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Pilot Company hiring for 120 positions at Knoxville headquarters, 250 more in travel centers throughout Southeast

Mar. 01, 2021
Pilot Company, the leading supplier of fuel and the largest operator of travel centers in North America, is hiring for 370 positions across the Southeast. At its Sales and Support Center headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee, the company currently has 120
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Pilot Company rallies support for American Heart Association in 4th annual Life Is Why campaign

Jan. 28, 2021
Pilot Company today announced the return of the American Heart Association’s Life is Why™ campaign to its stores this February, American Heart Month. Guests can join the fight against heart disease and stroke by donating online or visiting any of
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Pilot Company earns No. 1 Top Workplaces award, hiring new team members

Dec. 02, 2020
Pilot Company has been ranked number one in the large employer category for the Knox News and Knox.biz Top Workplaces 2020 survey and is recruiting new team members across several fields with 120 open positions in Knoxville, Tennessee. “We talk
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Honor and celebrate veterans with
Pilot Company’s round-up for Wreaths Across America and free breakfast for Veterans Day

Oct. 22, 2020
In recognition and appreciation of all who served, Pilot Company announced today an in-store round-up fundraiser benefiting Wreaths Across America through the end of the year. The funds raised will support Wreaths Across America’s goal to place more than 2.2
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Pilot Pumpers event raises $94,697 for United Way of Greater Knoxville

Oct. 09, 2020
Pilot donated $94,697 to the United Way of Greater Knoxville thanks to the support of community members who purchased gas and other items at Knox County Pilot Convenience Stores during the “Pilot Pumpers” fundraiser Oct. 5-7. During the 28th annual
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Fuel up for United Way during Pilot Pumpers Oct. 5-7

Sep. 29, 2020
Pilot to donate proceeds to the United Way of Greater Knoxville during three-day event Fuel up, enjoy a coffee or grab a snack to help the Knoxville community during the 28th annual Pilot Pumpers. From Oct. 5-7, visit any Pilot Convenience
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Pilot Company and Haslam family donate $5 million to build new Emergency Department at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

Sep. 21, 2020
Pilot Company and the Haslam family have donated $5 million to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to renovate the Emergency Department at the hospital’s main campus on Clinch Avenue in downtown Knoxville. The facility will be named Pilot Emergency Care Center,
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Pilot Company Founder Jim Haslam authors memoir on leadership lessons, learning and luck

Sep. 03, 2020
Pilot Company Founder James “Jim” Haslam II has written “Co-Piloting: Luck, Leadership, and Learning That It’s All About Others,” a book that takes readers inside the journey from owning a single gas station in Gate City, Virginia, to starting one of the
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Pilot Company Announces Leadership Changes Beginning January 1, 2021

Jul. 21, 2020
CEO Jimmy Haslam named chairman; Chief Strategy Officer Shameek Konar named CEO KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (July 21, 2020) – Pilot Company, the leading supplier of fuel and the largest operator of travel centers in North America, announced today that CEO Jimmy
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Haslam family gift will support insurance for Chromebooks

Jul. 16, 2020
A generous gift from the Haslam family will help economically disadvantaged families obtain insurance for new Chromebooks that will be provided to all K-12 students in Knox County Schools. Earlier this year, the Knox County Board of Education and Knox
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