JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Landstar System Inc. (LSTR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $47.1 million.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.32 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.28 per share.

The freight shipper and warehouser posted revenue of $1.17 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.12 billion.

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