Tag: Pilot Flying J

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Who’s Who: Truckers on the Forbes 400 billionaires list
Don’t feel bad if you didn’t make the latest Forbes 400 list of America’s wealthiest people; I just checked and, once again, I didn’t make it either. But a handful of truckers, or people very involved with the trucking industry, did.
October 3, 2014
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Three Pilot employees plead guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud charges in rebate withholding case
Three more Pilot Flying J employees have pleaded guilty to fraud or conspiracy charges surrounding accusations that the company systematically cheated trucking companies out of millions in owed fuel rebates over a seven-year period.
January 28, 2014
Click here to see more of CCJ’s coverage of Pilot’s alleged rebate withholding scheme, the settlement and employees who have pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
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IdleAir expands in Texas
IdleAir continues to expand. The truck stop electrification service company used the rostrum at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas announce additional parking spaces at travel centers and dedicated fleet terminals in the Lone Star State. Among its projects, IdleAir recently has completed construction for a fleet facility with Transportation Services Inc. in Mesquite, […]
August 23, 2013
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Carriers have until Oct. 15 to opt out of Pilot settlement
According to an informational website Pilot has set up regarding its class-action lawsuits settlement, class members have until Oct. 15 to opt out of the settlement or object to it.
July 24, 2013
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All hands on deck: Carriers employ software to improve CSA scores
In Part 1 of this series examining how carriers can use technology to improve CSA scores, we look at the use of scheduling preventative maintenance.
January 28, 2013
Michael Bomgardner, fleet manager at Veolia’s Electronics Recycling Division, says Zonar’s pre- and post-trip inspection and remote diagnostics system helped reduce roadside service calls by 22 percent.
Business
Upfront: Is LNG Ready for Prime Time?
There was lots of talk in 2012 about liquefied natural gas in trucking, but 2013 may be the year it takes off.
December 1, 2012
JEFF CRISSEY is Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jcrissey@ccjmagazine.com.
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Severe Service
First response team lends heavy-lifting hand, Freightliner has spec’d a severe-duty truck line for waste haul markets, Paccar MX tough-tested with aggregate hauler and more severeduty industry news items are featured.
September 4, 2012
The disaster relief efforts of Tad Agoglia, center, and crew members Andy Nissley, left, and Tim Wolkowicz earned Agoglia a 2009 CNN Hero award. Agoglia is adding equipment owners and truck drivers from his Pennsylvania hometown to the First Response team of seven people.
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Fuel on Lockdown
5 ways technology can offer stronger protection against the risk of rising diesel prices.
May 1, 2012
A Fuel Auditor feature in Blue Tree Systems’ R:Com wireless fleet management system compares the amount of fuel purchased.
Business
Alternative Fuels — Part III
With a growing number of supply options, is now the time to explore alternative-fuel vehicles?
May 1, 2012
Clean Energy Fuels, in partnership with Pilot Flying J, has aggressive plans for coast-to-coast deployment of LNG fueling stations. The company hopes to have 70 LNG fueling locations online by the end of the year and complete 150 stations by the end of 2013.
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Fuel Insurance
Carriers can use technology, strategy to combat volatile diesel prices.
January 1, 2011
YRC Worldwide, which buys about 70 percent of its fuel in bulk, uses FuelQuest’s Fuel Center software system as its fuel purchasing platform.
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