Flying J, Pilot complete merger of their travel centers | The Salt Lake Tribune
"An announcement about what Flying J, once one of the biggest private companies in the United States,will become is expected soon, Maggelet said." Vapor?
This is indeed a banner day for we Drivers. Pilot picks up FJ for a song, the new, leaner Flying Pilot Co. will result in tremendous reductions in overhead and operating expenses, their enormously expanded buying power will force their suppliers to lower prices and all the savings will be passed on to us!
Or maybe not. Probably not. I'll be happy if they just put Pilot coffee in the FJs. Come to think of it, I still haven't been to a Denny's converted FJ. Anyone?
Today, I was at one of my very favorite Pilots . . Nitro, WV (fuel assignment, not by choice) and, as usual, the line waiting to get in was blocking the line waiting to get out. It's a brilliant design. Another "come to think of it", under the Patriot Act, interfering with an interstate shipment can now be prosecuted as an act of terrorism with no bail and no habeas corpus, just like the goons in Gitmo. I think a case could be made to arrest the entire Nitro staff.