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Knoxville,
TN – March 2024 / NewsmakerAlert: As North America’s largest travel
center network, Pilot Travel Centers
LLC continues to prioritize strategic growth in 2024 with plans to
add 35 travel centers and remodel more than 75 locations across its network.
It is also expanding its truck maintenance network of Southern
Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J (STMP) shops.
The
2024 growth plan includes building 10 new travel centers to increase the
company’s presence in several states, bringing additional services, amenities
and over 500 truck parking spaces to the road. With 25 dealer locations
also expected to join the network, drivers will gain access to more stops
along their routes that are eligible for Pilot Travel Centers LLC’s myRewards
loyalty perks and other company programs.
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“Expanding
into new communities and enhancing our services remains a key part of our
long-term strategy,” said Allison
Cornish, senior vice president of store modernization and development
at Pilot Travel Centers LLC. “We continually evaluate our network with
our guests’ needs in mind and are making significant investments in our
travel centers to provide drivers an exceptional experience at every stop
along their journey.”
Last
year, the company opened 10 new travel centers and welcomed more than 20
dealer locations to its network. The new stores were conveniently located
along major routes in key markets for travelers and professional drivers,
including Yucca and Ash Fork, AZ; Colton and Rialto, CA; Gallup, NM; McCarran,
NV; Edon, OH; Holladay, TN; Odessa, TX; and Wamsutter, WY.
As
part of its New Horizons
initiative, Pilot Travel Centers LLC has plans to overhaul an additional
75 locations this year for a total of nearly 200 completed remodels since
launching the program in 2022. These major enhancements include curb-to-counter
makeovers with refreshed restrooms and showers, new kitchens, expanded
food and beverage options and updated technology.
In
addition to expanding its travel center network, Pilot Travel Centers LLC
is looking to bring more top-of-the-line maintenance and tire services
to its trucking customers through its partnership with Southern
Tire Mart. Over the next year, the company plans to add more than 30
shops to its travel centers for a total of over 85 locations across the
country.
For
more information on Pilot Travel Centers LLC and its travel center network,
including locations and amenities, visit www.PilotFlyingJ.com.
To easily find nearby stores and access great deals, download the myRewards
Plus app.*
*Data
rates may apply. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply.
About
Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Pilot
Travel Centers LLC keeps North America’s drivers moving as the leading
energy and experience provider people rely on to fuel their journeys. Founded
in 1958 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pilot
Travel Centers LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
and employs approximately 30,000 team members. As the largest network of
travel centers, Pilot Travel Centers LLC has more than 870 Pilot, Flying
J and One9 locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces, serving an
average of 1.3 million guests per day. In addition to travel center services,
Pilot Travel Centers LLC offers trucking fleets a variety of solutions
for fuel, credit, factoring, maintenance and rewards. The company operates
the third largest fuel tanker fleet in North America and supplies approximately
14 billion gallons of fuel per year. Pilot Travel Centers LLC is committed
to shaping the future of energy as the largest provider of biodiesel and
renewable fuels and through the development of a coast-to-coast EV charging
network and low carbon fueling alternatives. For additional information
about Pilot Travel Centers LLC, visit www.PilotFlyingJ.com.
Media
Contact:
Stephanie
Myers
Manager,
Media & Public Relations
LinkedIn
Pilot
Company
865-474-4096
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