Landstar System has dramatically reduced the number of motor carriers approved to haul its brokered freight, cutting its carrier pool by about 35% over the past four years. "Over more than 20 years in brokerage, we've always looked for ways to enhance our carrier vetting with people, process, technology, and information," Miller said. "Over the past four years, we've gone from over 100,000 approved carriers in the second quarter of 2022 to just over 64,000 at the end of the second quarter or a 35% reduction." The reduction represents more than 35,000 carriers removed from Landstar's approved network since mid-2022. Landstar's approved carrier pool stood at approximately 64,600 at the end of the second quarter, down another 7% year over year after declining 19% in the first quarter, according to previous FreightWaves reporting.