j inc. which remains in operation as fj management inc. for the current truck stop chain see pilot flying j. fj management inc. type privately held industry truck stop convenience store petroleum restaurant founded 1968 headquarters ogden utah united states website fjmgt.com fj management inc. 1 formerly known as flying j inc. is a privately held u.s. corporation which operates convenience stores oil & refining banking and insurance businesses . along with pilot corporation and cvc capital partners it is a joint owner of pilot flying j the largest truck stop chain in the united states . the company was founded in 1968 by o. jay call and headquartered in ogden utah . a lifelong fan of aviation call named it flying j in honor of the aviation industry . 2 it sought chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy protection in december 2008 blaming its financial woes on the collapse in oil prices and tighter credit markets . pre bankruptcy flying j was the largest retailer of diesel fuel in north america with approximately 220 locations in the united states and canada and 15 000 employees . the company produces and refines petroleum products for its truck stops . the company also offers vehicle maintenance banking insurance and telecommunications services for the trucking industry and a number of restaurants at its locations . the company had sales of 18.0 billion in 2008 but record prices for crude oil and a crumbling demand for gasoline eroded margins and affected cash flow . the legacy flying j logo . still used at flying j locations operated by pilot flying j. the company ranked 13th on forbes 2009 list of the largest privately held companies in the u.s.with 2008 revenues of approximately 18.00 billion . 3 flying j is cited by the terror free oil initiative as a company that does not purchase oil from terrorism sponsoring nations . 4 the company s plans for travel plazas have occasionally met opposition from local residents concerned about traffic safety and other issues . 5 6 in 2006 flying j associated with shell canada to improve highway services in canada . 7 contents 1 pilot merger 2 re entry into convenience store market 3 notes 4 external links pilot merger edit in july 2009 pilot travel centers agreed to acquire flying j s travel stops . 8 as part of the deal pilot will keep the flying j name on existing locations as opposed to converting them to the pilot brand while the in house flying j restaurants will be replaced by national chains like denny s. 9 the merged entity will be called pilot flying j. in june 2010 flying j put forth a chapter 11 plan to repay all creditors in full from the proceeds of the sale of its 250 travel plazas to pilot for a combination of cash and stock valued at 1.6 billion . under flying j s plan its lenders and creditors will be paid in cash and its owners whose numbers include members of the company s founding call family will retain all the equity in a scaled down flying j. as of july 2010 hearings on the plan continue under judge mary f. walrath of the u.s. bankruptcy court in wilmington delaware . 10 flying j s oil & refining banking & insurance businesses will remain separate from the combined pilot flying j. 11 to avoid confusion with the merged travel center business flying j inc. renamed itself fj management inc. . 1 since the merger pilot flying j has continued to open new locations with the flying j name in addition to the pilot name bringing in locations with the flying j brand that had no association with the legacy flying j before the merger . to settle antitrust concerns six flying j locations as well as 20 pilot locations were sold to love s travel stops & country stores on june 30 2010 . 12 re entry into convenience store market edit on october 4 2012 fj management re entered the convenience store market with its purchase of north salt lake utah based maverik inc. maverik had been founded by jay call s uncle reuel call . maverik has 250 stores in arizona california colorado idaho montana nebraska nevada oregon utah washington and wyoming . 13 notes edit a b http www.flyingj.com flyingjportalwebproject flyingjportal.portal nfpb true & pagelabel flyingjportal portal page 26 page 27 & subpage 21 http ptcchallenge.com 2010 08 pilot flying j merger america s largest private companies . forbes . 2009 10 28 . terror free oil initiative . retrieved 2007 02 14 . myron kukla 2007 02 08 . residents want flying j to go away . grand rapids press . retrieved 2007 02 14 . ryan lengerich 2007 01 19 . new haven will ask state s high court to take flying j case . bradenton herald . retrieved 2007 02 14 . dead link flying j and shell canada announce partnership pdf . flying j inc. 2006 09 07 . archived from the original pdf on june 25 2008 . retrieved 2007 10 31 . duncan mansfield 2009 07 14 . pilot to acquire flying j s 250 travel centers . associated press . retrieved 2009 07 15 . dead link http www2.tbo.com content 2009 nov 04 dennys open flying j pasco hot fuel claimant balks at flying j bankruptcy exit plan . the wall street journal . 2010 06 28 . dead link http www.standard.net topics business 2010 07 01 merger official today two companies http www.csnews.com top story pilot flying j finalize merger 56010.html http www.csnews.com top story business focus fj management to acquire majority interest in maverik 62023.html external links edit official website pilot flying j v t e trucking industry in the united states regulated by the federal motor carrier safety administration economy of the united states regulations commercial driver s license hours of service federal bridge gross weight formula electronic on board recorder motor carrier safety rating motor carrier act of 1980 international registration plan national network manufacturers truck manufacturers am general american lafrance autocar bering bremach brockway chevrolet ccc caterpillar cnh industrial diamond reo dina f650 pickups freightliner ford gmc hayes hino isuzu marmon herrington mercedes 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