"Today is a very exciting day in the continuing evolution of Landstar," said Landstar President and CEO, Henry Gerkens. "These two technology-based acquisitions immediately position Landstar as a premier supply chain solutions provider for small and large customers alike in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) environment. Landstar independent sales agents will now be able to offer customers complete integrated supply chain solutions with industry- leading technology. Additionally, our third-party capacity should benefit from increased loading opportunities created through this new service offering."

Premier, based in Detroit, Michigan, will remain under the leadership of Scott Taylor as President. Premier provides dynamic freight management services for customers through its proprietary Web-based software. Through its operating subsidiaries, National Logistics Management (NLM) and Interactive Capacity Gateway LLC (ICG), from purchase order to delivery, the Premier solution includes Web-based bidding, scheduling, shipping, tracking and reporting, allowing customers complete real-time visibility to follow their inbound and outbound shipments from pickup to destination.

Taylor brings more than 30 years of industry experience in transportation and software solutions. In 1989, he founded NLM to support the management of critical and dynamic freight. Under his leadership, Premier's operating entities have received numerous awards and recognition for their innovative use of technology in the freight management industry.

A3i, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will provide customers with state-of-the-art Web-based transportation and supply chain management technologies to optimize the complete order-to-cash process. The A3i solution offers shipment optimization, carrier visibility and supply chain event management, all with multi- lingual, multi-currency and multi-modal capabilities.

Lorne Darnell, one of the principal officers and founders of A3i, will continue in his role as President. Darnell's experience in the software and logistics industries totals more than 25 years. He is the former CEO and co-founder of LogiCorp Inc., the first non-asset based, 3PL company in the automotive manufacturing industry, and has served in various management positions at Ford Motor Company and Rockwell International.