KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood was arraigned Feb. 9 on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud as well as witness tampering in a nearly three-year investigation.
February 9, 2016BusinessFuel
Pilot Flying J Donates $10 Million to Knoxville Schools to Modernize Football Fields
Pilot Flying J is donating $10 million over the next three years to provide athletic and academic support to the 13 public high schools in Knox County, Tennessee, including synthetic turf at each school for a football field.
December 9, 2015BusinessFuel
Wright Transportation Claims it Was 'Fraudulently Induced' in Diesel-Fuel Deal With Pilot
An Alabama motor carrier who sued Pilot Flying J in connection with a diesel-fuel rebate scam has added a claim that it was “fraudulently induced” into believing it was being given “retail-minus” or “cost-plus” prices for diesel it purchased.
May 18, 2015BusinessFuel
Three Trucking Companies Settle With Pilot in Fraud Case
Attorneys for three trucking companies have filed notices of undisclosed settlement agreements with Pilot Flying J in connection with diesel rebate fraud allegations contained in federal lawsuits filed against the truck-stop operator.
March 10, 2015BusinessFuel
Two Trucking Firms Allege Haslam at Center of Rebate Conspiracy
Two trucking companies alleged in a legal filing last week that Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam was at the center of a conspiracy to shortchange them of diesel fuel rebates.
November 17, 2014BusinessFuel
Former Pilot Flying J President ‘Target’ of Federal Probe
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood has been named a “target” of an ongoing federal probe into fuel rebate fraud, according to a Cleveland television station.
October 3, 2014BusinessFuel
Federal Court Orders Mediation in Pilot Flying J Cases
A Kentucky federal district court judge has ordered mediation in a slate of motor-carrier fraud lawsuits filed against Pilot Flying J.
August 4, 2014BusinessFuel
Pilot Flying J to Pay $92 Million Penalty to Government Over Fuel-Rebate Scheme
Pilot Flying J will pay a $92 million penalty as part of an agreement with the federal government to take responsibility for the criminal actions of employees who shortchanged trucking companies on their diesel fuel rebates.
July 21, 2014BusinessFuel
Judicial Panel Orders Consolidation of Pilot Flying J Rebate Cases
A federal judicial panel in Lexington, Ky., ordered the consolidation of seven lawsuits filed against Pilot Flying J seeking damages in connection to a rebate fraud scheme, the Tennessean reported.
April 10, 2014BusinessFuel
Pilot Says It Has Paid Back 95% of Customers
Pilot Flying J said it has had paid back about 95% of its customers in its ongoing fuel-rebate legal case.
January 16, 2014