Good afternoon and welcome to Landstar System, Inc's third mid-quarter 2014 conference call. All lines will be in a listen-only mode. Today's conference is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. Joining us today from Landstar is Henry Gerkens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. I would like to now turn the call over to Mr. Gerkens. Sir, you may begin.
Thanks, Dori, and good afternoon, and welcome to the Landstar 2014 third-quarter mid-quarter update conference call. Again, as a reminder, let me review how our mid-quarter update call works. There is no question-and-answer period during this call. The purpose of the call is to provide a brief update on how management sees the current quarter shaping up as it relates to business levels and earnings projections. The call will last only a couple of minutes. Before we start, let me read the following statement. The following is a safe harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements made during this conference call that are not based on historical facts are forward-looking statements. During this call, I may make certain statements containing forward-looking statements, such as statements which relate to Landstar's business objectives, plans, strategies, and expectations.
Such statements are by nature subject to uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to the operational, financial, and legal risks detailed in Landstar's Form 10-K for the 2013 fiscal year, described in the section Risk Factors and other SEC filings from time to time. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results or events to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and Landstar undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. During our second quarter 2014 earnings conference call, I stated that I anticipated 2014 third-quarter revenue and diluted earnings per share to be similar to that of the 2014 second quarter.
I also stated that I anticipated a healthy increase over the $675 million of revenue generated in the 2013 third quarter and a healthy increase over the 2013 third quarter earnings for a diluted share of $0.62 per share. We have now completed the first two months of the 2014 fiscal third quarter, and I am pleased to report that the incremental operating trends experienced in the first half of 2014 when compared to the 2013 first half have continued through the first fiscal months of July and August. Both truckload volume and truckload revenue per load continue to be at very high levels and exceeding prior year amounts by double-digit percentages. Overall, consolidated revenue for the first two fiscal months of the 2014 third quarter increased in excess of 20% over the comparative 2013 months.
The key to our success continues to be execution and Landstar's ability to attract and retain the necessary capacity to haul customers' freight in an environment where capacity availability is extremely tight and in an environment of improving economic conditions. Both trucks supplied by BCOs and our broker carrier count have continued to increase through the first two months of the 2014 third quarter. Based on the results thus far in the 2014 third quarter, a continuation of the current revenue trends through the five-week September 2014 fiscal month, and that insurance and claims expense as a percentage of BCO revenue remains at the historical average of 3.5%, I remain very comfortable with the range of analysts' estimates as published by First Call of $0.78-$0.82 per share and the resultant consensus estimate of $0.80 per share.
As I said in our second quarter earnings call, I am very optimistic. Capacity is in short supply and can only get tighter as economic conditions improve, and that should create even greater purchasing power. Right now, I see no change in the positive momentum or direction we have generated, and based on the continuation of the current revenue trends through the final four months of 2014, $3 billion in annual revenue should be achieved. Thank you for joining me for this short conference call, and I look forward to talking to you again on our October 23rd, 2014 third quarter earnings conference call. Thanks.
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