Landstar System, Inc. announced that two Landstar veterans have been promoted to lead Landstar?s sales organization as executive officers of the Company. Effective March 18, 2024, Matt Dannegger has been appointed Chief Field Sales Officer, and Jim Applegate has been appointed Chief Corporate Sales, Strategy and Specialized Freight Officer. In his role as Chief Field Sales Officer, Mr. Dannegger will be responsible for the recruiting and growth of Landstar?s independent sales agents.

His focus will be to support the more than 1,000 independent agents in their business planning, sales and marketing efforts, cross-selling the full spectrum of Landstar services, and implementation of new tools and technologies to help unlock sales productivity. Mr. Dannegger has been with Landstar for more than 15 years serving in various field sales leadership roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Senior Executive Vice President in charge of all agent field sales. As Chief Corporate Sales, Strategy and Specialized Freight Officer, Mr. Applegate will be responsible for Landstar?s corporate sales efforts, strategic growth initiatives, specialized freight offerings, and business development.

Since joining Landstar in 2009, he has served as a vice president in various sales roles including business development, business solutions and corporate sales. Most recently, Mr. Applegate served as Executive Vice President of Business Intelligence and Strategy.