Press Releases

 

LJK FLATBED DRIVERS HAUL "WORLD'S LARGEST PENCIL" ACROSS THE U.S.

 

 

 

Created to honor the 76th birthday of the late writer, musician, and philosopher Sri Chinmoy, a 76-foot long pencil completed its journey from Jamaica, Queens to the City Museum in St. Louis Missouri.

KEARNY, New Jersey - January 28, 2008 - Although L.J. Kennedy Trucking drivers Scott Seymour and Robert Rubinski are used to hauling a wide range of building materials and equipment across large distances, even they never imagined having to load a 76-foot long pencil onto their flatbed trucks. Picked up from Queens, NY and delivered to L.J. Kennedy in Kearny, NJ by Scott - the gigantic cargo was then hauled halfway across the country to St. Louis by Robert in his LJK flatbed.

Split into two somewhat more manageable 38-foot segments for transport, this world record-breaking cargo is the result of the efforts of a team of dedicated individuals led by Ashrita Furman (the holder of 70 Guinness world records) at the Sri Chinmoy Center in the Jamaica, Queens neighborhood of New York City.

Weighing in at approximately 18,000 pounds, the massive pencil sports a 250-pound eraser and a 10-inch diameter lead fashioned from nuclear plant cooling rods. For those interested in seeing how this enormous object was constructed (and sharpened), there is even a video of the process on YouTube - just search for "largest pencil" on www.youtube.com.

Thinking about shipping your own 76-foot long pencil across the United States? According to L.J. Kennedy "Minister of Culture" Mitch Bookbinder, the cost to ship this behemoth from New York to St. Louis at a discounted non-profit rate was only "$2,100, C.O.D. - giant paper not included."

 

L.J. KENNEDY TRUCKS INTO UNCHARTED FAITH-BASED TERRITORY

(Kearny, NJ) L.J. Kennedy Trucking Company, a leader in the flatbed carrier trucking industry, recently announced their intensified driver recruitment efforts in the Williamsport, PA marketplace. To launch their increased driver recruitment efforts, they are actively seeking new drivers. To launch their hiring efforts, LJK embarked on a unique direct mail advertising appeal-focused on local houses of worship in the Williamsport area.

Matthew S. Hojdila, Assistant Manager of New Business Development, launched the referral campaign. The direct mail letter introduces L.J. Kennedy to the local area and asks clergypersons to pass along news of the great employment opportunities to members of their congregation. Mr. Hojdila had this to say about the new recruitment campaign, "We are focusing our hiring efforts in the Williamsport area. I feel that this opportunity will be of great interest to many local church-members."

In addition to providing well-paying and family-friendly jobs to members of the congregation, LJK will make a contribution of $250 per driver hired to the house of worship in the driver's name.

 

L.J. KENNEDY JOINS AMBER ALERT NETWORK

(Kearny, NJ) L.J. Kennedy Trucking has joined the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's (NCMEC) AMBER Alert network. When one of our drivers is in an area where an AMBER Alert has been issued, a Qualcomm message will be sent to his tractor. If the driver has information regarding the abduction, they are to call the contact number in the message or 9-1-1.

 

FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR GUARDIANS TO ENJOY NIGHT OF RACING AT WOODHULL RACEWAY

(Kearny, NJ) It is only a statistic, but more than 37,000 children living in New York state, are in foster care. Many of these children have been emotionally, physically and sexually abused. Their plight remains a story that is largely untold and neglected. The voices of these children, and their guardians, needs to be heard, and understood. That is the why the Kinship Agency, a foster-care organization that is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Rochester, has joined forces with Woodhull Raceway, Woodhull, NY, and the L.J. Kennedy Trucking Company, Kearny, NJ, to raise the consciousness and awareness of the crisis in foster-care today.

The Kinship Agency, Woodhull Raceway, and L.J. Kennedy, will jointly sponsor "Kinship Agency Night At The Races" this July 14th, 2007. All foster children in Kinship's care, as well as their guardians, and the Kinship Agency staff will receive free admission to a night of exciting racing. Representatives from the sponsors will be attendance, namely Fred Kennedy, President of L.J. Kennedy Trucking, and Vern Wasson, Owner of Woodhull Raceway. A large contingent of L.J. Kennedy drivers and their families will also be in attendance, enjoying "L.J. Kennedy Family Weekend" at Woodhull Raceway.

In the past year, Woodhull & L.J. Kennedy, in conjunction with the Mary Pomerantz Agency, Highland Park,NJ, have raised funds to create and host a website for the Kinship Agency. The next step is to raise funds to support a direct-mail campaign on Kinship's behalf, as well as to pay for the purchase of an on-line credit-card payment site. L.J. Kennedy is inviting all interested trucking companies to join in this effort, or to start their own initiatives, in conjunction with local racetracks in their areas.

July 14th will be a night to remember for the foster children in Kinship's care, but it is only a beginning. The next step is critical: to draw attention and to drive resources, so that the most vulnerable of all Americans, our foster children, receive the funds that are essential to their well-being.

If you are interested in making a difference in the life of a foster-child, please contact the Kinship Agency at (607)324-0909, and ask for the Executive Director, Mr. Joe Weider.

if you are a trucking company that wishes to fund efforts to publicize the crisis in foster care, please contact Mitch Bookbinder. L.J. Kennedy Trucking: (866)RUN-4-LJK.

If you are a racetrack propietor that wants to join in this unique partnership, please contact Kenny Shupp, Woodhull Raceway, at (607) 458-5616.

Working together, the racetrack & trucking industry, as well as the vendors that service them, can make a difference in the lives of foster children. Remember, when we help at-risk children, we help ourselves, by making the world a place that is just a little more pleasing to God. It's the ultimate win-win situation....