Landstar System Inc (LSTR) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Landstar System Inc

LSTR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Landstar System arranges truck, rail, air and ocean freight for shippers without owning trucks itself, working instead through a network of agents and independent contractors. Its Transportation Logistics segment covers services from truckload and intermodal to hazardous materials and cross-border freight, while a smaller Insurance segment covers the risk of its contractor fleet. It serves industries such as automotive parts, retail, chemicals and heavy machinery. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Where it sits in the stack
Landstar carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our build-out indices, so it sits outside the AI stack entirely. It belongs to the Industrials sector, in the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry, within the broader equities universe the diary tracks alongside the stack names.
Who it is priced against
There is no Closelook peer group set for this name; the obvious comparison the market draws is with J.B. Hunt Transport Services, another non-asset-heavy freight broker working through contracted capacity rather than owned trucks.
Why Closelook tracks it
Landstar sits in the Russell 1000 but holds no Rubin or Halo seat and carries no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether freight volumes and truckload rates turn, since Landstar's agent-and-contractor model means its results move with the wider trucking cycle rather than with any AI-linked demand.

Landstar System Inc (LSTR) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for LSTR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Integrated Freight & Logistics · United States · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Integrated Freight & Logistics · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against LSTR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Landstar System Inc (LSTR)?

Landstar System Inc trades as LSTR on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is LSTR in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Landstar System Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does LSTR trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -8.3% vs the 50-day and -1.2% vs the 200-day average, 25.1% below the 52-week high and +46.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Landstar System Inc do?

Landstar System arranges truck, rail, air and ocean freight for shippers without owning trucks itself, working instead through a network of agents and independent contractors. Its Transportation Logistics segment covers services from truckload and intermodal to hazardous materials and cross-border freight, while a smaller Insurance segment covers the risk of its contractor fleet. It serves industries such as automotive parts, retail, chemicals and heavy machinery. There is no Closelook peer group set for this name; the obvious comparison the market draws is with J.B. Hunt Transport Services, another non-asset-heavy freight broker working through contracted capacity rather than owned trucks.

Where does Landstar System Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Landstar carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our build-out indices, so it sits outside the AI stack entirely. It belongs to the Industrials sector, in the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry, within the broader equities universe the diary tracks alongside the stack names. Landstar sits in the Russell 1000 but holds no Rubin or Halo seat and carries no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for LSTR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Integrated Freight & Logistics, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.