Pilot and Flying J to merge
Pilot, Flying J to merge travel center operations
http://www.thetrucker.com/GetNewsPho...6942&width=240 There are currently in excess of 300 Pilot Travel Centers throughout the U.S. and Canada. (The Trucker file photo) http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stori...nt-home/hr.gif The Trucker News Services 7/13/2009 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. and OGDEN, Utah — Pilot Travel Centers and Flying J have reached a merger agreement to merge the two company's travel centers into a single operation, The Trucker learned late Monday. Details of the agreement are scheduled to be announced this morning, sources told The Trucker. Only Flying J truck stop locations are part of the merger. Other Flying J entities are not involved, sources have told The Trucker. The merger would seemingly free up cash that could be used to help Flying J in its effort to reorganize certain aspects of its company under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Flying J announced in December that Flying J Inc. and its Big West refining and Longhorn Pipeline subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11. TheTrucker.com - America's Trucking Newspaper |
does this mean that p-lot will stop using comdata? that would be a great thing, because i, like many others out there, hate having to refuel at p-lot.
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the mormons actually let this go down?! they're the ones who are usually buying out their competition. holy crap, batman!
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Now the two worst parking truck stops of america coming together.. Now we just need for Love's to come around and we have ourselves a party!!
Can you just imagine the name of those together.. Flying Pilots Love's J of America... |
Crap, and I thought it was bad when T/A bought Petro (and not the other way around). Oh well, just another (among many) reasons for me to fly past the Flyin' Hooks.
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Our warehouse is right beside a flyin hook. (Lubbock)
One of my supervisors told me a couple of weeks ago that they were closing the hook in Lubbock. I wonder which ones will close, and which ones will go in cahoots with Pilot.. |
Well this means 3 things, Flying J will be taking Comdata,There will now be about another 150 locations to eat at subway because that is all drivers like to eat, and Flying J will now be cursed with idle air. Great for all of the truckers,everyone will be losing even more spaces. I assume this will happen since Pilto was planning on putting it in all of their own locations. I am sure this deal will really work out great for the truck drivers. More Mcdonalds and Subways yeah!!!!! And oy yeah, i forgot....Pilot seems to really hate anything that even remotely resembles a drivers lounge....wonder if those will disapear like they do at almost all locations that pilot buys out. Seems like Drivers lounges/tv rooms at pilot locations always turn into storage or office space. I am sure Flying J will retain it's name but I will be surprised if the change goes as un noticeable as the TA/Petro deal did. Pilot does not know how to leave well enough alone ya know.
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I hope this means I can get Pilot coffee at a Flying Pilot.
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