Pilot Travel Centers
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[edit] Pilot Travel Centers Beginning
Pilot Travel Centers was founded on September 1, 2001 in a joint venture between Pilot Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Company. Immediately all Pilot Truck Stops were converted into Pilot Travel Centers. At its inception the number of stops was around 60; however, that was to be short-lived.
[edit] Further Growth
The next few years up to the present time, Pilot Travel Centers has had significant growth. Marathon converted many Speedway truck stops, wholly owned by Marathon, over to the Pilot Travel Center moniker starting in mid-2002. Midway through 2003, another major expansion occurred with the purchase of the Williams Truck Stop chain. The Marathon-Pilot joint venture successfully increased the Pilot Travel Center name recognition throughout the United States, as the number of stops more than quadrupled.
[edit] Present Day
Currently, Pilot Travel Centers is the largest purveyor of Over the Road Diesel fuel in the nation. Pilot also is known as the largest Travel Center Chain in the country with 274 locations at the time of this writing. Pilot is also the third largest franchisor of quick service restaurants in the nation, offering 1-3 different concepts at each location. Unlike many travel centers and truck stops, Pilot Travel Centers do not utilize full-service dining.
Pilot's main competitors include TravelCenters of America and Flying J.
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