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Landstar

Landstar System, Inc., commonly referred to as Landstar, is a leading logistics and transportation services provider headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1968, the company has established a strong presence across North America, with significant operations in Canada and Mexico. Specialising in freight transportation, Landstar offers a diverse range of services, including truckload, less-than-truckload, and intermodal shipping. What sets Landstar apart is its extensive network of independent agents and capacity providers, enabling flexible and efficient logistics solutions tailored to client needs. With a commitment to safety and customer service, Landstar has achieved notable recognition in the industry, consistently ranking among the top logistics companies in the United States. Its innovative approach and robust technology platform further solidify its position as a trusted partner in the logistics sector.

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44

Industry Average

Mean score of companies in the Land Transportation industry. Comparing a company's score to the industry average can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

15

Industry Benchmark

Landstar's score of 44 is higher than 93% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

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Landstar's reported carbon emissions

In 2023, Landstar reported total carbon emissions of approximately 3,169,571,000 kg CO2e, comprising 174,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1, 2,801,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2, and 3,169,571,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. This represents a slight decrease in Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions compared to 2022, where total emissions were approximately 4,480,582,000 kg CO2e. Landstar has set ambitious near-term climate commitments, aiming to reduce emissions by implementing trucks powered solely by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for deliveries to stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. This initiative, which began in 2023 and is expected to continue until 2025, is projected to reduce over 600 tonnes CO2e annually, contributing to their overall sustainability goals. The company continues to disclose emissions across all three scopes, demonstrating transparency in their climate impact and commitment to reducing their carbon footprint in the logistics sector.

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Scope 1
199,000
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000,000
000,000
Scope 2
1,489,000
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0,000,000
0,000,000
Scope 3
4,330,038,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000

Industry emissions intensity

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Some industries are more carbon intensive than others. Landstar's primary industry is Other land transportation services, which is medium in terms of carbon intensity compared to other industries.

Location emissions intensity

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The carbon intensity of the energy grid powering a company's primary operations has a strong influence on its overall carbon footprint. This request for Landstar is in US, which has a low grid carbon intensity relative to other regions.

Reduction initiatives & disclosure networks

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Landstar is not participating in any of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.

Science Based Targets Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Climate Pledge
UN Global Compact
RE 100
Climate Action 100
Race To Net Zero
Reduction Actions

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