Landstar Appoints Chief Human Resources Officer
Landstar (NASDAQ: LSTR) named Terri Lewis as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective February 23, 2026.
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Landstar (NASDAQ: LSTR) named Terri Lewis as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective February 23, 2026. Lewis brings over 25 years of HR leadership across public and private sectors and will oversee talent acquisition, development, succession planning, total rewards, employee relations, and HR compliance.
She will join Landstar’s Executive Leadership Team and partner with executive leadership and the board to strengthen employer brand and support long-term organizational effectiveness.
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- CHRO appointment effective February 23, 2026
- 25+ years of human resources leadership experience
- Executive Leadership Team role with board partnership responsibilities
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News Market Reaction – LSTR
On Feb 3, the first trading day after this news, LSTR closed 0.11% above the previous close.
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Key Figures
- CHRO effective date
- February 23, 2026
- Start date for new Chief Human Resources Officer
- HR experience
- over twenty-five years
- Lewis’s human resources leadership experience
- ISO standard
- ISO 9001:2015
- Quality management system certification for Landstar companies
- Environmental standard
- RC14001:2015
- Environmental, health, safety, and security certification
- Current price
- $149.36
- Price before CHRO appointment announcement
- 52-week high
- $170.00
- Upper end of 52-week trading range
- 52-week low
- $119.32
- Lower end of 52-week trading range
- Market cap
- $5,108,808,900
- Equity value prior to the CHRO news
Historical Context
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EPS fell versus prior year, weighed by multiple non-cash impairment charges.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ: LSTR), a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services, has named Ms. Terri Lewis as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective February 23, 2026.
Lewis has over twenty-five years of human resources leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. Most recently, she served as Chief People Officer at One Call, a national provider of care coordination and ancillary services for the workers’ compensation industry. Lewis has held senior human resources leadership roles with organizations including Pontoon Solutions, PSS World Medical (now McKesson Corporation), CHEP USA (a unit of Brambles Limited), and the Plastics Division of General Electric. She holds a master’s degree in human resources management from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in business management from Clemson University.
As CHRO and a member of Landstar’s Executive Leadership Team, Lewis will be responsible for talent acquisition and retention, leadership effectiveness, learning and development, succession planning, organizational design, total rewards, employee relations, and human resources compliance. She will partner closely with executive leadership and the Landstar Board of Directors to advance a high-performance culture, strengthen Landstar’s employer brand, and ensure the company’s people strategy supports long-term growth and organizational effectiveness as a transportation leader.
“I am excited to welcome Terri to Landstar. She is a highly respected human resources executive with deep experience building people strategies in organizations operating at scale,” said Frank Lonegro, President and Chief Executive Officer of Landstar. “The Chief Human Resources Officer role is essential to ensure we have the capabilities and the mindset to fully support the Landstar network. Terri’s leadership, strategic mindset, and focus on developing talent make her the right person for this role.”
“I am honored to join Landstar and support the team behind our network of independent agents, business capacity owner operators, and third party carriers,” Lewis said. “The company’s culture, commitment to safety, security, and service, and focus on its people are clear, and I look forward to working with leaders across the organization to drive our collective success.”
About Landstar:
Landstar System, Inc., is a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity providers, and employees. Landstar transportation services companies are certified to ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standards and RC14001:2015 environmental, health, safety, and security management system standards. Landstar System, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol LSTR.
Forward Looking Statements Disclaimer:
The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this press release that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” This press release contains 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: decreased demand for transportation services; U.S. trade relationships and potential or imposed tariffs; 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; the impact of the Russian conflict with Ukraine on the operations of certain independent commission sales agents, including the Company’s largest such agent by revenue in the 2024 fiscal year; substantial industry competition; disruptions or failures in the Company’s computer systems; cyber and other information security incidents; dependence on key vendors; potential changes in taxes; status of independent contractors; regulatory and legislative changes; regulations focused on diesel emissions and other air quality matters; regulations requiring the purchase and use of zero-emission vehicles; intellectual property; acquisitions and investments; and other operational, financial or legal risks or uncertainties detailed in Landstar’s Form 10-K for the 2024 fiscal year, described in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors, Landstar’s Form 10-Q for the 2025 first quarter, described in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors, and in other SEC 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.
Contact: Char Miller Director, Corporate Communications 904-398-1362
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