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05-27-2011, 11:49 AM
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New Pilot in WV
Just saw on the local news that they just started construction on a Pilot T/S on I-79 at exit 146 in WV. That exit is the 1st exit south of the junction of I-68/I-79 in Morgantown. No ETA on completion date. I guess that one's going in instead of the one they had planned on building at exit 105 in Jane Lew.
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05-27-2011, 04:48 PM
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With the tornados I figured the new Pilot will be the old one in Joplin.
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05-27-2011, 08:44 PM
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The building is up, the signs are up, the fuel island is up, and there is a now hiring sign on the building. This as of thursday 5/26/11. Looks like it will have real small parking lot though. It sits right off exit 146(Goshen Road). It's wired looking because it looks like it has two floors.
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05-27-2011, 09:25 PM
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The main building has been there forever. In fact, that place was originally supposed to be a 76 Truckstop. For some reason, they couldn't get the permit for the fuel tanks. It sat empty forever, then a few years ago a outdoor sports place opened. That didn't last.
I'm glad one will be that close to home - it's a pain to get fuel when I'm going on/coming off hometime since Celadon mainly uses Pilot. Now maybe I can stay out of that stupid Hurricane one.
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05-29-2011, 12:13 PM
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The building is up, the signs are up, the fuel island is up, and there is a now hiring sign on the building. This as of thursday 5/26/11. Looks like it will have real small parking lot though. It sits right off exit 146(Goshen Road). It's wired looking because it looks like it has two floors.
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As drivers, if you're real smart, you'll do the same to all Pilots as we did to the one in Gary, IN. At another location, more than a dozen of us had a chance to talk to a Pilot exec. We got to tell him what was wrong at Gary, and about a year later, they bought up more property and enlarged the parking lot. It didn't cure all the problems, but it did help.
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05-29-2011, 08:23 PM
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The only way they could make the lot larger at that exit would be to remove a small mountain, literally. When the original groundwork was done there, I "think" it took about 6-9 months.
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05-29-2011, 08:43 PM
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I wish they'd done one at Jane Lew or even further south for those Charleston stops, although there's a truck stop on the west side of Charleston that's ok. The new Loves a little north of Jane Lew (IIRC???) is horrible. Too small and all the parking places are "leaners".
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05-29-2011, 08:59 PM
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Have never seen the Loves on I-79. Will have to keep my eyes open for it.
The parking area at the new one will probably be similar in size as the one in Nitro. Maybe a few spaces smaller, I'm guessing.
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05-30-2011, 07:14 PM
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Have never seen the Loves on I-79. Will have to keep my eyes open for it.
The parking area at the new one will probably be similar in size as the one in Nitro. Maybe a few spaces smaller, I'm guessing.
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Look at next time you head home. Be luckly if they could get 15 trucks parked in there. If I wasn't traveling at 70 going south and then north, I would try and snap a picture on thursday.
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05-30-2011, 08:42 PM
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I'll be home on Thursday. May try to get up by there.
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