KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pilot Travel Centers has grand plans for expansion this year.
According to a news release, this will include 10 new travel centers with 500 truck parking spots, along with an expanded truck maintenance network of Southern Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J shops.
The 2024 growth plan also includes 25 dealer locations that are expected to join the PIlot network, allowing drivers to gain access to more stops along their routes.
“Expanding into new communities and enhancing our services remains a key part of our long-term strategy,” said Allison Cornish, senior vice president of store modernization and development at Pilot Travel Centers. “We continually evaluate our network with our guests’ needs in mind and are making significant investments in our travel centers to provide drivers an exceptional experience at every stop along their journey.”
Last year, the company opened 10 new travel centers and welcomed more than 20 dealer locations to its network.
The new stores were located along major routes in key markets for travelers and professional drivers, including Yucca and Ash Fork, Arizona, Colton and Rialto, California, Gallup, New Mexico, McCarran, Nevada, Edon, Ohio, Holladay, Tennessee, Odessa, Texas, and Wamsutter, Wyoming.
As part of its New Horizons initiative, Pilot Travel Centers has plans to overhaul an additional 75 locations this year for a total of nearly 200 completed remodels since launching the program in 2022.
These major enhancements include curb-to-counter makeovers with refreshed restrooms and showers, new kitchens, expanded food and beverage options and updated technology\, the news release notes.
“In addition to expanding its travel center network, Pilot Travel Centers is looking to bring more top-of-the-line maintenance and tire services to its trucking customers through its partnership with Southern Tire Mart,” according to the news release. “Over the next year, the company plans to add more than 30 shops to its travel centers for a total of over 85 locations across the country.”
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
