,971		56.80		186,971		2,580,683
Feb. 23, 2014 – Mar. 29, 2014		450,000		58.74		450,000		2,130,683

Total		636,971	$	58.17		636,971

On July 25, 2012, Landstar System, Inc. announced that it had been authorized by its Board of Directors to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. On December 11, 2013, Landstar System, Inc. announced that it had been authorized by its Board of Directors to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that the Company is authorized to purchase from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions to 3,000,000 shares. As of March 29, 2014, the Company has authorization to purchase 2,130,683 shares of its common stock under these programs. No specific expiration date has been assigned to either the July 25, 2012 or December 11, 2013 authorizations.

During the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2014, Landstar paid dividends as follows:

Dividend Amount
per Share

Declaration
Date

Record
Date

Payment
Date

0.35

December 10, 2013

December 27, 2013

January 16, 2014

0.06

January 29, 2014

February 18, 2014

March 14, 2014

Dividends payable of $0.35 per share, or $15,921,000, was included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 28, 2013.

On June 29, 2012, Landstar entered into a 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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Registrant’s Commission File No.: 0-21238


Exhibit No.		Description

(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*		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*		XBRL Schema Document

101.CAL*		XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB*		XBRL Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*		XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

*	Filed herewith

**	Furnished herewith

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: May 2, 2014				/s/ Henry H. Gerkens
				Henry H. Gerkens
				Chairman and
				Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 2, 2014				/s/ James B. Gattoni
				James B. Gattoni
				President and Chief
				Financial Officer

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