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Landstar Volunteers Building Community

Landstar employees from the Rockford service center recently volunteered to help build a new home for a local family in need. The 20 employees worked to support Habitat for Humanity in support of the nonprofit’s vision of a world where everyone has a decent, affordable place to live.

This hands-on effort is just the beginning! In September, Landstar announced a new corporate alliance with Habitat for Humanity to support the housing...

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Christian Sanchez Cantù Wins Landstar’s 52nd Truck Giveaway

Landstar recently gave away its 52nd truck to a deserving independent Landstar business capacity owner (BCO), the company’s term for independent owner-operators who lease to Landstar. BCO Christian Sanchez Cantù won a Landstar blue 2026 Freightliner Cascadia last week during Landstar BCO Appreciation Days held this year in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Christian Sanchez Cantù from Laredo, Texas, was one of five finalists randomly selected from the contest’s pool of approximately 8,000 eligible...

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Commercial truck driver shortage increased by pandemic significantly changing the driver’s attitude to the trucking industry

The persisting supply chain problems continue to plague the economy, from manufacturing to warehousing to distribution, and have placed a spotlight on the health of a long overlooked, and sometimes derided industry, trucking. It’s a significant piece of the supply chain puzzle.

According to the American Trucking Association, the shortfall has increased from 61,500 drivers before the pandemic to at least 80,000 today. The trucking industry, though...

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