For our frquent travelers

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Good info Mike: Glad you feeling better.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
"84FC35 "Ruff Diamond"
Duncan, Oklahoma

At 06:33 PM 7/18/2010 +0000, you wrote:
>A friend just forwarded this news release to me from the Escapees. It
>looks like it will eventually give our regular travelers more options for
>fuel stops with the Flying J Rewards discount card.
>
>Mike Bulriss
>1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
>San Antonio, TX - and feeling more human again!
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>Escapees E-News Release
>Pilot and Flying J Merge!
>07/15/2010
>
> A couple of weeks ago, Pilot and Flying J truck stops completed a
> merger of the two companies into a new single company called Pilot Flying
> J. Since many traveling Escapees use the Flying J RV Real Value card to
> save money on fuel purchases, we contacted Flying J's loyalty card office
> to determine what effect the merger would have on that service. The
> answer we received was: "In the future, it is our intention to expand the
> existing loyalty programs to all Pilot Flying J locations, but for the
> time being, the RV Real Value program will continue to be honored at all
> Flying J locations but will not be accepted at Pilot locations."
> As part of the merger agreement, a number of Flying J stores were
> sold outright to Love's and will be converted to Love's Travel Stops &
> Country Stores. Love's does not offer a similar RV loyalty program, so
> those converted locations will no longer offer RVers a fuel discount.
> The press release announcing the completion of the merger is
> excerpted below.
> PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS AND FLYING J FINALIZE MERGER
> --------------------------------
> Pilot Travel Centers LLC and Flying J Inc. announced today the
> completion of the merger of the two companies, creating an expanded
> network of more than 550 interstate travel centers and travel plazas
> focused on superior customer service and enhanced offerings for
> professional drivers and traveling motorists.
> The new company, to be called Pilot Flying J, now operates in 43
> states and six Canadian provinces and employs 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 combination
> of two of the best-known brands in the travel center industry, both with
> strong family histories and shared values. "
> Customers still will see the Pilot and Flying J brands on signage at
> the interstate facilities. Pilot has begun to accept the TCH card, and
> Flying J has begun to accept Comdata cards. This change gives the
> trucking community many more options of where to fuel that are not
> dependent on the card they carry. Other plans call for enhanced
> restaurant offerings with national brands in all locations. Brand
> additions to Flying J locations in the new network include Denny's,
> Subway, and Pizza Hut. In addition, 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 locations to Love's Travel Stops &
> Country Stores as required by the Federal Trade Commission as a condition
> for the merger. For a list of the affected locations and for additional
> information about the merger, visit http://www.pilotflyingj.com.
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