Local accountability. Enterprise-grade infrastructure. Little John Transportation operates as an independent agency inside the Landstar network, the largest specialized freight platform in North America.
Landstar runs on a three-tier model. Corporate provides the financial and technical backbone, billing, insurance, claims, IT. Independent agencies like LJTS own the customer relationship and operational specialization. BCOs, Business Capacity Owners, are the exclusive owner-operators who own their trucks and haul every load. Three layers, one accountability chain.
Public-company infrastructure that scales every load.
Independent operator
Russellville, AR · 30+ years
Independent operator
Independent drivers who own their trucks and operate exclusively under the Landstar network. They’re contractors, not employees, which is why retention is so high and the safety record so good.
Tier 02 is us, a small independent agency that runs your account end-to-end. No queues, no offshored support. The same team that quotes the load is the team that tracks it to delivery.
Each Landstar agency picks its niche. Ours is heavy-haul, hazmat and U.S.–México cross-border. When you call us, you reach a team that moves your kind of cargo every day, not a generalist.
The truck rolling up to your dock is owned by the driver, not a fleet. BCOs are owner-operators with their own equipment and their own reputation on the line. That’s why ~1,000 of them have million-mile-safe records.
Independent agencies aren’t left to self-police. The Landstar network enforces network-wide safety practices, audits and recertifications, and every customer benefits from the same record.
Mutual Understanding of Safety Together. 26+ years of customer-agent-staff collaboration on workplace and highway safety, including facility visits and risk-management reviews.
Industry-leading vetting process. All exclusive operators are hazmat-endorsed, background-checked and held to a FMCSA Satisfactory rating, the highest possible.
Monthly conference calls hosted since 1991, bringing drivers, agents, customers, law enforcement and regulators into a shared conversation on emerging safety topics.
Every independent agency has a dedicated LSO on staff. 900+ Landstar Safety Officers across the network, with hazmat certification at every agency that moves it.
Crash frequency near half the national average. The industry-leading score holds steady year-over-year, backed by continuous training and U.S. DOT No-Zone participation.
Hazmat recertified every 3 years. AA&E every 2 years (above DoD requirement). Third-party carriers vetted nightly against legal, insurance and performance standards.