LJK Strategy

LJK attracts and retains the loyalty and interest of building materials shippers that have time-sensitive freight. While we must remain economically competitive, from a rate perspective, low pricing is NOT the key weapon in our marketing arsenal. Our clients rely on us to be their "competitive edge" -- we are a vital part of their marketing mix. Here's why:

Most of our customers sell products regarded as commodities. Differences in product quality and price are generally negligible. The ability to respond quickly, to take orders on short-notice and to deliver reliably is the determinant of who gets the order and who doesn't. Our size allows us to respond to diverse customer needs with the assets and resources necessary to get the job done.

We are able to ship large quantities of freight on short notice in a reliable fashion. This gives us a competitive edge, in addition to our ability to legally haul 52,000# loads, something that most of our competitors cannot do. (Our equipment is speced lighter than our competitors' equipment. This allows us to maximize payload and to haul more weight per trailer, which lowers our customer's cost per hundredweight, sometimes by as much as 10%).

Another unique advantage offered by LJK is our ability to provide shippers with drivers affiliated with the Teamsters Union when necessary. For customers shipping to jobsites in the New York metropolitan area, our union affiliation is a godsend. (Few competitors can provide customers with a sizeable number of union-affiliated drivers, at one-time).

Another distinguishing feature of our competitive strategy is our ability to safely and reliably transport more than 5 million pounds of freight per day, for one shipper in one location. Very few of our competitors could make such a claim. We can and we do.