Pilot

Pilot Freight Services, a logistics provider backed by private equity, announced Monday it has acquired expedited less-than-truckload carrier American Linehaul to provide intercity capacity for its growing e-commerce business. American Linehaul runs a scheduled airport-to-airport, LTL linehaul...

A review of Pilot Travel Center's debt by the two largest debt rating agencies paint a picture of a company that is stable and in a strong position as the freight market continues to grow. While Moody's made no changes to Pilot's debt ratings, Standard & Poor's Global Ratings did take one of...

In April 2013, agents from the FBI and IRS raided the Knoxville headquarters of the largest truck stop chain in the United States: Pilot Flying J. It was part of a massive investigation into a fuel rebate scam. In all, 14 former Pilot employees pleaded guilty in what was known as "jacking the...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we highlight new trial developments for the former Pilot president, a dangerous-sounding job description and more.  The High Five 1. Mark Hazelwood, the former president of Pilot Co., wants a federal...

The former president of Pilot Co. wants a federal judge to recuse himself from overseeing the retrial of a fuel rebate fraud case against him and two of his former staffers and is also seeking to have his case moved from Tennessee to another state. Mark Hazelwood was the highest-level executive of...