Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	(12) Subsequent Events COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The COVID-19 outbreak was subsequently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the global economy, which significantly intensified in the United States in late March and early April 2020, and has fueled concerns that it will lead to a global recession. These conditions are expected to continue and worsen in the near term. This could have a material adverse impact on the demand for our services and our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all. The situation continues to evolve rapidly and its effects, both short and long-term, remain unknown. In connection with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company experienced a significant decline in truckload volumes during the last week of its fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2020. The Company believes the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a significant adverse impact on truckload volumes in its 2020 second fiscal quarter. Although it does not appear the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on truckload pricing in the 2020 first quarter, no assurance can be given regarding the potential impact of the pandemic on truckload pricing in future periods, including the 2020 second quarter. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s results in the 2020 second quarter as well as in future quarters will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the duration of the pandemic, new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain its impact and the role of federal, state and local governments in lifting stay-at-home orders and taking other measures that will be needed to help the economy transition back to more normal operating conditions. In an effort to support BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents in the Landstar network, the Company announced that for each load delivered by a BCO Independent Contractor with a confirmed delivery date from April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020, the Company will pay an extra $50 to both the BCO hauling the load and the Landstar agent dispatching the load. The Company subsequently announced the extension of this program through May 15, 2020. The Company estimates that Landstar BCOs will deliver between 60,000 and 70,000 loads in April 2020 and 30,000 to 35,000 from May 1, 2020 through May 15, 2020. In addition, if a Landstar BCO tests positive for COVID-19 or is placed under a mandatory quarantine by a public health authority, the Company will provide up to $2,000 to the affected BCO. Further, in the event that current market conditions persist, it is possible that Landstar will provide additional financial support to its independent agents and/or BCO Independent Contractors during the 2020 second quarter as part of the Company’s pandemic relief efforts. These pandemic relief efforts will have an impact on the Company’s financial results for the 2020 second quarter. Moreover, the COVID-19 virus continues to spread in areas where we provide services. While we have implemented risk management and contingency plans and taken preventive measures and other precautions, no predictions of specific scenarios can be made with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic and such measures may not adequately protect our business from the impact of such events. The Landstar network includes over 1,200 independent agent locations throughout North America where such independent agents provide shipment coordination and dispatch services, freight tracking, trailer management and numerous other operational functions. Similarly, the Landstar network includes tens of thousands of truck capacity providers who operate throughout North America without any Landstar truck terminals. Management believes the decentralized nature of our model provides resiliency to Landstar’s freight operations in an environment where social distancing can disrupt centralized business structures. A significant impact to our independent agent network and/or a significant decrease in available truck capacity providers due to illness or government restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our ability to source capacity to service our customers and could have a significant impact on Landstar, including our results of operations, revenue and cash flows.

COVID-19

was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The

COVID-19

outbreak was subsequently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The

COVID-19

pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the global economy, which significantly intensified in the United States in late March and early April 2020, and has fueled concerns that it will lead to a global recession. These conditions are expected to continue and worsen in the near term. This could have a material adverse impact on the demand for our services and our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all. The situation continues to evolve rapidly and its effects, both short and long-term, remain unknown.

In connection with the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic, the Company experienced a significant decline in truckload volumes during the last week of its fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2020. The Company believes the

COVID-19

pandemic is likely to have a significant adverse impact on truckload volumes in its 2020 second fiscal quarter. Although it does not appear the impact of the

COVID-19

pandemic had a significant impact on truckload pricing in the 2020 first quarter, no assurance can be given regarding the potential impact of the pandemic on truckload pricing in future periods, including the 2020 second quarter. The extent to which the

COVID-19

pandemic impacts the Company’s results in the 2020 second quarter as well as in future quarters will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the duration of the pandemic, new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain its impact and the role of federal, state and local governments in lifting

stay-at-home

orders and taking other measures that will be needed to help the economy transition back to more normal operating conditions.

In an effort to support BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents in the Landstar network, the Company announced that for each load delivered by a BCO Independent Contractor with a confirmed delivery date from April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020, the Company will pay an extra $50 to both the BCO hauling the load and the Landstar agent dispatching the load. The Company subsequently announced the extension of this program through May 15, 2020. The Company estimates that Landstar BCOs will deliver between 60,000 and 70,000 loads in April 2020 and 30,000 to 35,000 from May 1, 2020 through May 15, 2020. In addition, if a Landstar BCO tests positive for

COVID-19

or is placed under a mandatory quarantine by a public health authority, the Company will provide up to $2,000 to the affected BCO. Further, in the event that current market conditions persist, it is possible that Landstar will provide additional financial support to its independent agents and/or BCO Independent Contractors during the 2020 second quarter as part of the Company’s pandemic relief efforts. These pandemic relief efforts will have an impact on the Company’s financial results for the 2020 second quarter.

Moreover, the

COVID-19

virus continues to spread in areas where we provide services. While we have implemented risk management and contingency plans and taken preventive measures and other precautions, no predictions of specific scenarios can be made with respect to the

COVID-19

pandemic and such measures may not adequately protect our business from the impact of such events. The Landstar network includes over 1,200 independent agent locations throughout North America where such independent agents provide shipment

coordination and dispatch services, freight tracking, trailer management and numerous other operational functions. Similarly, the Landstar network includes tens of thousands of truck capacity providers who operate throughout North America without any Landstar truck terminals. Management believes the decentralized nature of our model provides resiliency to Landstar’s freight operations in an environment where social distancing can disrupt centralized business structures. A significant impact to our independent agent network and/or a significant decrease in available truck capacity providers due to illness or government restrictions related to the

COVID-19

pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our ability to source capacity to service our customers and could have a significant impact on Landstar, including our results of operations, revenue and cash flows.