Pilot Flying J - Business Profile

Business Profile

Currently, Pilot Flying J is the largest purveyor of over-the-road diesel fuel in the United States. Pilot Flying J also is known as the largest Travel Center chain in the country with over 550 locations under the Pilot and Flying J brands. Pilot Flying J is also the third largest franchisor of quick service restaurants in the nation, offering one to three different concepts at each location, and is also the largest franchisee of Subway in the world with over 200 locations. Unlike many travel centers and truck stops, the majority of locations with the Pilot Travel Centers brand do not utilize full-service dining. However, the Flying J brand does utilize full-service dining with Denny's, as do a small handful of Pilot-branded locations.

Pilot Flying J's main restaurants include Arby's, Chester's Chicken, Dairy Queen, Denny's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell, T.J. Cinnamons, Wendy's, and Cinnabon. Recently they have been adding Huddle House (full-service restaurants) and Moe's Southwest Grill in their locations. They also have one or two location deals with several other restaurants. In New York, they have Dunkin Donuts.

Pilot Flying J's main competitors include TravelCenters of America, Love's Travel Stops, Stuckey's, Roady's Truck Stops, and T/A-owned Petro Stopping Centers.

In 2012, the company signed country music singer Trace Adkins to become its new spokesperson for its relaunched loyalty program. In addition to Adkins, the company has a NASCAR sponsorship with Richard Petty Motorsports driver Michael Annett as the primary sponsor for Annett's number 43 Ford Mustang for NASCAR's Nationwide Series.