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                                                           Exhibit 23.1




                        Independent Auditors' Consent




The Board of Directors
Landstar System, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-76340 and No 33-94304) on Form S-8 of Landstar System, Inc. of our reports
dated February 6, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Landstar System, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 30, 2000 and December 25,
1999, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 30,
2000, December 25, 1999, and December 26, 1998, and all related schedules,
which reports appear in the December 30, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of
Landstar System, Inc.


KPMG LLP



Stamford, Connecticut
March 21, 2001