Pilot Flying J News Updates

Pilot and Tesla opened heavy-duty electric truck charging sites at travel centers in Georgia and California in October.

The trucking industry is rolling out giveaways, discounts and recognition events for professional drivers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which runs Sept. 13-19.

Berkshire Hathaway’s Pilot Travel Centers is considering the sale of its water-management services unit, as the truck-stop chain focuses on its primary businesses, according to sources.

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s family office HF Capital has committed $725 million to help launch an initiative aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry, it announced Sept. 16.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has officially bought the last 20% of Pilot Travel Centers that it didn’t already own from the Haslam family.

Berkshire Hathaway has avoided trial by settling allegations it violated the terms of its buyout of Pilot Travel Centers by changing the accounting methods used to value part of the deal.

The Haslam family says majority owner Berkshire Hathaway is trying to artificially depress Pilot Travel Centers' value to lower the price it has to pay to get the remaining 20% of the company. 

Bridgestone Americas and Pilot Co. announced select travel center locations will offer Bridgestone Fleet Care mobility solutions to provide actionable fleet tire intelligence.

Pilot Flying J announced March 9 that it plans to spend $1 billion to remodel nearly 500 of its oldest travel centers across the country.

A federal judge on July 28 granted a request by federal prosecutors to dismiss criminal charges against former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two other former company executives, all of whom were scheduled to be retried early next year on charges related to a massive diesel fuel rebate scheme.