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TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES TRUCKERSNEWSDRIVERJOBS.COM the completion of the merger of the two companies, creating a network of more than 550 interstate travel centers and travel plazas. The com- bination becomes effective July 1. The new company, to be called Pilot and Flying J Finalize Merger P ilot Travel Centers LLC and Fly- ing J Inc. announced June 30, Pilot Flying J, operates in 43 states and six Canadian provinces and em- ploys more than 20,000 people. It is one of the top 10 privately held companies in the United States. “We are now one great company, two great brands,” said Pilot Flying J President and CEO Jimmy Haslam. “Our new organization is a com- bination of two of the best-known brands in the travel center indus- try, both with strong family histories and shared values. In July 2009, Pilot and Flying J announced a preliminary agree- ment to merge their travel center operations. Customers will see the Pilot and Flying J brands on signage at the in- terstate facilities. Pilot has begun to accept the TCH card, and Fly- ing J has begun to accept Comdata cards. This change gives the truck- ing community many more options of where to fuel that are not depen- dent on the card they carry. Other plans call for enhanced restaurant offerings with nation- al brands in all locations. Brand additions to Flying J locations in the new network include Den- ny’s, Subway and Pizza Hut. In ad- dition, there will be upgrades to drivers’ lounges, new gasoline and diesel pumps, enhanced showers and remodeled restrooms at many locations. Pilot Flying J is selling 26 loca- tions to Love’s Travel Stops & Coun- try Stores as required by the Feder- al Trade Commission as a condition for the merger. For a list of the af- fected locations and additional in- formation about the merger, visit www.pilotflyingj.com. Also, ConocoPhillips completed STAFF REPORTS selling its 50 percent partnership interest in the CFJ Properties-Fly- ing J truck stops to Pilot for $626 million. Visit www.truckersnews.hotims.com and enter 365 AUGUST 2010 TRUCKERS NEWS 71