Exhibit 23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent The Board of Directors Landstar System, Inc.: We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 33-76340 and No 33-94304) on Form S-8 of Landstar System, Inc. of our reports dated February 5, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Landstar System, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2001, December 30, 2000, and December 25, 1999, and all related schedules, which reports appear in the December 29, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K of Landstar System, Inc. KPMG LLP Stamford, Connecticut March 21, 2002 64