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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950144-07-006703
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070720

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000853816
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213]
		IRS NUMBER:				061313069
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1226

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH
		CITY:			JACKSONVILLE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32224
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9043901234

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC
		STREET 2:		13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH
		CITY:			JACKSONVILLE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32224
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">July&nbsp;20, 2007
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS</U>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Ms.&nbsp;Linda Cvrkel<BR>
Branch Chief<BR>
Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
Division of Corporate Finance<BR>
100 F Street, N.E.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
Mail Stop 3561

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    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Re:</B></TD>
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    <TD><B>Landstar System, Inc.</B><BR>
<B>Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;30, 2006</B><BR>
<B>Filed February&nbsp;28, 2007</B><BR>
<B>File No.&nbsp;000-21238</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Cvrkel:
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This letter sets forth the responses of Landstar System, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to the comments
contained in your letter, dated July&nbsp;11, 2007, relating to the Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;30, 2006 (the &#147;Form 10-K&#148;) of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on February&nbsp;28, 2007. The comments of the Commission are set forth
in bold/italics and the Company&#146;s responses are set forth in plain text immediately following each
comment.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Management&#146;s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 19</U><BR>
<U>Capital Resources and Liquidity, page 27</U>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD><B><I>You disclose on page 28 that covenants from credit agreements limit your ability to incur
additional indebtedness, incur lease obligations, and purchase</I></B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;<B><I>property. If management believes that a credit agreement is a material agreement; the
covenant is a material term of the credit agreement; and information about the covenant is
material to an investor&#146;s understanding of the company&#146;s financial condition and/or
liquidity, then those facts should be disclosed in addition to your compliance with these
covenants. You should also discuss the materiality of the credit agreement and the
covenant, the amount or limit required for compliance with the covenant, and the actual or
reasonably likely effects of compliance or non-compliance with the covenant on the
company&#146;s financial condition and liquidity. Please revise future filings accordingly.</I></B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Response:</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We acknowledge the staff&#146;s comments, and although management does not believe the limitations
imposed by covenants under the Company&#146;s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the &#147;Credit
Agreement&#148;) to be material to an investor&#146;s understanding of the Company&#146;s results of operation,
capital resources or liquidity, the Company will address this comment in future periodic filings
with the Commission. We also note that the Credit Agreement is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the 10-K
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Company&#146;s Form 8-K filed on July&nbsp;12, 2004) and
the full text of the covenants referred to in the staff&#146;s comments are set forth in Section&nbsp;VII
thereof.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U>Consolidated Balance Sheets, page 33 </U>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD><B><I>Please tell us the nature of the items which comprise current liabilities of $46,485 and
$44,850 at December&nbsp;30, 2006 and December&nbsp;31, 2005 and whether any items exceed 5% of total
current liabilities for each of the periods presented. If so, please revise future filings to
separately present, in the balance sheet or in a note to the financial statements, any item in
excess of 5% of total current liabilities in accordance with Rule&nbsp;5-02(20) of Regulation&nbsp;S-X.</I></B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Response:</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">No individual item contained in &#147;other current liabilities&#148; in the Company&#146;s balance sheet exceeds
5% of &#147;total current liabilities&#148; at December&nbsp;30, 2006 and December&nbsp;31, 2005. Please see the table
below that provides a listing of those items included in other current liabilities at December&nbsp;30,
2006 and December&nbsp;31, 2005 (in thousands).</DIV>


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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">Dec 30,</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">Dec 31,</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2006</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2005</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued income taxes</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,023</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">9,736</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Contractor escrow</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7,124</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6,815</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Trailer turn-in costs</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,425</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,298</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued fuel and use tax</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,315</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,734</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stale dated checks</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,285</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,066</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued medical claims</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,497</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,767</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued plate and permit costs</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,755</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,629</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued legal-professional fees</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,584</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">492</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued contractor tires payable</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,456</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">915</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued trailer maintenance and tire disposal</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,225</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,947</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued pension liability</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,189</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">854</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other accrued liabilities</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">9,607</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">9,597</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total Other Current Liabilities</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>46,485</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>44,850</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Note:</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Total current liabilities at December&nbsp;30, 2006 and December&nbsp;31, 2005 were
$250,194 and $299,496, respectively. 5% of current liabilities at December
30, 2006 and December&nbsp;31, 2005 were $12,510 and $14,975, respectively.</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">The Company hereby acknowledges that:
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the Company is responsible for the adequacy and
accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>staff comments or changes to disclosure in response
to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission
from taking any action with respect to the filing;
and</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the Company may not assert staff comments as a
defense in any proceeding initiated by the
Commission or any person under the federal
securities laws of the United States.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">* * * *
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have any questions regarding this letter, please do not hesitate to call me at (904)
390-1224.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Sincerely,<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ James B. Gattoni
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">James B. Gattoni&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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