NEWSWATCH

11/16/2001
Wingfoot Adds Two Truck Care Centers
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC has opened two new Wingfoot Truck Care Center locations. The new centers are located on Pilot Flying J properties in Joplin, Mo., I-44, Exit 11A and Greenwood, La., I-20, Exit 3.
Each new service center sells Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly truck tires, plus retreaded tires. The centers also provide trucking fleets with oil changes and other preventive maintenance services; light mechanical services, such as brake, electrical and heating/air conditioning repair; and 24/7 roadside assistance to get trucks back on the road quickly.

11/01/2011
Pilot Flying J to Purchase 7 Bosselman Travel Centers
In a press release Pilot Flying J and Bosselman Travel Centers, Inc. announced that Pilot Flying J will acquire seven Bosselman travel centers located in Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Nebraska. The transaction does not include the Bosselman Travel Center flagship location on I-80 just south of Grand Island, Neb., or any other of the Bosselman companies’ businesses.
The companies also announced Bosselman’s Boss Truck Shops would expand to 20 additional Pilot Flying J travel centers across the nation. In the statement, Bosselman officials said the company would place more emphasis on their truck repair shops and full-service restaurants.
The acquisition is set to close on January 5, 2012.