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In one of the biggest scandals in the trucking industry, a court released a 120-page affidavit on April 18 stating that Pilot Flying J had knowingly withheld fuel rebates from customers.
Pilot Flying J’s headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., was raided and placed on lockdown by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service.
The documents alleged that company salespeople took advantage of customers that were “too unsophisticated to catch” the errors.
A string of arrests and class-action lawsuits followed, and the fuel provider reached an $85 million settlement with 5,500 trucking companies.
Jeff Crissey is Fusable's content director for OEM/Aftermarket and is responsible for coordinating special editorial projects and events for the company's Commercial Carrier Journal, Equipment World and Overdrive brands. Prior to this role, Crissey served as editor of CCJ for 10 years. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Auburn University and has been a member of Fusable's editorial staff for 27 years, where his coverage of industry topics has earned numerous regional and national awards over the years. Before joining Fusable, Crissey was a production assistant at CNN in Atlanta.
