Friday, June 3, 2011

Dennis Firestone - Celebrity Chef Appearance

Dennis Firestone to participate in an upcoming event as a "Celebrity Chef" to support Meals on Wheels. Proceeds to benefit the Meals on Wheels programs of Community SeniorServ providing food and support services to older adults in central and north Orange County.

For more information go to http://celebritychefoc.com/

3d Annual Celebrity Chef OC Event/Fundraiser - Saturday, June 11th












Who:


Celebrity Chefs who have committed to compete in the 2011 event to date include:
Mary Sue Allen, Vice President Human Resources, UPS, West Region

**Dennis Firestone, Former Indianapolis 500 Race Car Driver**

Rex Hudler, Former Major League Baseball Player & Angel Broadcaster

Craig Jackson, Chairman/CEO, Barrett Jackson Auctions

Loretta Sanchez, Member, United States Congress

C.J. Luis, 12-year old, Chef Prodigy

WHAT:
Celebrity Chef OC is a fun, casual, outdoor fundraising event that benefits Community SeniorServ. This special event will feature notable Orange County residents in a cooking competition.

WHERE:
Euromasters Special Event Center, Fountain Valley, CA
WHEN:
Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 6 - 11 pm
DETAILS:Each chef is paired with a local professional chef and will have one hour to improvise and cook an appetizer and an entrée using the secret theme ingredient, star fruit, that is revealed at the beginning of the event. A distinguished panel of judges will determine the winners based on taste, presentation and originality. Guests are then treated to a great dinner and a silent auction featuring one-of-a-kind treasures.

Monday, May 2, 2011

KKW Trucking, Inc. wins 1st place in the California Trucking Association's Fleet Safety Contest


Started in 1983 for CTA members, the Fleet Safety Awards program recognizes and awards the safe operation of fleets in California. The companies that win CTA's awards pass a battery of tests and reviews that show clear evidence of a commitment to safety on California's Highways. The purpose of the Fleet Safety Contest is to recognize companies that reduce accidents by designing and running a top-notch safety program.


An independent panel of judges, chosen from government agencies, review the self audit results that are provided by the participating companies. The panel looks at how the company organizes its safety programs, as well as training, driver supervision, preventitive maintenance and overall record of accident reduction. A field audit is then performed by CTA safety staff to insure the accuracy of all winning entries.

The annual awards banquet was held at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento, Sacramento, California on Wednesday, April 27th. In attendance from KKW were President and CEO, Dennis Firestone, CFO, Lynnette Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Steve Benninghoff, Fleet Maintenance Manager, Jim Brown and Operations Manager, Tom Howard.

Congratulations TEAM!




Thursday, January 13, 2011

The Carpet Recyclers Partners with KKW Trucking, Inc.

The Carpet Recyclers Partners With KKW Trucking
KKW Commitment to Green Transportation Adds to Environmental
Benefits From The Carpet Recyclers' West Coast Operations

LA MIRADA, CA--(Marke tw ire - January 12, 2011) - The Carpe t Recyclers today announced their partnership with KKW Trucking to expand the quality transportation services available to its carpet recycling customers and ensure the least impact on the environment from the transport of post-consumer carpet to their recycling facilities.
Based on fuel efficiency, outstanding environmental performance and an average age of 1.5
years of their 350 unit tractor flee t, the U.S. EPA has awarded KKW Trucking the top score in
their SmartWay Transport Partnership program. The Carpet Recyclers' zero-waste-to-landfill
facilities will divert over 100 million pounds of carpet from landfills in 2011. The nylon recovered will save over 230,000 barrels of oil that would have been required to manufacture virgin nylon
and keep ove r 100,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere .

Operating throughout the 11 Western States, KKW will drop off one of their over 700 -- 28 foot
or 53 foot -- enclosed trailers at The Carpet Recyclers' customer locations. When filled with used carpet, an empty trailer will be delivered and the full one taken by KKW Trucking to The Carpet Recyclers' state-of-the-art facilities.

"Early on we realized that we would need to include transportation as part of The Carpet Recyclers' services," said Larry Fink, President. "We are thrilled to partner with an innovative
company like KKW Trucking who not only provides outstanding customer service but is also
committed to minimizing the impact on the environment from their operations."
"Our commitment to 'being green' extends into our offices, warehouses and even the hybrid
cars provided to our sales staff," added Dennis Firestone , KKW Trucking President and CEO.

"We were shocked that almost 4% of all waste going into landfills is old carpet and are very
excited to play a role in helping The Carpet Recyclers recover this valuable resource . I'm
confident that KKW and The Carpet Recyclers are the right team, at the right time to take our
integrated businesses to a new level of performance that will day in and day out exceed our
customers' expectations."
Products made from carpet recycling include new carpet, carpet padding, a wide range of
building products and high-energy fuel. A new California carpet recovery bill passed during 2010 establishes the nation's first comprehensive, industry-backed carpet recovery program. The
Carpet Recyclers have created over 50 new green jobs since 4th quarter 2010.

See www .TheCarpetRecyclers.com and www .KKWtrucks.com for more information or contact Gail Brice at 562-592-5989 or gail.brice@TheCarpetRecyclers.com