Attorneys for three trucking companies have filed notices of undisclosed settlement agreements with Pilot Flying J in connection with diesel rebate fraud allegations contained in federal lawsuits filed against the truck-stop operator.
March 10, 2015Business, Fuel
Three Trucking Companies Settle With Pilot in Fraud Case
Business, Fuel
Two Trucking Firms Allege Haslam at Center of Rebate Conspiracy
Two trucking companies alleged in a legal filing last week that Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam was at the center of a conspiracy to shortchange them of diesel fuel rebates.
November 17, 2014Business, Fuel
Former Pilot Flying J President ‘Target’ of Federal Probe
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood has been named a “target” of an ongoing federal probe into fuel rebate fraud, according to a Cleveland television station.
October 3, 2014Business, Fuel
Federal Court Orders Mediation in Pilot Flying J Cases
A Kentucky federal district court judge has ordered mediation in a slate of motor-carrier fraud lawsuits filed against Pilot Flying J.
August 4, 2014Business, Fuel
Pilot Flying J to Pay $92 Million Penalty to Government Over Fuel-Rebate Scheme
Pilot Flying J will pay a $92 million penalty as part of an agreement with the federal government to take responsibility for the criminal actions of employees who shortchanged trucking companies on their diesel fuel rebates.
July 21, 2014Business, Fuel
Judicial Panel Orders Consolidation of Pilot Flying J Rebate Cases
A federal judicial panel in Lexington, Ky., ordered the consolidation of seven lawsuits filed against Pilot Flying J seeking damages in connection to a rebate fraud scheme, the Tennessean reported.
April 10, 2014Business, Fuel
Pilot Says It Has Paid Back 95% of Customers
Pilot Flying J said it has had paid back about 95% of its customers in its ongoing fuel-rebate legal case.
January 16, 2014Business, Fuel
Judge Clears Pilot’s $84.9 Mln. Rebate-Fraud Settlement
A federal judge in Arkansas on Nov. 25 approved an $84.9 million settlement calling for Pilot Flying J to reimburse an estimated 5,500 customers who have alleged that the truck-stop chain shortchanged them on diesel fuel rebates dating to 2005.
November 25, 2013Business, Fuel
53 Pilot Customers Reject Settlement, to Sue for Additional Rebate Damages
Fifty-three out of roughly 7,000 Pilot Flying J customers eligible for a rebate-fraud class-action lawsuit settlement have formally declined to take part, the lead plaintiffs’ attorney said last week.
October 21, 2013Business, Fuel
Pilot’s Haslam: Changes Will Prevent Fuel Rebate Problems
Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam said Sept. 30 that his company has instituted practices to prevent fuel-rebate discrepancies in response to revelations that the truck-stop chain short-changed some trucking company customers.
September 30, 2013