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Pilot opening new locations in Louisiana, Iowa, Colorado and Texas
Pilot Flying J's Pilot Travel Centers opening in Louisiana, Iowa, Colorado, and Texas. Amenities include additional truck parking spaces, showers, and more.
June 14, 2018
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J opens new stops in South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Manitoba
New truck stops are open in Summerville, S.C.; Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, Canada; Suffolk, Va.; and Falfurrias, Texas.
March 5, 2018
Parking
Pilot Flying J adds real-time parking information to app for certain locations
So far, the company has added wireless traffic sensors to 30 PFJ locations along the I-5 corridor from San Diego to Seattle, as well as one location in Knoxville, Tenn., that will feed real-time parking information to the app.
December 19, 2017
Truck Stops
PFJ opens new location in New Mexico
The new location will offer truckers five diesel lanes with high-speed pumps, PJ Fresh and fast casual food offerings, Western Union, three showers and 29 truck parking spaces.
November 8, 2017
Business
Last lawsuit against Pilot Flying J in fuel rebate scheme refiled, carrier claims Pilot targeted ‘mom and pop’ carriers
Wright Transportation out of Mobile filed its suit Dec. 11, 2015, in Mobile County, Alabama, again restating its claims that Pilot intentionally and fraudulently scammed carriers out of tens of millions of dollars in owed fuel rebates.
January 4, 2016
Business
Carrier who sued Pilot over fuel rebate fraud now claims truck stop chain lied about diesel prices
Wright Transportation has amended its lawsuit against Pilot Flying J to accuse the truck stop chain and fuel provider of fudging its diesel fuel prices to defraud the carrier out of owed fuel rebates.
May 15, 2015
Business
The island of lost socks
It’s a commonly known fact that I’m a bathroom queen. I can forgive almost any transgression if a truck stop has nice clean bathrooms and good showers. I’ve expanded my horizons to nice laundry facilities and am extremely thankful for any place that has the golden trifecta of pleasant staff, good showers and nice laundry […]
May 5, 2015
Business
Pilot Flying J, other fuel providers object to terms of $25M ‘hot fuel’ class-action settlement
The key concern of the objectors is the institution of fund — required by the settlement reached in January — that makes payments to state governments when they change their laws to require fuel providers to install automatic temperature compensation equipment at fuel pumps.
April 1, 2015
Business
Judge sends outstanding Pilot Flying J lawsuits to mediation
The seven outstanding lawsuits filed against Pilot Flying J over its fuel rebate withholding scheme have been ordered to mediation, where the trucking companies who opted out of the fuel provider and truck stop chain’s class-action settlement will seek to reach a separate settlement with Pilot.
August 1, 2014
Business
Shower report 2014
Wendy comes back from a cross-country trip ready to crown one truck-stop with the superlative of “best showers”…
July 2, 2014
Business
Pilot, Western Express reach settlement in fuel rebate withholding suit
Pilot Flying J has reached a settlement with Western Express in a lawsuit in which the carrier said Pilot’s alleged fuel rebate withholding scheme cost it $75 million in expenses and debt.
January 10, 2014
Business
$72M Pilot settlement with 5,500 trucking companies made final in court
A judge has given final approval to Pilot Flying J’s class-action settlement with trucking companies who sued the truck stop chain over alleged rebate withholding fraud. Pilot will be paying out about $72 million to roughly 5,500 class members.
November 25, 2013
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