February 1, 2018 - Industry News
The trial of four former Pilot Flying J sales executives accused of defrauding trucking companies in a fuel rebate scam is coming to a close, with final arguments and deliberations scheduled for next week
Tags: Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Crime, Rebates, Trial
November 14, 2017 - Industry News
In the early days of the Pilot Flying J Fuel Rebate Fraud trial, a former sales director’s testimony and emails have given jurors a look at the fraud operation from the inside.
Tags: Pilot Flying J, Crime, Rebates, Trial, Truckstops
October 19, 2017 - Product News
QuikQ has secured merchant agreements for its Fuel Card platform with Love’s Travel Stops, TravelCenters of America, and Pilot Flying J.
Tags: Fuel Management, Truckstops, Fuel Cards
October 3, 2017 - Industry News
Warren Buffet’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway has made a significant minority investment in truckstop chain Pilot Flying J, with plans to become the majority stakeholder by 2023, the companies announced.
Tags: Investment, Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Mergers & Acquisitions
May 9, 2016 - Industry News
Lower fuel prices propelled truckstop operator TravelCenters of America from a profit to a loss in the first quarter of the year, but that’s not keeping it from going ahead with expansion plans.
Tags: Fuel Prices, Petro Stopping Centers, Truckstops, Travel Centers of America, Earnings
February 2, 2016 - Industry News
Love’s Travel Stops has agreed to purchase compressed natural gas provider Trillium CNG in a deal that will add 37 public-access CNG locations to the truck stop company’s network.
Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Trillium CNG, Love's Travel Stops, Truckstops, Compressed Natural Gas, CNG Fueling Stations
March 11, 2015 - Industry News
Six of the seven trucking companies suing Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam for fraud have agreed to settle, according to reports from a Cleveland-based ABC news affiliate.
Tags: Lawsuits, Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Fraud, Settlement
February 17, 2015 - Industry News
One company that provides an alternative to idling big rigs at truckstops and truck terminals has plans for growth, including investing more money to fund a planned expansion.
Tags: Emissions, Truck Drivers, Idle Reduction, Truckstops, IdleAir, Air Pollution
February 10, 2015 - Industry News
Love’s is offering 99-cent-per gallon compressed natural gas at select Midwest locations to mark the recent opening of a fast-fill CNG location in San Antonio. The deal will begin on Valentine’s Day and run for two weeks.
Tags: Texas, Love's Travel Stops, CNG Fueling Stations, CNG, I-40, Truckstops
January 29, 2015 - Industry News
A new TA location opened in Columbia, South Carolina, announced truckstop chain TravelCenters of America, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers brands.
Tags: South Carolina, TravelCenters of America, Truckstops, Interstate 20
January 26, 2015 - Industry News
Following years of litigation a federal court in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday gave preliminary approval to settlements with more than two-dozen oil companies and fuel retailers over claims of selling “hot fuel.”
Tags: Diesel, Gasoline, Litigation, Associations, Truckstops
November 18, 2014 - Industry News
A federal lawsuit against truckstop chain Pilot Flying J has been amended, accusing the company's top executive of directing an alleged fuel rebate scheme.
Tags: Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Litigation, Crime
October 29, 2014 - Industry News
Pilot Flying J is leasing six locations from Speedway to expand its network of stores in Virginia. The stores will be Pilot branded and operated in conjunction with Speedway.
Tags: Diesel, Pilot Travel Centers, Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Speedway, Virginia
October 2, 2014 - Industry News
A new Pilot Travel Center has opened in Childress, Texas, serving drivers traveling on Highway 83 and Highway 287.
Tags: Texas, Pilot Travel Centers, Truckstops, Pilot Flying J
September 26, 2014 - Industry News
A one-time top lieutenant with truckstop chain Pilot Flying J has been named a target of an investigation that the company bilked trucking customers out of money from rebates in order to inflate company profits.
Tags: Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Crime
August 25, 2014 - Industry News
Truckstop electrification services provider IdleAir reports it continues to grow its number of locations since reopening under a new owner about four years ago.
Tags: Truckstops, IdleAir, Idle Reduction
August 14, 2014 - Industry News
Love’s Travel Stops opened two new locations in Fort Myers, Fla. and Shelby, Iowa.
Tags: Love's Travel Stops, I-75, I-80, Florida, Iowa, Truckstops
August 7, 2014 - Industry News
Travel center chain Pilot Flying J opened four new locations in July, in Grand Junction, Colo., Tonkawa, Okla., Tilden, Texas, and Fernley, Nev.
Tags: Truckstops, Pilot Flying J
July 30, 2014 - Industry News
Love’s Travel Stops will expand its CNG fueling stations, adding locations in Ardmore and Webbers Falls, Okla., by spring 2015.
Tags: Truckstops, CNG, Love's Travel Stops
July 14, 2014 - Industry News
Truckstop chain Pilot Flying J has struck a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid criminal prosecution over allegations it cheated fleets out of fuel rebates, but the agreement does not mean individuals are off the hook.
Tags: Fuel and Oil, Truckstops, Pilot Flying J, Crime
June 9, 2014 - Industry News
Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new locations, one in Dodge City, Kan., at the intersection of U.S. Highways 400, 56 and 283; the other in Grand Junction, Colo., off I-70, at exit 26.
Tags: Diesel, Drivers, Colorado, DEF, Kansas, Love's Travel Stops, Truckstops, Diesel Exhaust Fluid
May 30, 2014 - Industry News
The departures continue to add up at the embattled truckstop chain Pilot Flying J, with the latest involving a key sales figure, according to published reports.
Tags: Diesel Prices, Pilot Flying J, Crime, Truckstops
May 28, 2014 - Industry News
Hess is the largest operator of convenience stores along the East Coast and the fifth largest in the U.S. by number of company-operated sites with 1,256 stores located in 16 states. Speedway is the nation's fourth-largest convenience store chain by number of company-owned and operated sites, with approximately 1,480 stores located in nine states.
Tags: Gasoline, Hess Corporation, Truckstops, Diesel Fuel, Mergers & Acquisitions
May 22, 2014 - Industry News
Recent departures of key people from the truckstop chain Pilot Flying J continue following the loss of its president earlier this week, according to published reports. Meanwhile, a federal investigation lingers in the background.
Tags: Pilot Flying J, Crime, Truckstops
May 19, 2014 - Industry News
A high-ranking official with the truckstop chain Pilot Flying J is reportedly no longer with the company, some 13 months after it was raided by federal agents.
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